Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle
Swimming at the 1932 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 |
The women's 100 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event, which was established in 1912. The competition was held on Saturday August 6, 1932 and on Monday August 8, 1932.
Twenty swimmers from ten nations competed.
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Helene Madison![]() |
Willy den Ouden![]() |
Eleanor Saville![]() |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1932 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 1:06.6 | ![]() |
Boston (USA) | April 20, 1931 |
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Olympic Record | 1:11.0 | ![]() |
Amsterdam (NED) | August 11, 1928 |
In the second heat Joyce Cooper bettered the Olympic record with 1:09.0 minutes, in the third heat Helene Madison bettered the Olympic record with 1:08.9 minutes, in the fourth heat Eleanor Saville bettered the Olympic record with 1:08.5 minutes, in the first semi-finals Willy den Ouden bettered the Olympic record with 1:07.6 minutes. Finally Helene Madison set the new Olympic record in the final with 1:06.8 minutes.
Results
Heats
Saturday August 6, 1932: The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced to the final.
Heat 1
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
1:12.1 | |
2 | ![]() |
1:12.2 | |
3 | ![]() |
1:12.7 | |
4 | ![]() |
1:17.1 | |
5 | 22x20px Marjorie Linton (CAN) | 1:19.9 |
Heat 2
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
1:09.0 | QQ OR |
2 | ![]() |
1:09.3 | |
3 | ![]() |
1:11.4 | |
4 | ![]() |
1:13.3 | |
5 | 22x20px Irene Mullen (CAN) | 1:15.2 |
Heat 3
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
1:08.9 | QQ OR |
2 | 22x20px Jenny Maakal (RSA) | 1:11.0 | |
3 | ![]() |
1:11.6 | |
4 | ![]() |
1:15.1 | |
5 | ![]() |
1:16.2 |
Heat 4
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
1:08.5 | QQ OR |
2 | ![]() |
1:09.2 | |
3 | ![]() |
1:16.1 | |
4 | 22x20px Irene Pirie (CAN) | 1:16.3 | |
5 | ![]() |
1:25.8 |
Semifinals
Sunday August 7, 1932: The fastest three in each semi-final advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
1:07.6 | QQ OR |
2 | ![]() |
1:08.8 | |
3 | ![]() |
1:08.8 | |
4 | ![]() |
1:09.2 | |
5 | ![]() |
1:14.1 |
Semifinal 2
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
1:09.9 | |
2 | ![]() |
1:10.2 | |
3 | 22x20px Jenny Maakal (RSA) | 1:10.6 | |
4 | ![]() |
1:11.8 |
Final
Monday August 8, 1932:
Place | Swimmer | Time |
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1 | ![]() |
1:06.8 OR |
2 | ![]() |
1:07.8 |
3 | ![]() |
1:08.2 |
4 | ![]() |
1:09.3 |
5 | ![]() |
1:09.9 |
6 | 22x20px Jenny Maakal (RSA) | 1:10.8 |
References
- Olympic Report
- sports-reference
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