Swimming_at_the_1928_Summer_Olympics_–_Women's_100_metre_freestyle
| Women's 100 metre freestyle at the Games of the IX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Date | 10–11 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 24 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||
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The women's 100 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the fourth appearance of the event, which was established in 1912. The competition was held on Friday and Saturday, 10 and 11 August 1928.
Twenty-four swimmers from eleven nations competed.
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 1:10.0 |  Ethel Lackie |
Toledo (USA) | 28 January 1926 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 1:12.2 | Mariechen Wehselau |
Paris (FRA) | 19 July 1924 |
In the first semi-final Albina Osipowich equaled the Olympic record with 1 minute 12.2 seconds. In the second semi-final Eleanor Garatti improved the record with a time of 1 minute 11.4 seconds. In the final Albina Osipowich again bettered the Olympic record with 1 minute 11.0 seconds.
Heats
The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.
Heat 1
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean McDowell |  Great Britain | 1:14.0 | Q |
| 2 | Susan Laird |  United States | 1:14.2 | Q |
| 3 | Maria Vierdag |  Netherlands | 1:14.4 | q |
| 4 | Reni Erkens |  Germany | 1:15.0 | |
| 5 | Rhoda Rennie |  South Africa | Unknown | |
| 6 | Claire Horrent |  France | Unknown |
Heat 2
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agnete Olsen |  Denmark | 1:15.8 | Q |
| 2 | Ena Stockley |  New Zealand | 1:16.4 | Q |
| 3 | Zus Engelenberg | South Africa | 1:22.6 | |
| 4 | Edna Davey |  Australia | Unknown | |
| 5 | Marguerite Ledoux | France | Unknown |
Heat 3
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eleanor Garatti | United States | 1:14.8 | Q |
| 2 | Iris Tanner | Great Britain | 1:26.4 | Q |
Heat 4
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albina Osipowich | United States | 1:12.4 | Q |
| 2 | Kathleen Miller | New Zealand | 1:17.2 | Q |
| 3 | Margit Sipos |  Hungary | 1:18.8 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kathleen Russell | South Africa | 1:15.4 | Q |
| 2 | Sarolta Stieber | Hungary | 1:22.2 | Q |
| 3 | Marguerite Dockrell |  Ireland | 1:31.6 |
Heat 6
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte Lehmann | Germany | 1:15.6 | Q |
| 2 | Joyce Cooper | Great Britain | 1:16.8 | Q |
| 3 | Bonnie Mealing | Australia | 1:20.6 | |
| 4 | Gerda Bredgaard | Denmark | Unknown | |
| 5 | Anne Dupire | France | Unknown |
Semifinals
The fastest three in each semi-final advanced.
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albina Osipowich | United States | 1:12.2 | Q, =OR |
| 2 | Susan Laird | United States | 1:13.8 | Q |
| 3 | Joyce Cooper | Great Britain | 1:14.0 | Q |
| 4 | Iris Tanner | Great Britain | 1:04.8 | |
| 5 | Ena Stockley | New Zealand | Unknown | |
| 6 | Agnete Olsen | Denmark | Unknown | |
| — | Sarolta Stieber | Hungary | DNF |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eleanor Garatti | United States | 1:11.4 | Q, OR |
| 2 | Jean McDowell | Great Britain | 1:15.6 | Q |
| 3 | Charlotte Lehmann | Germany | 1:15.8 | Q |
| 4 | Kathleen Russell | South Africa | Unknown | |
| 5 | Maria Vierdag | Netherlands | Unknown | |
| 6 | Kathleen Miller | New Zealand | Unknown |
Final
Saturday 11 August 1928:
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Albina Osipowich | United States | 1:11.0 | OR |
 | Eleanor Garatti | United States | 1:11.4 | |
 | Joyce Cooper | Great Britain | 1:13.6 | |
| 4 | Jean McDowell | Great Britain | 1:13.8 | |
| 5 | Susan Laird | United States | 1:14.6 | |
| 6 | Charlotte Lehmann | Germany | 1:15.2 |
- "Swimming at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 7 October 2008.