Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre backstroke
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The women's 100 metre backstroke
was a swimming
event held as part of the swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics
programme. It was the third appearance of the event, which was established in 1924. The competition was held on Tuesday August 9, 1932 and on Thursday August 11, 1932.
Twelve swimmers from seven nations competed.
In the first semi-final Eleanor Holm
set a new Olympic record with 1:18.3 minutes.
Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Semifinal 3
was not able to compete in the final. She had to stay in hospital due to blood poisoning after an infection officially caused by a mosquito bite.
Backstroke
The backstroke, also sometimes called the back crawl, is one of the four swimming styles regulated by FINA, and the only regulated style swum on the back. This has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disadvantage of swimmers not being able to see where they are going. It is also the only...
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Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
event held as part of the swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics
At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women. The competitions were held from Saturday August 6, 1932 to Saturday August 13, 1932. There was a total of 128 participants from 20 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's...
programme. It was the third appearance of the event, which was established in 1924. The competition was held on Tuesday August 9, 1932 and on Thursday August 11, 1932.
Twelve swimmers from seven nations competed.
Medalists
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1932 Summer Olympics.| World Record | 1:18.2 |  Eleanor HolmEleanor Holm Eleanor G. Holm was an American swimmer. An Olympic champion, she is best known for having been suspended from the 1936 Summer Olympics team, after she had attended a cocktail party on the transatlantic cruise ship taking her to Germany... |
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July 16, 1932 |
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| Olympic Record | 1:21.6 |  Marie BraunMarie Braun Maria Johanna Philipsen-Braun was a Dutch swimmer. She won the gold medal in the women's 100 meter backstroke at the 1928 Summer Olympics.... |
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August 9, 1928 |
In the first semi-final Eleanor Holm
Eleanor Holm
Eleanor G. Holm was an American swimmer. An Olympic champion, she is best known for having been suspended from the 1936 Summer Olympics team, after she had attended a cocktail party on the transatlantic cruise ship taking her to Germany...
set a new Olympic record with 1:18.3 minutes.
Semifinals
Tuesday August 9, 1932: The fastest two in each semi-final and the fastest third-placed from across the semi-finals advanced to the final.Semifinal 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:18.3 | QQ OR | |
| 2 | 1:21.6 | ||
| 3 | 1:22.6 | ||
| 4 | 1:23.5 | ||
| 5 | 1:25.1 |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:22.0 | ||
| 2 | 1:22.5 | ||
| 3 | 1:28.2 | ||
| 4 |
Semifinal 3
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:23.8 | ||
| 2 | 1:25.0 | ||
| 3 | 1:29.1 |
Final
Thursday August 11, 1932: Marie BraunMarie Braun
Maria Johanna Philipsen-Braun was a Dutch swimmer. She won the gold medal in the women's 100 meter backstroke at the 1928 Summer Olympics....
was not able to compete in the final. She had to stay in hospital due to blood poisoning after an infection officially caused by a mosquito bite.
| Place | Swimmer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:19.4 | |
| 2 | 1:21.3 | |
| 3 | 1:22.5 | |
| 4 | 1:22.6 | |
| 5 | 1:23.2 | |
| 6 | 1:23.4 |