Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle

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Women's 400 metre freestyle
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Venue Olympic Sports Park Swim Stadium
Date4–6 August
Competitors20 from 9 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Martha Norelius US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Marie Braun Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Bronze medal icon.svg Josephine McKim US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
  1924
1932  

The women's 400 metre freestyle 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 after 1920 a 300-metre event was held. The competition was held from Saturday to Monday, 4 to 6 August 1928.

Twenty swimmers from nine nations competed. The winning margin was an astonishing 15 seconds which as of 2023 is the only time this event has been won by more than 8 seconds at the Olympics.

Records

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

World Record5:49.6 Flag of the United States.svg Martha Norelius New York City (USA)30 June 1928
Olympic Record6:02.2 Flag of the United States.svg Martha Norelius Paris (FRA)15 July 1924

In the first heat Martha Norelius set a new world record with 5:45.4 minutes. In the final she bettered her own record to 5:42.8 minutes.

Results

Heats

Saturday 4 August 1928: The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.

Heat 1

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1 Martha Norelius US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 5:45.4Q, WR
2 Cissie Stewart Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 6:12.3Q
3 Truus Baumeister Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 6:26.4
4 Marguerite Ledoux Flag of France.svg  France Unknown
5 Mary Bedford Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa Unknown
6 Dora Schönemann Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 6:37.0

Heat 2

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1 Ethel McGary US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 6:04.6Q
2 Iris Tanner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 6:11.0Q
3 Edna Davey Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 6:12.0
4 Charlotte Lehmann Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 6:28.0
5 Rhoda Rennie Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa Unknown
6 Georgina Roty Flag of France.svg  France Unknown

Heat 3

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1 Josephine McKim US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 6:10.0Q
2 Kathleen Miller Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 6:16.8Q
3 Fritzi Löwy Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 6:20.0
4 Disa Lindberg Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Unknown

Heat 4

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1 Marie Braun Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 5:53.8Q
2 Freddie van der Goes Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 6:03.6Q
3 Edith Mayne Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 6:10.4q
4 Reni Erkens Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany Unknown

Semifinals

Sunday 5 August 1928: The fastest three in each semi-final advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1 Martha Norelius US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 5:58.0Q
2 Freddie van der Goes Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 6:01.6Q
3 Cissie Stewart Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 6:06.4Q
4 Ethel McGary US flag 48 stars.svg  United States Unknown
5 Kathleen Miller Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Unknown

Semifinal 2

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1 Marie Braun Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 5:54.6Q
2 Josephine McKim US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 5:55.0Q
3 Iris Tanner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 6:09.0Q
4 Edith Mayne Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Unknown

Final

Monday 6 August 1928:

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Martha Norelius US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 5:42.8 WR
Silver medal icon.svg Marie Braun Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 5:57.8
Bronze medal icon.svg Josephine McKim US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 6:00.2
4 Cissie Stewart Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 6:07.0
5 Freddie van der Goes Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 6:07.2
6 Iris Tanner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 6:11.6

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References

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