Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay

Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
VenueOlympic Sports Park Swim Stadium
Date9 August
Competitors31 from 7 nations
Medalists
 United States
 Great Britain
 South Africa

The women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the fourth appearance of the event, which was established in 1912. The competition was held on Thursday 9 August 1928.

The United States replaced two swimmers between the semi-finals and the final, while France replaced one. Thirty-one swimmers from seven nations competed.

Note: The International Olympic Committee medal database shows only these four swimmers from the United States as gold medalist. Susan Laird and Josephine McKim both swam in the semi-final are not credited with medals.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.

World Record 4:58.8 Euphrasia Donnelly
Gertrude Ederle
Ethel Lackie
Mariechen Wehselau
Paris (FRA) 18 July 1924
Olympic Record 4:58.8 Euphrasia Donnelly
Gertrude Ederle
Ethel Lackie
Mariechen Wehselau
Paris (FRA) 18 July 1924

The United States with Adelaide Lambert, Josephine McKim, Susan Laird, and Albina Osipowich set a new world record in the semi-final with 4:55.6 minutes. In the final the United States with Adelaide Lambert, Albina Osipowich, Eleanor Garatti, and Martha Norelius bettered the world record to 4:47.6 minutes.

Results

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

Rank Nation Swimmers Time Notes
1  United States 4:55.6 Q, WR
2  Netherlands 5:08.8 Q
3  South Africa 5:17.4 Q
4  Denmark Unknown

Semifinal 2

Rank Nation Swimmers Time Notes
1  Great Britain 5:16.6 Q
2  Germany 5:19.0 Q
3  France 5:42.4 Q

Final

Rank Nation Swimmers Time Notes
 United States 4:47.6 WR
 Great Britain 5:02.8
 South Africa 5:13.4
4  Germany 5:14.4
5  France 5:32.0
 Netherlands DQ

References

  1. ^ "Swimming at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Women's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2016.