Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
The women's 4×100 metre freestyle relay 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 Thursday 9 August 1928.
| Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at the Games of the IX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Sports Park Swim Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 9 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 31 from 7 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | women | |
| 4×200 m | men | |
The United States replaced two swimmers between the semi-finals and the final, while France replaced one. Thirty-one swimmers from seven nations competed.
Note: The International Olympic Committee medal database shows only these four swimmers from the United States as gold medalist. Susan Laird and Josephine McKim both swam in the semi-final are not credited with medals.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 4:58.8 |  |
Paris (FRA) | 18 July 1924 |
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| Olympic Record | 4:58.8 | |
Paris (FRA) | 18 July 1924 |
The United States with Adelaide Lambert, Josephine McKim, Susan Laird, and Albina Osipowich set a new world record in the semi-final with 4:55.6 minutes. In the final the United States with Adelaide Lambert, Albina Osipowich, Eleanor Garatti, and Martha Norelius bettered the world record to 4:47.6 minutes.
Results
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 4:55.6 | Q, WR | |
| 2 |  | 5:08.8 | Q | |
| 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 5:17.4 | Q | |
| 4 |  | Unknown |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
| 5:16.6 | Q |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 5:19.0 | Q | |
| 3 |  | 5:42.4 | Q |
Final
| Rank | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | | 4:47.6 | WR | |
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| 5:02.8 | |
 | | 5:13.4 | ||
| 4 | | 5:14.4 | ||
| 5 | | 5:32.0 | ||
| — | | DQ |
References
- "Swimming at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Women's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
External links
- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 11 October 2008.
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