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.
| Women's 100 metre backstroke at the Games of the IX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Sports Park Swim Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 9–11 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 7 nations | ||||||||||||
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Twelve swimmers from seven nations competed.
Records edit
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 1:22.0 |  Willy den Turk
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Rotterdam (NED) | 10 July 1927 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 1:23.2 |  Sybil Bauer
|
Paris (FRA) | 20 July 1924 |
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 edit
Heats edit
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 edit
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ellen King |  Great Britain |
1:22.0 | Q, WR |
| 2 | Marian Gilman |  United States |
1:24.0 | Q |
| 3 | Ena Stockley |  New Zealand |
1:25.4 | q |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marie Braun |  Netherlands |
1:21.6 | Q, WR |
| 2 | Lisa Lindstrom | United States |
1:23.0 | Q |
| 3 | Phyllis Harding | Great Britain |
1:27.8 | |
| 4 | Bonnie Mealing |  Australia |
Unknown |
Heat 3 edit
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eleanor Holm | United States |
1:23.6 | Q |
| 2 | Joyce Cooper | Great Britain |
1:24.2 | Q |
| 3 | Jeanne Grendel | Netherlands |
1:26.2 | |
| 4 | Else Jacobsen |  Denmark |
1:31.5 | |
| 5 | Marie-Jeanne Bernard |  Luxembourg |
Unknown |
Final edit
Saturday 11 August 1928:
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Marie Braun | Netherlands |
1:22.0 |
 |
Ellen King | Great Britain |
1:22.2 |
 |
Joyce Cooper | Great Britain |
1:22.8 |
| 4 | Marian Gilman | United States |
1:24.2 |
| 5 | Eleanor Holm | United States |
1:24.4 |
| Lisa Lindstrom | United States |
1:24.4 | |
| 7 | Ena Stockley | New Zealand |
1:24.4 |
References edit
- ^ "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.
External links edit
- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 11 October 2008.