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

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Women's 100 metre freestyle
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
DateJuly 19–20
Competitors16 from 7 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Ethel Lackie US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Mariechen Wehselau US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Gertrude Ederle US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
  1920
1928  

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 July 19, 1924, and on Sunday July 20, 1924.

Records

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

World Record1:12.8 Flag of the United States.svg Gertrude Ederle Newark (USA)June 30, 1923
Olympic Record1:13.6 Flag of the United States.svg Ethelda Bleibtrey Antwerp (BEL)August 25, 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

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1US flag 48 stars.svg  Mariechen Wehselau  (USA)1:12.2QQ WR
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Iris Tanner  (GBR)1:22.4QQ
3Flag of Denmark.svg  Agnete Olsen  (DEN)1:23.0

Heat 2

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1US flag 48 stars.svg  Ethel Lackie  (USA)1:12.8QQ
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Florence Barker  (GBR)1:20.8QQ
3Flag of France.svg  Ernestine Lebrun  (FRA)1:23.4
4Flag of Sweden.svg  Wivan Pettersson  (SWE)1:27.4
5Flag of Denmark.svg  Karen Maud Rasmussen  (DEN)1:29.0

Heat 3

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1US flag 48 stars.svg  Gertrude Ederle  (USA)1:12.6QQ
2Flag of France.svg  Mariette Protin  (FRA)1:22.2QQ
3Flag of Denmark.svg  Hedevig Rasmussen  (DEN)1:22.4
4Flag of Sweden.svg  Gurli Ewerlund  (SWE)1:23.2

Heat 4

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Constance Jeans  (GBR)1:16.0QQ
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  Gwitha Shand  (NZL)1:21.0QQ
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Maria Vierdag  (NED)1:22.0qq
4Flag of Sweden.svg  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

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1US flag 48 stars.svg  Mariechen Wehselau  (USA)1:15.2QF
2US flag 48 stars.svg  Ethel Lackie  (USA)1:16.0QF
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Iris Tanner  (GBR)1:18.6qf
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Maria Vierdag  (NED)1:21.2
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Florence Barker  (GBR)1:21.4

Semifinal 2

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1US flag 48 stars.svg  Gertrude Ederle  (USA)1:15.4QF
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Constance Jeans  (GBR)1:16.6QF
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  Gwitha Shand  (NZL)1:22.4
4Flag of France.svg  Mariette Protin  (FRA)1:22.8

Final

PlaceSwimmerTime
1US flag 48 stars.svg  Ethel Lackie  (USA)1:12.4
2US flag 48 stars.svg  Mariechen Wehselau  (USA)1:12.8
3US flag 48 stars.svg  Gertrude Ederle  (USA)1:14.2
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Constance Jeans  (GBR)1:15.4
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Iris Tanner  (GBR)1:20.8

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References

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