Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle

The women's 100 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the fourth appearance of the event, which was established in 1912. The competition was held on Friday and Saturday, 10 and 11 August 1928.

Women's 100 metre freestyle
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Date10–11 August
Competitors24 from 11 nations
Medalists
Albina Osipowich  United States
Eleanor Garatti  United States
Joyce Cooper  Great Britain

Twenty-four swimmers from eleven nations competed.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.

World Record 1:10.0 Ethel Lackie Toledo (USA) 28 January 1926
Olympic Record 1:12.2 Mariechen Wehselau Paris (FRA) 19 July 1924

In the first semi-final Albina Osipowich equaled the Olympic record with 1 minute 12.2 seconds. In the second semi-final Eleanor Garatti improved the record with a time of 1 minute 11.4 seconds. In the final Albina Osipowich again bettered the Olympic record with 1 minute 11.0 seconds.

Results

Heats

The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.

Heat 1

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1Jean McDowell Great Britain1:14.0Q
2Susan Laird United States1:14.2Q
3Maria Vierdag Netherlands1:14.4q
4Reni Erkens Germany1:15.0
5Rhoda Rennie South AfricaUnknown
6Claire Horrent FranceUnknown

Heat 2

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1Agnete Olsen Denmark1:15.8Q
2Ena Stockley New Zealand1:16.4Q
3Zus Engelenberg South Africa1:22.6
4Edna Davey AustraliaUnknown
5Marguerite Ledoux FranceUnknown

Heat 3

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1Eleanor Garatti United States1:14.8Q
2Iris Tanner Great Britain1:26.4Q

Heat 4

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1Albina Osipowich United States1:12.4Q
2Kathleen Miller New Zealand1:17.2Q
3Margit Sipos Hungary1:18.8

Heat 5

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1Kathleen Russell South Africa1:15.4Q
2Sarolta Stieber Hungary1:22.2Q
3Marguerite Dockrell Ireland1:31.6

Heat 6

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1Charlotte Lehmann Germany1:15.6Q
2Joyce Cooper Great Britain1:16.8Q
3Bonnie Mealing Australia1:20.6
4Gerda Bredgaard DenmarkUnknown
5Anne Dupire FranceUnknown

Semifinals

The fastest three in each semi-final advanced.

Semifinal 1

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1Albina Osipowich United States1:12.2Q, =OR
2Susan Laird United States1:13.8Q
3Joyce Cooper Great Britain1:14.0Q
4Iris Tanner Great Britain1:04.8
5Ena Stockley New ZealandUnknown
6Agnete Olsen DenmarkUnknown
Sarolta Stieber HungaryDNF

Semifinal 2

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1Eleanor Garatti United States1:11.4Q, OR
2Jean McDowell Great Britain1:15.6Q
3Charlotte Lehmann Germany1:15.8Q
4Kathleen Russell South AfricaUnknown
5Maria Vierdag NetherlandsUnknown
6Kathleen Miller New ZealandUnknown

Final

Saturday 11 August 1928:

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
Albina Osipowich United States1:11.0OR
Eleanor Garatti United States1:11.4
Joyce Cooper Great Britain1:13.6
4Jean McDowell Great Britain1:13.8
5Susan Laird United States1:14.6
6Charlotte Lehmann Germany1:15.2

References

  1. "Swimming at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
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