Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
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 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the fifth appearance of the event, which was established in 1912. The competition was held on Friday, August 12, 1932.
Twenty swimmers from five nations competed.
Medalists[edit]
Records[edit]
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 4:47.6 | Adelaide Lambert Albina Osipowich Eleanor Garatti Martha Norelius |
Amsterdam (NED) | August 9, 1928 |
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Olympic Record | 4:47.6 | Adelaide Lambert Albina Osipowich Eleanor Garatti Martha Norelius |
Amsterdam (NED) | August 9, 1928 |
The United States set a new world record with 4:38.0 minutes.
Results[edit]
As there were only five nation who competed in this event only a final was held.
Final
Place | Swimmers | Time |
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1 | Josephine McKim, Helen Johns, Eleanor Saville, and Helene Madison (USA) | 4:38.0 WR |
2 | Maria Vierdag, Puck Oversloot, Corrie Laddé, and Willy den Ouden (NED) | 4:47.5 |
3 | Valerie Davies, Helen Varcoe, Joyce Cooper, and Edna Hughes (GBR) | 4:52.4 |
4 | Irene Pirie, Irene Mullen, Ruth Kerr, and Betty Edwards (CAN) | 5:05.7 |
5 | Kazue Kojima, Hatsuko Morioka, Misao Yokota, and Yukie Arata (JPN) | 5:06.7 NR |
References[edit]
- ^ "Swimming at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
External links[edit]
- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 8 November 2008.