Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle


















































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

United States Martha Norelius

New York City (USA)
30 June 1928
Olympic Record
6:02.2

United States 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)

5
 Mary Bedford (RSA)

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)

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)

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





  1. ^ "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.









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