Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle
| Women's 100 metre freestyle at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Date | July 19–20 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 7 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1924 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 1924 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the third appearance of the event, which was established in 1912. The competition was held on Saturday July 19, 1924, and on Sunday July 20, 1924.
Records
[edit]These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 1:12.8 |  Gertrude Ederle
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Newark (USA) | June 30, 1923 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 1:13.6 | Ethelda Bleibtrey
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Antwerp (BEL) | August 25, 1920 |
In the first heat Mariechen Wehselau set a new world record with 1 minute 12.2 seconds.
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.
Heat 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mariechen Wehselau (USA) |
1:12.2 | QQ WR |
| 2 |  Iris Tanner (GBR) |
1:22.4 | |
| 3 |  Agnete Olsen (DEN) |
1:23.0 |
Heat 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethel Lackie (USA) |
1:12.8 | |
| 2 | Florence Barker (GBR) |
1:20.8 | |
| 3 |  Ernestine Lebrun (FRA) |
1:23.4 | |
| 4 |  Wivan Pettersson (SWE) |
1:27.4 | |
| 5 | Karen Maud Rasmussen (DEN) |
1:29.0 |
Heat 3
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gertrude Ederle (USA) |
1:12.6 | |
| 2 | Mariette Protin (FRA) |
1:22.2 | |
| 3 | Hedevig Rasmussen (DEN) |
1:22.4 | |
| 4 | Gurli Ewerlund (SWE) |
1:23.2 |
Heat 4
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Constance Jeans (GBR) |
1:16.0 | |
| 2 |  Gwitha Shand (NZL) |
1:21.0 | |
| 3 |  Maria Vierdag (NED) |
1:22.0 | |
| 4 | Hjördis Töpel (SWE) |
1:25.8 |
Semifinals
[edit]The fastest two in each semi-final and the faster of the two third-placed swimmer advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mariechen Wehselau (USA) |
1:15.2 | QF |
| 2 | Ethel Lackie (USA) |
1:16.0 | QF |
| 3 | Iris Tanner (GBR) |
1:18.6 | qf |
| 4 | Maria Vierdag (NED) |
1:21.2 | |
| 5 | Florence Barker (GBR) |
1:21.4 |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gertrude Ederle (USA) |
1:15.4 | QF |
| 2 | Constance Jeans (GBR) |
1:16.6 | QF |
| 3 | Gwitha Shand (NZL) |
1:22.4 | |
| 4 | Mariette Protin (FRA) |
1:22.8 |
Final
[edit]| Place | Swimmer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethel Lackie (USA) |
1:12.4 |
| 2 | Mariechen Wehselau (USA) |
1:12.8 |
| 3 | Gertrude Ederle (USA) |
1:14.2 |
| 4 | Constance Jeans (GBR) |
1:15.4 |
| 5 | Iris Tanner (GBR) |
1:20.8 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Swimming at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
External links
[edit]- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 28 September 2008.
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