Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke

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Women's 200 metre breaststroke
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Venue Olympic Sports Park Swim Stadium
Date7–9 August
Competitors21 from 12 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Hilde Schrader Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany
Silver medal icon.svg Mietje Baron Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Bronze medal icon.svg Charlotte Mühe Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany
←  1924
1932  →

The women's 200 metre breaststroke 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 from Tuesday to Thursday, 7 to 9 August 1928.

Twenty-one swimmers from twelve nations competed.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.

World Record3:11.2 Flag of Germany.svg Charlotte Mühe Berlin (GER)15 July 1928
Olympic Record3:27.6 Flag of the United States.svg Agnes Geraghty Paris (FRA)16 July 1924

In the first heat Hilde Schrader set a new Olympic record with 3:11.6 minutes. In the second semi-final she equalized the standing world record with 3:11.2 minutes.

Results

Heats

Tuesday 7 August 1928: The fastest three in each heat advanced.

Heat 1

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1 Hilde Schrader Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 3:11.6Q, OR
2 Agnes Geraghty US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 3:18.8Q
3 Brita Hazelius Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3:21.6Q
4 Cornelia van Gelder Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Unknown
5 Margery Hinton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Unknown
6 Róża Kajzer Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg  Poland Unknown

Heat 2

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1 Charlotte Mühe Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 3:14.2Q
2 Mietje Baron Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3:20.2Q
3 Margaret Hoffman US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 3:21.6Q
4 Hedwig Bienenfeld Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Unknown
5 Dora Gibbs Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Unknown
6 Virginie Rausch Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Unknown

Heat 3

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1 Else Jacobsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 3:17.6Q
2 Elfriede Zimmermann Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 3:18.6Q
3 Marianne Gustafsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3:27.0Q
4 Dorothy Prior Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada Unknown
5 Mabel Hamblen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Unknown

Heat 4

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1 Margaretha van Norden Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3:27.2Q
2 Jane Fauntz US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 3:29.0Q
3 Doris Thompson Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 3:33.6Q
4 Alice Stoffel Flag of France.svg  France Unknown

Semifinals

Wednesday 8 August 1928: The fastest three in each semi-final advanced.

Semifinal 1

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1 Mietje Baron Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3:15.4Q
2 Charlotte Mühe Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 3:16.8Q
Else Jacobsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 3:16.8Q
4 Agnes Geraghty US flag 48 stars.svg  United States Unknown
5 Elfriede Zimmermann Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany Unknown
6 Marianne Gustafsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Unknown

Semifinal 2

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1 Hilde Schrader Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 3:11.2Q, OR , = WR
2 Brita Hazelius Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3:21.4Q
3 Margaret Hoffman US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 3:22.4Q
4 Margaretha van Norden Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Unknown
5 Doris Thompson Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Unknown
6 Jane Fauntz US flag 48 stars.svg  United States Unknown

Final

Thursday 9 August 1928:

RankSwimmerNationTime
Gold medal icon.svg Hilde Schrader Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 3:12.6
Silver medal icon.svg Mietje Baron Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3:15.2
Bronze medal icon.svg Charlotte Mühe Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 3:17.6
4 Else Jacobsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 3:19.0
5 Margaret Hoffman US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 3:19.2
6 Brita Hazelius Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3:23.0

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References

  1. ↑ "Swimming at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Breaststroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
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