Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle
Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics | ||
---|---|---|
![]() | ||
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 1936 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the fourth appearance of the event, which was established in 1924 after 1920 a 300 metre event was held. The competition was held from Thursday to Saturday, 13 to 15 August 1936.
Twenty swimmers from ten nations competed.
Medalists[]
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Rie Mastenbroek![]() |
Ragnhild Hveger![]() |
Lenore Wingard![]() |
Records[]
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 5:16.0 | ![]() |
Rotterdam (NED) | 12 July 1934 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Olympic Record | 5:28.5 | ![]() |
Los Angeles (USA) | 13 August 1932 |
Ragnhild Hveger set a new Olympic record in the first heat with 5:28.0 minutes. In the final Rie Mastenbroek bettered the Olympic record with 5:26.4 minutes.
Results[]
Heats[]
Thursday 13 August 1936: The fastest three in each heat and the fastest fourth-placed from across the heats advanced to the semi-finals. Only two swimmers competed in heat two therefore only 15 swimmers advanced to the semi-finals.
Heat 1
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
5:28.0 | QQ OR |
2 | ![]() |
5:34.0 | |
3 | ![]() |
5:35.5 | |
4 | ![]() |
6:00.8 | |
5 | ![]() |
6:14.7 |
Heat 2
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
5:57.5 | |
2 | ![]() |
6:14.8 |
Heat 3
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
5:39.5 | |
2 | ![]() |
5:42.5 | |
3 | ![]() |
5:46.8 | |
4 | ![]() |
5:51.0 | |
5 | ![]() |
5:51.9 |
Heat 4
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
5:57.1 | |
2 | ![]() |
6:12.7 | |
3 | ![]() |
6:16.6 |
Heat 5
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
5:38.6 | |
2 | ![]() |
5:47.5 | |
3 | ![]() |
5:50.4 | |
4 | ![]() |
6:14.3 | |
5 | ![]() |
6:23.0 |
Semifinals[]
Friday 14 August 1936: The fastest three in each semi-final and the fastest fourth-placed from across the heats advanced to the final. As both fourth placed swimmers set the same time both advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
5:40.3 | |
2 | ![]() |
5:42.2 | |
3 | ![]() |
5:42.5 | |
4 | ![]() |
5:45.9 | |
5 | ![]() |
5:46.0 | |
6 | ![]() |
5:49.1 | |
7 | ![]() |
6:11.2 |
Semifinal 2
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
5:33.7 | |
2 | ![]() |
5:42.5 | |
3 | ![]() |
5:43.5 | |
4 | ![]() |
5:45.9 | |
5 | ![]() |
5:46.1 | |
6 | ![]() |
5:49.4 | |
7 | ![]() |
5:55.0 | |
8 | ![]() |
6:07.2 |
Final[]
Saturday 15 August 1936:
Place | Swimmer | Time |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
5:26.4 OR |
2 | ![]() |
5:27.5 |
3 | ![]() |
5:29.0 |
4 | ![]() |
5:32.2 |
5 | ![]() |
5:35.2 |
6 | ![]() |
5:43.1 |
7 | ![]() |
5:45.0 |
8 | ![]() |
5:46.0 |
References[]
- ^ "Swimming at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Women's 400 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
External links[]
- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 13 November 2008.
- Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- 1936 in women's swimming
- Women's events at the 1936 Summer Olympics