Swimming at the 1932 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 1932 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the fifth appearance of the event, which was established in 1912. The competition was held on Saturday August 6, 1932 and on Monday August 8, 1932.
| Women's 100 metre freestyle at the Games of the X Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Date | 6–8 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1932 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 | |
Twenty swimmers from ten nations competed.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1932 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 1:06.6 |  |
Boston (USA) | April 20, 1931 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 1:11.0 | |
Amsterdam (NED) | August 11, 1928 |
In the heats the Olympics record was beaten in the second heat by Joyce Cooper with 1 minute 09.0 seconds, in the third heat by Helene Madison with 1:08.9 minutes and in the fourth heat Eleanor Saville with 1 minute 08.5 minutes. In the first semi-final Willy den Ouden bettered the Olympic record with 1 minute 07.6 seconds and in the final Madison again set a new Olympic record with 1 minute 06.8 seconds.
Results
Heats
Saturday August 6, 1932: The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced to the final.
Heat 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 1:12.1 | Q |
| 2 |  | 1:12.2 | Q |
| 3 |  | 1:12.7 | |
| 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1:17.1 | |
| 5 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1:19.9 |
Heat 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 1:09.0 | Q OR |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1:09.3 | Q |
| 3 |  | 1:11.4 | q |
| 4 | | 1:13.3 | |
| 5 | | 1:15.2 |
Heat 3
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 1:08.9 | Q OR |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1:11.0 | Q |
| 3 |  | 1:11.6 | |
| 4 | | 1:15.1 | |
| 5 | | 1:16.2 |
Heat 4
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 1:08.5 | Q OR |
| 2 | | 1:09.2 | Q |
| 3 | | 1:16.1 | |
| 4 | | 1:16.3 | |
| 5 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1:25.8 |
Semifinals
Sunday August 7, 1932: The fastest three in each semi-final advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 1:07.6 | Q OR |
| 2 | | 1:08.8 | Q |
| 3 | | 1:08.8 | Q |
| 4 | | 1:09.2 | |
| 5 | | 1:14.1 |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 1:09.9 | Q |
| 2 | | 1:10.2 | Q |
| 3 | | 1:10.6 | Q |
| 4 | | 1:11.8 |
Final
Monday August 8, 1932:
| Place | Swimmer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 1:06.8 OR |
| 2 | | 1:07.8 |
| 3 | | 1:08.2 |
| 4 | | 1:09.3 |
| 5 | | 1:09.9 |
| 6 | | 1:10.8 |
References
- "Swimming at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
External links
- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 3 November 2008.
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