Swimming_at_the_1936_Summer_Olympics_–_Women's_100_metre_freestyle
| Women's 100 metre freestyle at the Games of the XI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Date | 8–10 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 33 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
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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.
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 1:04.6 |  Willy den Ouden |
Amsterdam (NED) | 27 February 1936 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 1:06.8 |  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.
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 |  Rie Mastenbroek (NED) | 1:06.4 | Q OR |
| 2 |  Gisela Arendt (GER) | 1:07.3 | Q |
| 3 |  Katherine Rawls (USA) | 1:08.5 | Q |
| 4 |  Phyllis Dewar (CAN) | 1:09.2 | q |
| 5 |  Eva Arndt (DEN) | 1:10.1 | |
| 6 |  Margery Hinton (GBR) | 1:13.0 | |
| 7 |  Rei Takemura (JPN) | 1:14.6 | |
| 8 |  Scylla Venâncio (BRA) | 1:15.1 |
Heat 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willy den Ouden (NED) | 1:08.1 | Q |
| 2 |  Evelyn de Lacy (AUS) | 1:08.5 | Q |
| 3 | Olive McKean (USA) | 1:09.3 | Q |
| 4 |  Ilona Ács (HUN) | 1:12.7 | |
| 5 | Irene Pirie-Milton (CAN) | 1:12.8 | |
| 6 | Tsuneko Furuta (JPN) | 1:14.6 |
Heat 3
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jeannette Campbell (ARG) | 1:06.8 | Q |
| 2 | Tini Wagner (NED) | 1:08.9 | Q |
| 3 | Piedade Coutinho (BRA) | 1:09.4 | Q |
| 4 | Elvi Svendsen (DEN) | 1:10.3 | |
| 5 | Inge Schmitz (GER) | 1:10.9 | |
| 6 | Vera Harsányi (HUN) | 1:11.5 | |
| 7 | Zilpha Grant (GBR) | 1:12.1 |
Heat 4
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ragnhild Hveger (DEN) | 1:09.6 | Q |
| 2 | Kazue Kojima (JPN) | 1:11.0 | Q |
| 3 | Olive Wadham (GBR) | 1:11.5 | Q |
| 4 |  Irma Schrameková (TCH) | 1:11.8 | |
| 5 | Kitty Mackay (AUS) | 1:13.8 | |
| 6 | Helena Salles (BRA) | 1:16.2 | |
| 7 |  Yeung Sauking (ROC) | 1:22.2 |
Heat 5
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernice Lapp (USA) | 1:09.0 | Q |
| 2 | Magda Lenkei (HUN) | 1:09.9 | Q |
| 3 | Margaret Stone (CAN) | 1:10.0 | Q |
| 4 | Leni Lohmar (GER) | 1:10.3 | |
| 5 |  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 | Rie Mastenbroek (NED) | 1:06.4 | Q =OR |
| 2 | Gisela Arendt (GER) | 1:07.2 | Q |
| 3 | Katherine Rawls (USA) | 1:08.5 | Q |
| 4 | Tini Wagner (NED) | 1:08.6 | q |
| 5 | Piedade Coutinho (BRA) | 1:09.6 | |
| 6 | Phyllis Dewar (CAN) | 1:09.6 | |
| 7 | Kazue Kojima (JPN) | 1:11.1 | |
| 8 | Magda Lenkei (HUN) | 1:12.1 |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeannette Campbell (ARG) | 1:06.6 | Q |
| 2 | Willy den Ouden (NED) | 1:06.7 | Q |
| 3 | Olive McKean (USA) | 1:08.9 | Q |
| 4 | Bernice Lapp (USA) | 1:09.6 | |
| 5 | Evelyn de Lacy (AUS) | 1:10.0 | |
| 6 | Olive Wadham (GBR) | 1:12.0 | |
| 7 | Margaret Stone (CAN) | 1:12.8 | |
| 8 | Ragnhild Hveger (DEN) | 1:14.0 |
Final
Monday 10 August 1936:
| Place | Swimmer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rie Mastenbroek (NED) | 1:05.9 OR |
| 2 | Jeannette Campbell (ARG) | 1:06.4 |
| 3 | Gisela Arendt (GER) | 1:06.6 |
| 4 | Willy den Ouden (NED) | 1:07.6 |
| 5 | Tini Wagner (NED) | 1:08.1 |
| 6 | Olive McKean (USA) | 1:08.4 |
| 7 | Katherine Rawls (USA) | 1:08.7 |
- "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.
- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 13 November 2008.