Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke
Women's 100 metre backstroke at the Games of the IX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Sports Park Swim Stadium | ||||||||||||
Date | 9–11 August | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 12 from 7 nations | ||||||||||||
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The women's 100 metre backstroke was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the second appearance of the event, which was established in 1924. The competition was held on Thursday and Saturday, 9 and 11 August 1928.
Twelve swimmers from seven nations competed.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 1:22.0 | ![]() | Rotterdam (NED) | 10 July 1927 |
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Olympic Record | 1:23.2 | ![]() | Paris (FRA) | 20 July 1924 |
In the first heat Ellen King equalized the world record with 1:22.0 minutes. In the second heat Marie Braun bettered the world record to 1:21.6 minutes.
Results
Heats
Thursday 9 August 1928: The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced to the final.
Heat 1
Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Ellen King | ![]() | 1:22.0 | Q, WR |
2 | Marian Gilman | ![]() | 1:24.0 | Q |
3 | Ena Stockley | ![]() | 1:25.4 | q |
Heat 2
Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Marie Braun | ![]() | 1:21.6 | Q, WR |
2 | Lisa Lindstrom | ![]() | 1:23.0 | Q |
3 | Phyllis Harding | ![]() | 1:27.8 | |
4 | Bonnie Mealing | ![]() | Unknown |
Heat 3
Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Eleanor Holm | ![]() | 1:23.6 | Q |
2 | Joyce Cooper | ![]() | 1:24.2 | Q |
3 | Jeanne Grendel | ![]() | 1:26.2 | |
4 | Else Jacobsen | ![]() | 1:31.5 | |
5 | Marie-Jeanne Bernard | ![]() | Unknown |
Final
Saturday 11 August 1928:
Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time |
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![]() | Marie Braun | ![]() | 1:22.0 |
![]() | Ellen King | ![]() | 1:22.2 |
![]() | Joyce Cooper | ![]() | 1:22.8 |
4 | Marian Gilman | ![]() | 1:24.2 |
5 | Eleanor Holm | ![]() | 1:24.4 |
Lisa Lindstrom | ![]() | 1:24.4 | |
7 | Ena Stockley | ![]() | 1:24.4 |
References
- ^ "Swimming at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
External links
- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 11 October 2008.