Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle
Women's 400 metre freestyle at the Games of the IX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Sports Park Swim Stadium | ||||||||||||
Date | 4–6 August | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 20 from 9 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Swimming at the 1928 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 400 metre freestyle 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 after 1920 a 300-metre event was held. The competition was held from Saturday to Monday, 4 to 6 August 1928.
Twenty swimmers from nine nations competed. The winning margin was an astonishing 15 seconds which as of 2023 is the only time this event has been won by more than 8 seconds at the Olympics.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 5:49.6 | ![]() |
New York City (USA) | 30 June 1928 |
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Olympic Record | 6:02.2 | ![]() |
Paris (FRA) | 15 July 1924 |
In the first heat Martha Norelius set a new world record with 5:45.4 minutes. In the final she bettered her own record to 5:42.8 minutes.
Results
Heats
Saturday 4 August 1928: The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.
Heat 1
Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Martha Norelius | ![]() |
5:45.4 | Q, WR |
2 | Cissie Stewart | ![]() |
6:12.3 | Q |
3 | Truus Baumeister | ![]() |
6:26.4 | |
4 | Marguerite Ledoux | ![]() |
Unknown | |
5 | Mary Bedford | ![]() |
Unknown | |
6 | Dora Schönemann | ![]() |
6:37.0 |
Heat 2
Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Ethel McGary | ![]() |
6:04.6 | Q |
2 | Iris Tanner | ![]() |
6:11.0 | Q |
3 | Edna Davey | ![]() |
6:12.0 | |
4 | Charlotte Lehmann | ![]() |
6:28.0 | |
5 | Rhoda Rennie | ![]() |
Unknown | |
6 | Georgina Roty | ![]() |
Unknown |
Heat 3
Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Josephine McKim | ![]() |
6:10.0 | Q |
2 | Kathleen Miller | ![]() |
6:16.8 | Q |
3 | Fritzi Löwy | ![]() |
6:20.0 | |
4 | Disa Lindberg | ![]() |
Unknown |
Heat 4
Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Marie Braun | ![]() |
5:53.8 | Q |
2 | Freddie van der Goes | ![]() |
6:03.6 | Q |
3 | Edith Mayne | ![]() |
6:10.4 | q |
4 | Reni Erkens | ![]() |
Unknown |
Semifinals
Sunday 5 August 1928: The fastest three in each semi-final advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Martha Norelius | ![]() |
5:58.0 | Q |
2 | Freddie van der Goes | ![]() |
6:01.6 | Q |
3 | Cissie Stewart | ![]() |
6:06.4 | Q |
4 | Ethel McGary | ![]() |
Unknown | |
5 | Kathleen Miller | ![]() |
Unknown |
Semifinal 2
Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Marie Braun | ![]() |
5:54.6 | Q |
2 | Josephine McKim | ![]() |
5:55.0 | Q |
3 | Iris Tanner | ![]() |
6:09.0 | Q |
4 | Edith Mayne | ![]() |
Unknown |
Final
Monday 6 August 1928:
Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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Martha Norelius | ![]() |
5:42.8 | WR |
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Marie Braun | ![]() |
5:57.8 | |
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Josephine McKim | ![]() |
6:00.2 | |
4 | Cissie Stewart | ![]() |
6:07.0 | |
5 | Freddie van der Goes | ![]() |
6:07.2 | |
6 | Iris Tanner | ![]() |
6:11.6 |
References
- ^ "Swimming at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Women's 400 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
External links
- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 8 October 2008.