Swimming at the 1936 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 1936 Summer Olympics
programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event, which was established in 1924. The competition was held from Tuersday August 11, 1936 to Thursday August 13, 1936.
Twenty-one swimmers from 14 nations competed.
Nida Senff
set a new Olympic record in the first heat with 1:16.2 minutes.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
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)
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event held as part of the swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics
At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women. The competitions were held from Saturday August 8, 1936 to Saturday August 15, 1936. There was a total of 248 participants from 29 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's...
programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event, which was established in 1924. The competition was held from Tuersday August 11, 1936 to Thursday August 13, 1936.
Twenty-one swimmers from 14 nations competed.
Medalists
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics.| World Record | 1:15.8 |  Rie MastenbroekRie Mastenbroek Hendrika "Rie" Wilhelmina Mastenbroek was a Dutch swimmer and a triple Olympic champion.-Biography:... |
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February 27, 1936 |
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| Olympic Record | 1:18.3 |  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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August 9, 1932 |
Nida Senff
Nida Senff
Dina Willemina Jacoba Senff was a swimmer from the Netherlands, who won the 100 metres backstroke at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. She did so after missing a turning point, went back to push the wall and still managed to win the race, at the expense of her teammate Rie Mastenbroek...
set a new Olympic record in the first heat with 1:16.2 minutes.
Heats
Tuersday August 11, 1936: The fastest four in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.Heat 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:16.6 | QQ OR | |
| 2 | 1:20.4 | ||
| 3 | 1:20.9 | ||
| 4 | 1:23.1 | ||
| 5 | 1:24.6 | ||
| 6 | 1:25.8 | ||
| 7 | 1:28.9 | ||
| 8 | 1:32.0 |
Heat 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:19.2 | ||
| 2 | 1:21.2 | ||
| 3 | 1:22.1 | ||
| 4 | 1:22.3 | ||
| 5 | 1:23.7 | ||
| 6 | 1:23.8 | ||
| 7 | 1:28.4 |
Heat 3
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:21.0 | ||
| 2 | 1:22.0 | ||
| 3 | 1:23.6 | ||
| 4 | 1:25.3 | ||
| 5 | 1:25.3 | ||
| 6 | 1:36.4 |
Semifinals
Wednesday August 12, 1936: The fastest three in each semi-final and the fastest fourth-placed advanced to the final.Semifinal 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:17.1 | ||
| 2 | 1:19.1 | ||
| 3 | 1:19.1 | ||
| 4 | 1:19.8 | ||
| 5 | 1:21.7 | ||
| 6 | 1:21.9 |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:19.1 | ||
| 2 | 1:19.6 | ||
| 3 | 1:20.4 | ||
| 4 | 1:21.3 | ||
| 5 | 1:21.6 | ||
| 6 | 1:22.0 |
Final
Thursday August 13, 1936:| Place | Swimmer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:18.9 | |
| 2 | 1:19.2 | |
| 3 | 1:19.4 | |
| 4 | 1:19.6 | |
| 5 | 1:20.4 | |
| 6 | 1:20.6 | |
| 7 | 1:21.5 |