The women's 100 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the first appearance of a women's event in Olympic swimming, followed closely by the 4×100 metre free relay. The competition was held from Monday to Friday, 8 to 12 July 1912.
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| Venue | Djurgårdsbrunnsviken | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 8–12 July | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 27 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
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Twenty-seven swimmers from eight nations competed.
Durack also won the gold medal, with compatriot Wylie close behind for silver.
Records edit
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1912 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 1:20.6 |  Daisy Curwen
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Birkenhead (GBR) | 10 June 1912 |
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| Olympic Record | none |
Belle Moore, swimming in the first heat, set the first Olympic record with 1 minute 29.8 seconds. In the second heat Daisy Curwen bettered the record with 1 minute 23.6 seconds, and in the fourth heat Fanny Durack set a new world record with 1 minute 19.8 seconds.
Results edit
Quarterfinals edit
The top two in each heat advanced along with the fastest loser overall.
Heat 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Belle Moore (GBR) |
1:29.8 | QS OR |
| 2 |  Louise Otto (GER) |
1:34.4 | QS |
| 3 |  Klara Milch (AUT) |
1:37.2 | |
| 4 |  Greta Johansson (SWE) |
1:41.4 | |
| 5 |  Tyyne Järvi (FIN) |
1:42.4 | |
| — |  Aagot Norman (NOR) |
DNF |
Heat 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daisy Curwen (GBR) |
1:23.6 | QS OR |
| 2 | Jennie Fletcher (GBR) |
1:26.2 | QS |
| 3 | Berta Zahourek (AUT) |
1:38.6 | |
| 4 | Josefa Kellner (AUT) |
1:41.2 | |
| 5 | Karin Lundgren (SWE) |
1:44.8 | |
| 6 | Sonja Johnsson (SWE) |
Heat 3
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mina Wylie (ANZ) |
1:26.8 | QS |
| 2 | Mary Langford (GBR) |
1:28.0 | QS |
| 3 | Hermine Stindt (GER) |
1:29.2 | |
| 4 | Josephine Sticker (AUT) |
1:31.8 | |
| 5 |  Claire Guttenstein (BEL) |
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| 6 | Elsa Björklund (SWE) |
Heat 4
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fanny Durack (ANZ) |
1:19.8 | QS WR |
| 2 | Irene Steer (GBR) |
1:27.2 | QS |
| 3 | Wally Dressel (GER) |
1:28.6 | qs |
| 4 | Margarete Adler (AUT) |
1:34.4 | |
| 5 | Greta Carlsson (SWE) |
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| 6 | Regina Kari (FIN) |
Heat 5
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grete Rosenberg (GER) |
1:25.0 | QS |
| 2 | Annie Speirs (GBR) |
1:25.6 | QS |
| 3 | Vera Thulin (SWE) |
1:44.0 |
Semifinals edit
The top two from each heat and the faster of the two third place swimmers advanced.
Semifinal 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fanny Durack (ANZ) |
1:20.2 | QF |
| 2 | Daisy Curwen (GBR) |
1:26.8 | QF |
| 3 | Annie Speirs (GBR) |
1:27.0 | qf |
| 4 | Belle Moore (GBR) |
1:27.4 | |
| 5 | Mary Langford (GBR) |
1:29.2 | |
| 6 | Louise Otto (GER) |
1:32.0 |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mina Wylie (ANZ) |
1:27.0 | QF |
| 2 | Jennie Fletcher (GBR) |
1:27.2 | QF |
| 3 | Grete Rosenberg (GER) |
1:29.2 | * |
| 4 | Wally Dressel (GER) |
1:33.4 | |
| — | Irene Steer (GBR) |
DQ |
Curwen had to undergo an operation for appendicitis and missed the final. Rosenberg advanced to the final to replace her.
Final edit
| Place | Swimmer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fanny Durack (ANZ) |
1:22.2 |
| 2 | Mina Wylie (ANZ) |
1:25.4 |
| 3 | Jennie Fletcher (GBR) |
1:27.0 |
| 4 | Grete Rosenberg (GER) |
1:27.2 |
| 5 | Annie Speirs (GBR) |
1:27.4 |
| — | Daisy Curwen (GBR) |
DNS |
References edit
- ^ "Swimming at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
Notes edit
- Bergvall, Erik (ed.) (1913). Adams-Ray, Edward (trans.). (ed.). The Official Report of the Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912. Stockholm: Wahlström & Widstrand.
{{cite book}}:|first=has generic name (help) - Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 29 January 2007.