The women's 100 metre backstroke was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the first appearance of the event, as women only swam freestyle events before this Games. The competition was held on Saturday July 19, 1924, and on Sunday July 20, 1924.
Women's 100 metre backstroke at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Date | July 19–20 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 10 from 5 nations | ||||||||||||
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Records
editThese were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 1:22.4 | Miami (USA) | January 6, 1924 | |
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Olympic Record | - | none | - | - |
In the first heat Sybil Bauer set the first Olympic record with 1:24.0 minutes. In the final she bettered her own record to 1:23.2 minutes.
Results
editSemifinals
editSaturday July 19, 1924: The fastest two in each semi-final and the faster of the two third-placed swimmer advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 1:24.0 | QQ OR | |
2 | 1:29.4 | ||
3 | 1:32.0 | ||
4 | 1:38.2 | ||
5 | 1:43.8 |
Semifinal 2
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 1:29.6 | ||
2 | 1:37.0 | ||
3 | 1:43.0 | ||
4 | 1:44.0 | ||
5 | 1:51.4 |
Final
editSunday July 20, 1924:
Place | Swimmer | Time |
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1 | 1:23.2 OR | |
2 | 1:27.4 | |
3 | 1:28.2 | |
4 | 1:30.8 | |
5 | 1:31.2 |
References
edit- ^ "Swimming at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
External links
edit- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 29 September 2008.