Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle

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Women's 100 meter freestyle
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Date19–20 July
Competitors16 from 7 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ethel Lackie  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mariechen Wehselau  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gertrude Ederle  United States
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Swimming at the
1924 Summer Olympics
Freestyle
100 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
200 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4 × 100 mwomen
4 × 200 mmen

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 19 July 1924, and on Sunday 20 July 1924.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.

World Record 1:12.8 United States Gertrude Ederle Newark (USA) 30 June 1923
Olympic Record 1:13.6 United States Ethelda Bleibtrey Antwerp (BEL) 25 August 1920

In the first heat Mariechen Wehselau set a new world record with 1 minute 12.2 seconds.

Results

Heats

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 QQ
3  Agnete Olsen (DEN) 1:23.0

Heat 2

Place Swimmer Time Qual.
1  Ethel Lackie (USA) 1:12.8 QQ
2  Florence Barker (GBR) 1:20.8 QQ
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 QQ
2  Mariette Protin (FRA) 1:22.2 QQ
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 QQ
2  Gwitha Shand (NZL) 1:21.0 QQ
3  Maria Vierdag (NED) 1:22.0 qq
4  Hjördis Töpel (SWE) 1:25.8

Semifinals

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

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

  1. ^ "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.
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