Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle
Swimming at the 1932 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 1932 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the third appearance of the event, which was established in 1924 after 1920 a 300 metre event was held. The competition was held on Thursday August 11, 1932 and on Saturday August 13, 1932.
Fourteen swimmers from nine nations competed.
Medalists[]
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Helene Madison![]() |
Lenore Kight![]() |
Jenny Maakal![]() |
Records[]
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1932 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 5:31.0 | ![]() |
Seattle (USA) | February 3, 1931 |
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Olympic Record | 5:42.8 | ![]() |
Amsterdam (NED) | August 6, 1928 |
In the third heat Lenore Kight set a new Olympic record with 5:40.9 minutes. Helene Madison set a new world record in the final with 5:28.5 minutes.
Results[]
Heats[]
Thursday August 11, 1932: The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced to the final.
Heat 1
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
5:56.7 | |
2 | ![]() |
5:57.8 | |
3 | ![]() |
5:57.8 | |
4 | ![]() |
6:22.2 |
Heat 2
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
5:44.5 | |
2 | ![]() |
5:50.5 | |
3 | ![]() |
6:27.2 |
Heat 3
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
5:40.9 | QQ OR |
2 | ![]() |
5:50.3 | |
3 | ![]() |
6:03.0 |
Heat 4
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
5:53.9 | |
2 | ![]() |
6:05.1 | |
3 | ![]() |
6:07.4 | |
4 | ![]() |
6:25.7 |
Semifinals[]
Friday August 12, 1932: The fastest three in each semi-final advanced to the final. Marie Braun was not able to compete in the semi-finals. She had to stay in hospital due to blood poisoning after an infection officially caused by a mosquito bite.
Semifinal 1
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
5:48.7 | |
2 | ![]() |
6:00.6 | |
3 | ![]() |
6:22.1 | |
— | ![]() |
DNS |
Semifinal 2
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
5:50.8 | |
2 | ![]() |
6:00.1 | |
3 | ![]() |
6:00.4 | |
4 | ![]() |
6:05.5 | |
— | ![]() |
DNS |
Final[]
Saturday August 13, 1932:
Place | Swimmer | Time |
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1 | ![]() |
5:28.5 WR |
2 | ![]() |
5:28.6 |
3 | ![]() |
5:47.3 |
4 | ![]() |
5:49.7 |
5 | ![]() |
5:54.4 |
6 | ![]() |
6:06.0 |
References[]
- ^ "Swimming at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's 400 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
External links[]
- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 2 November 2008.
- Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- 1932 in women's swimming
- Women's events at the 1932 Summer Olympics