Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle
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.
| Women's 400 metre freestyle at the Games of the IX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Sports Park Swim Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 4–6 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 9 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1928 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 | |
Twenty swimmers from nine nations competed.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 5:49.6 |  |
New York City (USA) | 30 June 1928 |
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| Olympic Record | 6:02.2 | |
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
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Martha Norelius | .svg.png){kind=small} | 5:45.4 | Q, WR |
| 2 | Cissie Stewart |  | 6:12.3 | Q |
| 3 | Truus Baumeister |  | 6:26.4 | |
| 4 | Marguerite Ledoux |  | Unknown | |
| 5 | Mary Bedford | .svg.png){kind=small} | Unknown | |
| 6 | Dora Schönemann | .svg.png){kind=small} | 6:37.0 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethel McGary | | 6:04.6 | Q |
| 2 | Iris Tanner | | 6:11.0 | Q |
| 3 | Edna Davey |  | 6:12.0 | |
| 4 | Charlotte Lehmann | | 6:28.0 | |
| 5 | Rhoda Rennie | | Unknown | |
| 6 | Georgina Roty | | Unknown |
Heat 3
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Josephine McKim | | 6:10.0 | Q |
| 2 | Kathleen Miller |  | 6:16.8 | Q |
| 3 | Fritzi Löwy |  | 6:20.0 | |
| 4 | Disa Lindberg |  | Unknown |
Heat 4
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Marie Braun | | 5:53.8 | Q |
| 2 | Freddie van der Goes | | 6:03.6 | Q |
| 3 | Edith Mayne | | 6:10.4 | q |
| 4 | Reni Erkens | | Unknown |
Semifinals
Sunday 5 August 1928: The fastest three in each semi-final advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martha Norelius | | 5:58.0 | Q |
| 2 | Freddie van der Goes | | 6:01.6 | Q |
| 3 | Cissie Stewart | | 6:06.4 | Q |
| 4 | Ethel McGary | | Unknown | |
| 5 | Kathleen Miller | | Unknown |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marie Braun | | 5:54.6 | Q |
| 2 | Josephine McKim | | 5:55.0 | Q |
| 3 | Iris Tanner | | 6:09.0 | Q |
| 4 | Edith Mayne | | Unknown |
Final
Monday 6 August 1928:
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Martha Norelius | | 5:42.8 | WR |
 | Marie Braun | | 5:57.8 | |
 | Josephine McKim | | 6:00.2 | |
| 4 | Cissie Stewart | | 6:07.0 | |
| 5 | Freddie van der Goes | | 6:07.2 | |
| 6 | Iris Tanner | | 6:11.6 |
References
- "Swimming at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Women's 400 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
External links
- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 8 October 2008.
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