Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke
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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
Gold | Joan Harrison![]() |
Silver | Geertje Wielema![]() |
Bronze | Jean Stewart![]() |
Results
Heats
Eight fastest swimmer advanced to the finals.
Heat 1
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Geertje Wielema | ![]() | 1:13.8 | Q |
2 | Jean Stewart | ![]() | 1:16.0 | Q |
3 | Margaret McDowell | ![]() | 1:17.5 | Q |
4 | Barbara Stark | ![]() | 1:17.9 | Q |
5 | Gerda Olsen | ![]() | 1:20.1 | |
6 | Anneli Haaranen | ![]() | 1:21.7 |
Heat 2
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ria van der Horst | ![]() | 1:17.0 | Q |
2 | Gertrud Herrbruck | ![]() | 1:17.8 | Q |
3 | Mary Freeman | ![]() | 1:18.0 | |
4 | Edith de Oliveira | ![]() | 1:20.0 | |
5 | Lenora Fisher | ![]() | 1:22.9 | |
6 | Irena Milnikiel | ![]() | 1:25.5 | |
7 | Doris Gontersweiler-Vetterli | ![]() | 1:26.5 |
Heat 3
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Joan Harrison | ![]() | 1:14.7 | Q |
2 | Joke de Korte | ![]() | 1:15.8 | Q |
3 | Pauline Musgrave | ![]() | 1:19.6 | |
4 | Magdolna Hunyadfy | ![]() | 1:19.6 | |
5 | Coralie O'Connor | ![]() | 1:19.7 | |
6 | Margareta Westeson | ![]() | 1:22.7 | |
7 | Erna Herbers | ![]() | 1:23.1 |
Final
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Joan Harrison | ![]() | 1:14.3 | |
![]() | Geertje Wielema | ![]() | 1:14.5 | |
![]() | Jean Stewart | ![]() | 1:15.8 | |
4 | Joke de Korte | ![]() | 1:15.8 | |
5 | Barbara Stark | ![]() | 1:16.2 | |
6 | Gertrud Herrbruck | ![]() | 1:18.0 | |
7 | Margaret McDowell | ![]() | 1:18.4 | |
Ria van der Horst | ![]() | DSQ |
Key: DSQ = Disqualified
References
- ^ "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
- Women 100m Backstroke Swimming Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki (FIN), retrieved 2013-12-30