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Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke

Swimming at the 1928 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 1928 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the second appearance of the event, which was established in 1924. The competition was held on Thursday and Saturday, 9 and 11 August 1928.

Twelve swimmers from seven nations competed.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.

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In the first heat Ellen King equalized the world record with 1:22.0 minutes. In the second heat Marie Braun bettered the world record to 1:21.6 minutes.

Results

Heats

Thursday 9 August 1928: The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced to the final.

Heat 1

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Heat 2

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Heat 3

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Final

Saturday 11 August 1928:

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References

  1. [1]
    "Swimming at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
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