The women's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1952 Olympic Games took place on 29–31 July at the Swimming Stadium.[1] This swimming event used the backstroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Joan Harrison South Africa
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| Silver | Geertje Wielema Netherlands
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| Bronze | Jean Stewart New Zealand
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Results edit
Heats edit
Eight fastest swimmer advanced to the finals.
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geertje Wielema |  Netherlands |
1:13.8 | Q |
| 2 | Jean Stewart |  New Zealand |
1:16.0 | Q |
| 3 | Margaret McDowell |  Great Britain |
1:17.5 | Q |
| 4 | Barbara Stark |  United States |
1:17.9 | Q |
| 5 | Gerda Olsen |  Denmark |
1:20.1 | |
| 6 | Anneli Haaranen |  Finland |
1:21.7 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ria van der Horst | Netherlands |
1:17.0 | Q |
| 2 | Gertrud Herrbruck |  Germany |
1:17.8 | Q |
| 3 | Mary Freeman | United States |
1:18.0 | |
| 4 | Edith de Oliveira |  Brazil |
1:20.0 | |
| 5 | Lenora Fisher |  Canada |
1:22.9 | |
| 6 | Irena Milnikiel |  Poland |
1:25.5 | |
| 7 | Doris Gontersweiler-Vetterli |  Switzerland |
1:26.5 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joan Harrison |  South Africa |
1:14.7 | Q |
| 2 | Joke de Korte | Netherlands |
1:15.8 | Q |
| 3 | Pauline Musgrave | Great Britain |
1:19.6 | |
| 4 | Magdolna Hunyadfy |  Hungary |
1:19.6 | |
| 5 | Coralie O'Connor | United States |
1:19.7 | |
| 6 | Margareta Westeson |  Sweden |
1:22.7 | |
| 7 | Erna Herbers | Germany |
1:23.1 |
Final edit
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Joan Harrison | South Africa |
1:14.3 | |
 |
Geertje Wielema | Netherlands |
1:14.5 | |
 |
Jean Stewart | New Zealand |
1:15.8 | |
| 4 | Joke de Korte | Netherlands |
1:15.8 | |
| 5 | Barbara Stark | United States |
1:16.2 | |
| 6 | Gertrud Herrbruck | Germany |
1:18.0 | |
| 7 | Margaret McDowell | Great Britain |
1:18.4 | |
| Ria van der Horst | Netherlands |
DSQ |
Key: DSQ = Disqualified
References edit
- ^ "Swimming at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
External links edit
- Women 100m Backstroke Swimming Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki (FIN), retrieved 2013-12-30