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
Date10–11 August
Competitors24 from 11 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Albina Osipowich  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Eleanor Garatti  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Joyce Cooper  Great Britain
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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.

Records[]

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.

World Record 1:10.0 United States Ethel Lackie Toledo (USA) 28 January 1926
Olympic Record 1:12.2 United States 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[]

Rank Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 Jean McDowell  Great Britain 1:14.0 Q
2 Susan Laird  United States 1:14.2 Q
3 Maria Vierdag  Netherlands 1:14.4 q
4 Reni Erkens  Germany 1:15.0
5 Rhoda Rennie  South Africa Unknown
6 Claire Horrent  France Unknown

Heat 2[]

Rank Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 Agnete Olsen  Denmark 1:15.8 Q
2 Ena Stockley  New Zealand 1:16.4 Q
3 Zus Engelenberg  South Africa 1:22.6
4 Edna Davey  Australia Unknown
5 Marguerite Ledoux  France Unknown

Heat 3[]

Rank Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 Eleanor Garatti  United States 1:14.8 Q
2 Iris Tanner  Great Britain 1:26.4 Q

Heat 4[]

Rank Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 Albina Osipowich  United States 1:12.4 Q
2 Kathleen Miller  New Zealand 1:17.2 Q
3 Margit Sipos  Hungary 1:18.8

Heat 5[]

Rank Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 Kathleen Russell  South Africa 1:15.4 Q
2 Sarolta Stieber  Hungary 1:22.2 Q
3 Marguerite Dockrell  Ireland 1:31.6

Heat 6[]

Rank Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 Charlotte Lehmann  Germany 1:15.6 Q
2 Joyce Cooper  Great Britain 1:16.8 Q
3 Bonnie Mealing  Australia 1:20.6
4 Gerda Bredgaard  Denmark Unknown
5 Anne Dupire  France Unknown

Semifinals[]

The fastest three in each semi-final advanced.

Semifinal 1[]

Rank Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 Albina Osipowich  United States 1:12.2 Q, =OR
2 Susan Laird  United States 1:13.8 Q
3 Joyce Cooper  Great Britain 1:14.0 Q
4 Iris Tanner  Great Britain 1:04.8
5 Ena Stockley  New Zealand Unknown
6 Agnete Olsen  Denmark Unknown
— Sarolta Stieber  Hungary DNF

Semifinal 2[]

Rank Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 Eleanor Garatti  United States 1:11.4 Q, OR
2 Jean McDowell  Great Britain 1:15.6 Q
3 Charlotte Lehmann  Germany 1:15.8 Q
4 Kathleen Russell  South Africa Unknown
5 Maria Vierdag  Netherlands Unknown
6 Kathleen Miller  New Zealand Unknown

Final[]

Saturday 11 August 1928:

Rank Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Albina Osipowich  United States 1:11.0 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Eleanor Garatti  United States 1:11.4
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Joyce Cooper  Great Britain 1:13.6
4 Jean McDowell  Great Britain 1:13.8
5 Susan Laird  United States 1:14.6
6 Charlotte Lehmann  Germany 1:15.2

References[]

  1. ^ "Swimming at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2016.

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