Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle
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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 400 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the second appearance of the event, which was established in 1924 after 1920 a 300-metre event was held. The competition was held from Saturday to Monday, 4 to 6 August 1928.
Twenty swimmers from nine nations competed.
Contents
1 Medalists
2 Records
3 Results
3.1 Heats
3.2 Semifinals
3.3 Final
4 References
5 External links
Medalists
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Martha Norelius  United States |
Marie Braun  Netherlands |
Josephine McKim United States |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
| World Record |
5:49.6 |
 Martha Norelius |
New York City (USA) |
30 June 1928 |
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| Olympic Record |
6:02.2 |
Martha Norelius |
Paris (FRA) |
15 July 1924 |
In the first heat Martha Norelius set a new world record with 5:45.4 minutes. In the final she bettered her own record to 5:42.8 minutes.
Results
Heats
Saturday 4 August 1928: The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.
Heat 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Martha Norelius (USA) |
5:45.4 | QQ WR |
| 2 |  Cissie Stewart (GBR) |
6:12.3 | QQ |
| 3 |  Truus Baumeister (NED) |
6:26.4 | |
| 4 |  Marguerite Ledoux (FRA) |
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| 5 |  Mary Bedford (RSA) |
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| 6 |  Dora Schönemann (GER) |
6:37.0 |
Heat 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethel McGary (USA) |
6:04.6 | QQ |
| 2 | Iris Tanner (GBR) |
6:11.0 | QQ |
| 3 |  Edna Davey (AUS) |
6:12.0 | |
| 4 | Charlotte Lehmann (GER) |
6:28.0 | |
| 5 | Rhoda Rennie (RSA) |
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| 6 | Georgina Roty (FRA) |
Heat 3
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josephine McKim (USA) |
6:10.0 | QQ |
| 2 |  Kathleen Miller (NZL) |
6:16.8 | QQ |
| 3 |  Fritzi Löwy (AUT) |
6:20.0 | |
| 4 |  Disa Lindberg (FIN) |
Heat 4
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marie Braun (NED) |
5:53.8 | QQ |
| 2 | Freddie van der Goes (RSA) |
6:03.6 | QQ |
| 3 | Edith Mayne (GBR) |
6:10.4 | qq |
| 4 | Reni Erkens (GER) |
Semifinals
Sunday 5 August 1928: The fastest three in each semi-final advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martha Norelius (USA) |
5:58.0 | QF |
| 2 | Freddie van der Goes (RSA) |
6:01.6 | QF |
| 3 | Cissie Stewart (GBR) |
6:06.4 | QF |
| 4 | Ethel McGary (USA) |
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| 5 | Kathleen Miller (NZL) |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marie Braun (NED) |
5:54.6 | QF |
| 2 | Josephine McKim (USA) |
5:55.0 | QF |
| 3 | Iris Tanner (GBR) |
6:09.0 | QF |
| 4 | Edith Mayne (GBR) |
Final
Monday 6 August 1928:
| Place | Swimmer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martha Norelius (USA) |
5:42.8 WR |
| 2 | Marie Braun (NED) |
5:57.8 |
| 3 | Josephine McKim (USA) |
6:00.2 |
| 4 | Cissie Stewart (GBR) |
6:07.0 |
| 5 | Freddie van der Goes (RSA) |
6:07.2 |
| 6 | Iris Tanner (GBR) |
6:11.6 |
References
^ "Swimming at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Women's 400 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Retrieved 9 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 8 October 2008.
Olympic champions in women's 400 m freestyle | |
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Valéria Gyenge 
Chris von Saltza 
Ginny Duenkel 
Petra Thümer 
Dagmar Hase 
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