Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke
The women's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place between 3 and 5 August, at the Empire Pool.[1] This swimming event used the backstroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.
Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics | ||
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Freestyle | ||
100 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | |
Backstroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
Breaststroke | ||
200 m | men | women |
Freestyle relay | ||
4×100 m | women | |
4×200 m | men | |
Medalists
Gold | Karen Harup![]() |
Silver | Suzanne Zimmerman![]() |
Bronze | Judy-Joy Davies![]() |
Results
Heats
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Karen Margrethe Harup | ![]() | 1:15.6 | |
2 | Judy-Joy Davies | ![]() | 1:16.4 | |
3 | Suzanne Zimmerman | ![]() | 1:16.8 | |
4 | Ilona Novák | ![]() | 1:17.3 | |
5 | Greetje Gaillard | ![]() | 1:18.2 | |
6 | Helen Yate | ![]() | 1:18.3 | |
7 | Ria van der Horst | ![]() | 1:18.7 | |
8 | Muriel Mellon | ![]() | 1:18.7 | |
9 | Ngaire Lane | ![]() | 1:18.8 | |
10 | Monique Berlioux | ![]() | 1:18.8 | |
11 | Barbara Jensen | ![]() | 1:18.8 | |
12 | Dicky van Ekris | ![]() | 1:19.3 | |
13 | Cathie Gibson | ![]() | 1:19.7 | |
14 | Beryl Marshall | ![]() | 1:20.9 | |
15 | Vera Ellery | ![]() | 1:20.9 | |
16 | Ingegerd Fredin | ![]() | 1:21.2 | |
17 | Magda Bruggemann | ![]() | 1:21.4 | |
18 | Bea Ballintijn | ![]() | 1:22.1 | |
19 | Edith de Oliveira | ![]() | 1:22.5 | |
20 | Ginette Jany-Sendral | ![]() | 1:22.7 | |
21 | Kolbrún Ólafsdóttir | ![]() | 1:25.6 | |
22 | Doris Gontersweiler-Vetterli | ![]() | 1:26.2 | |
23 | Joyce Court | ![]() | 1:26.8 | |
24 | Liliana Gonzalias | ![]() | 1:26.9 |
Semifinals
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Karen Margrethe Harup | ![]() | 1:15.5 | OR |
2 | Suzanne Zimmerman | ![]() | 1:16.8 | Q |
3 | Ilona Novák | ![]() | 1:17.6 | Q |
4 | Judy-Joy Davies | ![]() | 1:17.8 | Q |
5 | Ria van der Horst | ![]() | 1:18.2 | Q |
6 | Muriel Mellon | ![]() | 1:18.2 | Q |
7 | Dicky van Ekris | ![]() | 1:18.2 | q |
8 | Greetje Gaillard | ![]() | 1:18.4 | q |
9 | Cathie Gibson | ![]() | 1:18.6 | |
10 | Helen Yate | ![]() | 1:18.7 | |
11 | Ngaire Lane | ![]() | 1:19.0 | |
12 | Barbara Jensen | ![]() | 1:19.1 | |
13 | Monique Berlioux | ![]() | 1:20.2 | |
14 | Beryl Marshall | ![]() | 1:20.7 | |
15 | Vera Ellery | ![]() | 1:20.8 | |
16 | Ingegerd Fredin | ![]() | DNS |
Final
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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![]() | Karen Harup | ![]() | 1:14.4 | OR |
![]() | Suzanne Zimmerman | ![]() | 1:16.0 | |
![]() | Judy-Joy Davies | ![]() | 1:16.7 | |
4 | Ilona Novák | ![]() | 1:18.4 | |
5 | Ria van der Horst | ![]() | 1:18.8 | |
6 | Dicky van Ekris | ![]() | 1:18.9 | |
7 | Muriel Mellon | ![]() | 1:19.0 | |
8 | Greetje Gaillard | ![]() | 1:19.1 |
Key: OR = Olympic record
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References
- "Swimming at the 1948 London Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
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