Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle
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| Women's 100 metre freestyle at the Games of the IX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Date | 10–11 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 24 from 11 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 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.
Twenty-four swimmers from eleven nations competed.
Contents
1 Records
2 Results
2.1 Heats
2.2 Semifinals
2.3 Final
3 References
4 External links
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
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jean McDowell (GBR) |
1:14.0 | Q |
| 2 |  Susan Laird (USA) |
1:14.2 | Q |
| 3 |  Maria Vierdag (NED) |
1:14.4 | q |
| 4 |  Reni Erkens (GER) |
1:15.0 | |
| 5 |  Rhoda Rennie (RSA) |
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| 6 |  Claire Horrent (FRA) |
Heat 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Agnete Olsen (DEN) |
1:15.8 | Q |
| 2 |  Ena Stockley (NZL) |
1:16.4 | Q |
| 3 | Zus Engelenberg (RSA) |
1:22.6 | |
| 4 |  Edna Davey (AUS) |
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| 5 | Marguerite Ledoux (FRA) |
Heat 3
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eleanor Garatti (USA) |
1:14.8 | Q |
| 2 | Iris Tanner (GBR) |
1:26.4 | Q |
Heat 4
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albina Osipowich (USA) |
1:12.4 | Q |
| 2 | Kathleen Miller (NZL) |
1:17.2 | Q |
| 3 |  Margit Sipos (HUN) |
1:18.8 |
Heat 5
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kathleen Russell (RSA) |
1:15.4 | Q |
| 2 | Sarolta Stieber (HUN) |
1:22.2 | Q |
| 3 |  Marguerite Dockrell (IRL) |
1:31.6 |
Heat 6
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte Lehmann (GER) |
1:15.6 | Q |
| 2 | Joyce Cooper (GBR) |
1:16.8 | Q |
| 3 | Bonnie Mealing (AUS) |
1:20.6 | |
| 4 | Gerda Bredgaard (DEN) |
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| 5 | Anne Dupire (FRA) |
Semifinals
The fastest three in each semi-final advanced.
Semifinal 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albina Osipowich (USA) |
1:12.2 | Q =OR |
| 2 | Susan Laird (USA) |
1:13.8 | Q |
| 3 | Joyce Cooper (GBR) |
1:14.0 | Q |
| 4 | Iris Tanner (GBR) |
1:04.8 | |
| 5 | Ena Stockley (NZL) |
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| 6 | Agnete Olsen (DEN) |
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| — | Sarolta Stieber (HUN) |
DNF |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eleanor Garatti (USA) |
1:11.4 | Q OR |
| 2 | Jean McDowell (GBR) |
1:15.6 | Q |
| 3 | Charlotte Lehmann (GER) |
1:15.8 | Q |
| 4 | Kathleen Russell (RSA) |
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| 5 | Maria Vierdag (NED) |
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| 6 | Kathleen Miller (NZL) |
Final
Saturday 11 August 1928:
| Place | Swimmer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albina Osipowich (USA) |
1:11.0 OR |
| 2 | Eleanor Garatti (USA) |
1:11.4 |
| 3 | Joyce Cooper (GBR) |
1:13.6 |
| 4 | Jean McDowell (GBR) |
1:13.8 |
| 5 | Susan Laird (USA) |
1:14.6 |
| 6 | Charlotte Lehmann (GER) |
1:15.2 |
References
^ "Swimming at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Retrieved 7 September 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
External links
- Olympic Report
Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 7 October 2008.
Olympic champions in women's 100 m freestyle | |
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Fanny Durack 
Katalin Szőke 
Jan Henne 
Kornelia Ender 
Zhuang Yong 
Britta Steffen 
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