Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
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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, 12 August 1932.
Twenty swimmers from five nations competed.
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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United States (USA) Helen Johns Helene Madison Josephine McKim Eleanor Saville | Netherlands (NED) Corrie Laddé Willy den Ouden Puck Oversloot Maria Vierdag | Great Britain (GBR) Joyce Cooper Valerie Davies Edna Hughes Helen Varcoe |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1932 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 4:47.6 | Adelaide Lambert Albina Osipowich Eleanor Garatti Martha Norelius | Amsterdam (NED) | 9 August 1928 |
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Olympic Record | 4:47.6 | Adelaide Lambert Albina Osipowich Eleanor Garatti Martha Norelius | Amsterdam (NED) | 9 August 1928 |
The United States set a new world record with 4:38.0 minutes.
Results
As only five nations competed in this event there were no heats.
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
- ^ "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
- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 8 November 2008.