Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke

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The women's 100 metre backstroke was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics programme. [1] It was the fourth appearance of the event, which was established in 1924. The competition was held from Tuesday to Thursday, 11 to 13 August 1936.

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Twenty-one swimmers from 14 nations competed.

Famous swimmer Eleanor Holm was suspended by Avery Brundage over "a drinking episode" while she was traveling to Germany together with other American athletes. She had swum in the 1928 and 1932 Olympics, winning gold in 1932. Holm's Olympic teammates unsuccessfully petitioned to have her dismissal overturned. She was the top favorite for the 100-meter backstroke event, and watched from the stands as the gold medal went to Dutch swimmer Nida Senff. Decades later, Holm told Olympic sprinter Dave Sime that Brundage held a grudge from an incident in which he propositioned her, and she turned him down. [2] Brundage was one of the most controversial figures in the US Olympic history, known for his racist and sexist remarks and actions and also for appeasing dictatorships, such as Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Nida Senff
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Rie Mastenbroek
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Alice Bridges
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics.

World Record1:15.8 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rie Mastenbroek Amsterdam (NED)27 February 1936
Olympic Record1:18.3 Flag of the United States.svg Eleanor Holm Los Angeles (USA)9 August 1932

Nida Senff set a new Olympic record in the first heat with 1:16.2 minutes.

Results

Heats

Thursday 11 August 1936: The fastest four in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.

Heat 1

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Nida Senff  (NED)1:16.6QQ OR
2Flag of Denmark.svg  Tove Bruunstrøm  (DEN)1:20.4QQ
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Lorna Frampton  (GBR)1:20.9QQ
4Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Anni Stolte  (GER)1:23.1QQ
5Flag of Australia.svg  Kitty Mackay  (AUS)1:24.6
6Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Irén Győrffy  (HUN)1:25.8
7Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957 (with disc).svg  Noel Oxenbury  (CAN)1:28.9
8Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Sieglinda Zigler  (BRA)1:32.0

Heat 2

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1US flag 48 stars.svg  Alice Bridges  (USA)1:19.2QQ
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Truus Kerkmeester  (NED)1:21.2QQ
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Phyllis Harding  (GBR)1:22.1QQ
4Flag of Australia.svg  Pat Norton  (AUS)1:22.3QQ
5Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Christel Rupke  (GER)1:23.7
6Flag of France.svg  Thérèse Blondeau  (FRA)1:23.8
7Flag of Austria.svg  Roma Wagner  (AUT)1:28.4

Heat 3

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1US flag 48 stars.svg  Edith Motridge  (USA)1:21.0QQ
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Rie Mastenbroek  (NED)1:22.0QQ
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Audrey Hancock  (GBR)1:23.6QQ
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Tove Nielsen  (DEN)1:25.3QQ
5Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957 (with disc).svg  Mary McConkey  (CAN)1:25.3
6Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Yeung Sauking  (ROC)1:36.4

Semifinals

Wednesday 12 August 1936: The fastest three in each semi-final and the fastest fourth-placed advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Nida Senff  (NED)1:17.1QQ
2US flag 48 stars.svg  Edith Motridge  (USA)1:19.1QQ
3Flag of Denmark.svg  Tove Bruunstrøm  (DEN)1:19.1QQ
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Phyllis Harding  (GBR)1:19.8qq
5Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Anni Stolte  (GER)1:21.7
6Flag of Australia.svg  Pat Norton  (AUS)1:21.9

Semifinal 2

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Rie Mastenbroek  (NED)1:19.1QQ
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Lorna Frampton  (GBR)1:19.6QQ
3US flag 48 stars.svg  Alice Bridges  (USA)1:20.4QQ
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Truus Kerkmeester  (NED)1:21.3
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Audrey Hancock  (GBR)1:21.6
6Flag of Denmark.svg  Tove Nielsen  (DEN)1:22.0

Final

Thursday 13 August 1936:

PlaceSwimmerTime
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Nida Senff  (NED)1:18.9
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Rie Mastenbroek  (NED)1:19.2
3US flag 48 stars.svg  Alice Bridges  (USA)1:19.4
4US flag 48 stars.svg  Edith Motridge  (USA)1:19.6
5Flag of Denmark.svg  Tove Bruunstrøm  (DEN)1:20.4
6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Lorna Frampton  (GBR)1:20.6
7Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Phyllis Harding  (GBR)1:21.5

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