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

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Women's 100 metre freestyle
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
Date8–10 August
Competitors33 from 14 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Rie Mastenbroek File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jeannette Campbell File:Flag of Argentina (1861–2010).svg Argentina
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gisela Arendt File:Flag of the German Reich (1935–1945).svg Germany
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Swimming at the
1936 Summer Olympics
File:Swimming pictogram.svg
Freestyle
100 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
200 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4 × 100 mwomen
4 × 200 mmen

The women's 100 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the sixth appearance of the event, which was established in 1912. The competition was held from Saturday to Monday, 8 to 10 August 1936. Thirty-three swimmers from 14 nations competed.

Records

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

World Record 1:04.6 Netherlands Willy den Ouden Amsterdam (NED) 27 February 1936
Olympic Record 1:06.8 United States Helene Madison Los Angeles (USA) 8 August 1932

Rie Mastenbroek set a new Olympic record in the first heat with 1 minute 06.4 seconds and equaled her time in the first semi-final. In the final she lowered the Olympic record to 1 minute 05.9 seconds.

Results

Heats

Saturday 8 August 1936: The fastest three in each heat and the fastest fourth-placed from across the heats advanced to the semi-finals. Heat 1

Place Swimmer Time Qual.
1 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rie Mastenbroek (NED) 1:06.4 Q OR
2 File:Flag of the German Reich (1935–1945).svg Gisela Arendt (GER) 1:07.3 Q
3 File:US flag 48 stars.svg Katherine Rawls (USA) 1:08.5 Q
4 File:Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957 (with disc).svg Phyllis Dewar (CAN) 1:09.2 q
5 File:Flag of Denmark.svg Eva Arndt (DEN) 1:10.1
6 File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Margery Hinton (GBR) 1:13.0
7 File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Rei Takemura (JPN) 1:14.6
8 File:Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Scylla Venâncio (BRA) 1:15.1

Heat 2

Place Swimmer Time Qual.
1 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Willy den Ouden (NED) 1:08.1 Q
2 File:Flag of Australia.svg Evelyn de Lacy (AUS) 1:08.5 Q
3 File:US flag 48 stars.svg Olive McKean (USA) 1:09.3 Q
4 File:Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg Ilona Ács (HUN) 1:12.7
5 File:Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957 (with disc).svg Irene Pirie-Milton (CAN) 1:12.8
6 File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tsuneko Furuta (JPN) 1:14.6

Heat 3

Place Swimmer Time Qual.
1 File:Flag of Argentina (1861–2010).svg Jeannette Campbell (ARG) 1:06.8 Q
2 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tini Wagner (NED) 1:08.9 Q
3 File:Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Piedade Coutinho (BRA) 1:09.4 Q
4 File:Flag of Denmark.svg Elvi Svendsen (DEN) 1:10.3
5 File:Flag of the German Reich (1935–1945).svg Inge Schmitz (GER) 1:10.9
6 File:Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg Vera Harsányi (HUN) 1:11.5
7 File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Zilpha Grant (GBR) 1:12.1

Heat 4

Place Swimmer Time Qual.
1 File:Flag of Denmark.svg Ragnhild Hveger (DEN) 1:09.6 Q
2 File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kazue Kojima (JPN) 1:11.0 Q
3 File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Olive Wadham (GBR) 1:11.5 Q
4 File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Irma Schrameková (TCH) 1:11.8
5 File:Flag of Australia.svg Kitty Mackay (AUS) 1:13.8
6 File:Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Helena Salles (BRA) 1:16.2
7 File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Yeung Sauking (ROC) 1:22.2

Heat 5

Place Swimmer Time Qual.
1 File:US flag 48 stars.svg Bernice Lapp (USA) 1:09.0 Q
2 File:Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg Magda Lenkei (HUN) 1:09.9 Q
3 File:Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957 (with disc).svg Margaret Stone (CAN) 1:10.0 Q
4 File:Flag of the German Reich (1935–1945).svg Leni Lohmar (GER) 1:10.3
5 File:Flag of France.svg Renée Blondeau (FRA) 1:10.9

Semifinals

Sunday 9 August 1936: The fastest three in each semi-final and the fastest fourth-placed from across the heats advanced to the final. Semifinal 1

Place Swimmer Time Qual.
1 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rie Mastenbroek (NED) 1:06.4 Q =OR
2 File:Flag of the German Reich (1935–1945).svg Gisela Arendt (GER) 1:07.2 Q
3 File:US flag 48 stars.svg Katherine Rawls (USA) 1:08.5 Q
4 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tini Wagner (NED) 1:08.6 q
5 File:Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Piedade Coutinho (BRA) 1:09.6
6 File:Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957 (with disc).svg Phyllis Dewar (CAN) 1:09.6
7 File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kazue Kojima (JPN) 1:11.1
8 File:Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg Magda Lenkei (HUN) 1:12.1

Semifinal 2

Place Swimmer Time Qual.
1 File:Flag of Argentina (1861–2010).svg Jeannette Campbell (ARG) 1:06.6 Q
2 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Willy den Ouden (NED) 1:06.7 Q
3 File:US flag 48 stars.svg Olive McKean (USA) 1:08.9 Q
4 File:US flag 48 stars.svg Bernice Lapp (USA) 1:09.6
5 File:Flag of Australia.svg Evelyn de Lacy (AUS) 1:10.0
6 File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Olive Wadham (GBR) 1:12.0
7 File:Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957 (with disc).svg Margaret Stone (CAN) 1:12.8
8 File:Flag of Denmark.svg Ragnhild Hveger (DEN) 1:14.0

Final

Monday 10 August 1936:

File:Jeannette campbell en el podio.jpg
The podium with (fltr): Campbell, Mastenbroek, and Arendt
Place Swimmer Time
1 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rie Mastenbroek (NED) 1:05.9 OR
2 File:Flag of Argentina (1861–2010).svg Jeannette Campbell (ARG) 1:06.4
3 File:Flag of the German Reich (1935–1945).svg Gisela Arendt (GER) 1:06.6
4 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Willy den Ouden (NED) 1:07.6
5 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tini Wagner (NED) 1:08.1
6 File:US flag 48 stars.svg Olive McKean (USA) 1:08.4
7 File:US flag 48 stars.svg Katherine Rawls (USA) 1:08.7

References

  1. ↑ "Swimming at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2016.

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