Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre freestyle
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The women's 100 metre freestyle
was a swimming
event held as part of the swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics
programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event, which was established in 1912. The competition was held on Saturday August 6, 1932 and on Monday August 8, 1932.
Twenty swimmers from ten nations competed.
In the second heat Joyce Cooper bettered the Olympic record with 1:09.0 minutes, in the third heat Helene Madison
bettered the Olympic record with 1:08.9 minutes, in the fourth heat Eleanor Saville
bettered the Olympic record with 1:08.5 minutes, in the first semi-finals Willy den Ouden
bettered the Olympic record with 1:07.6 minutes. Finally Helene Madison
set the new Olympic record in the final with 1:06.8 minutes.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Freestyle swimming
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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 fifth appearance of the event, which was established in 1912. The competition was held on Saturday August 6, 1932 and on Monday August 8, 1932.
Twenty swimmers from ten nations competed.
Medalists
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1932 Summer Olympics.| World Record | 1:06.6 |  Helene MadisonHelene Madison Helene Madison was an American swimmer. She won three gold medals in freestyle at the 1932 Summer Olympic Games, becoming, along with Romeo Neri of Italy, the most successful athlete there. She was born in Madison, Wisconsin.In sixteen months in 1930 and 1931, she broke sixteen world records in... |
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April 20, 1931 |
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| Olympic Record | 1:11.0 | Albina Osipowich Albina Osipowich Albina Lucy Charlotte Osipowich Van Aiken was an American swimmer, with Lithuanian or Belarusian roots, who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.... |
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In the second heat Joyce Cooper bettered the Olympic record with 1:09.0 minutes, in the third heat Helene Madison
Helene Madison
Helene Madison was an American swimmer. She won three gold medals in freestyle at the 1932 Summer Olympic Games, becoming, along with Romeo Neri of Italy, the most successful athlete there. She was born in Madison, Wisconsin.In sixteen months in 1930 and 1931, she broke sixteen world records in...
bettered the Olympic record with 1:08.9 minutes, in the fourth heat Eleanor Saville
Eleanor Garatti
Eleanor A. Garatti was an American swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and 1932 Summer Olympics.She died in Orinda, California....
bettered the Olympic record with 1:08.5 minutes, in the first semi-finals Willy den Ouden
Willy den Ouden
Willemijntje "Willy" den Ouden was a freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who held the world record for the 100 m freestyle swimming for nearly 23 years, from 1933 to 1956....
bettered the Olympic record with 1:07.6 minutes. Finally Helene Madison
Helene Madison
Helene Madison was an American swimmer. She won three gold medals in freestyle at the 1932 Summer Olympic Games, becoming, along with Romeo Neri of Italy, the most successful athlete there. She was born in Madison, Wisconsin.In sixteen months in 1930 and 1931, she broke sixteen world records in...
set the new Olympic record in the final with 1:06.8 minutes.
Heats
Saturday August 6, 1932: The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced to the final.Heat 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:12.1 | ||
| 2 | 1:12.2 | ||
| 3 | 1:12.7 | ||
| 4 | 1:17.1 | ||
| 5 | 1:19.9 |
Heat 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:09.0 | QQ OR | |
| 2 | 1:09.3 | ||
| 3 | 1:11.4 | ||
| 4 | 1:13.3 | ||
| 5 | 1:15.2 |
Heat 3
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:08.9 | QQ OR | |
| 2 | 1:11.0 | ||
| 3 | 1:11.6 | ||
| 4 | 1:15.1 | ||
| 5 | 1:16.2 |
Heat 4
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:08.5 | QQ OR | |
| 2 | 1:09.2 | ||
| 3 | 1:16.1 | ||
| 4 | 1:16.3 | ||
| 5 | 1:25.8 |
Semifinals
Sunday August 7, 1932: The fastest three in each semi-final advanced to the final.Semifinal 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:07.6 | QQ OR | |
| 2 | 1:08.8 | ||
| 3 | 1:08.8 | ||
| 4 | 1:09.2 | ||
| 5 | 1:14.1 |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:09.9 | ||
| 2 | 1:10.2 | ||
| 3 | 1:10.6 | ||
| 4 | 1:11.8 |
Final
Monday August 8, 1932:| Place | Swimmer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:06.8 OR | |
| 2 | 1:07.8 | |
| 3 | 1:08.2 | |
| 4 | 1:09.3 | |
| 5 | 1:09.9 | |
| 6 | 1:10.8 |