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Swimming At The 1932 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 Metre Freestyle
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. Records These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1932 Summer Olympics. In the heats the Olympic record was broken in the second heat by Joyce Cooper with 1:09.0, in the third heat by Helene Madison with 1:08.9 and in the fourth heat Eleanor Saville with 1:08.5. In the first semi-final Willy den Ouden Willemijntje den Ouden (1 January 1918 – 6 December 1997) was a competitive swimmer from the Netherlands, who held the 100-meter freestyle world record for nearly 23 years, from 1933 to 1956. Biography Den Ouden was a daughter of Willemijntj ... bettered the Olympic record with 1:07.6 and in the final Madison again set a ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helene Madison
Helene Emma Madison (June 19, 1913 – November 27, 1970) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. Madison won three gold medals in freestyle event at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, becoming, along with Romeo Neri of Italy, the most successful athlete at the 1932 Olympics: women's 100-meter freestyle, 400-meter freestyle, and 4×100-meter freestyle relay. Helene Madison . Sports-Reference.com In sixteen months in 1930 and 1931, she broke sixteen world records in various distances. Following the 1932 Olympics she appeared in the films ''The Human Fish'' and '' The Warrior's Husband'' and hence, as a professional, was not allowed to participate in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hatsuho Matsuzawa
was a Japanese swimmer. She competed in the 100 m freestyle event at the 1932 Olympics, but was eliminated in the preliminaries. On 29 August 1933 Matsuzawa set a national record in the 50 m freestyle at 31.06 seconds that stood until 21 August 1954. . Japanese Swimming Federation In 1934 she became a high school teacher, and in 1936 a national swimming coach at the Berlin Olympics. She married in 1937 and later had five children, including Sadahiko Sugaya ( 菅谷定彦), who became president and CEO of |
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, to Saturday, August 13, 1932. There was a total of 128 participants from 20 countries competing. Medal table Medal summary Men's events Women's events Participating nations 128 swimmers from 20 nations competed. References External links * {{Swimming at the Summer Olympics 1932 Summer Olympics events 1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ... 1932 in swimming International aquatics competitions hosted by the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Lenk
Maria Emma Hulga Lenk (January 15, 1915 – April 16, 2007) was a Brazilian swimmer, the first South American woman to participate in the Summer Olympic Games, in 1932 (Los Angeles). Biography Born in São Paulo, Maria Lenk was the first Brazilian in history to set a world record in swimming. On November 8, 1939, in Rio de Janeiro with a time of 2:56.0, she beat Jopie Waalberg's previous record of 2:56.9, for the 200m breaststroke event. This record lasted almost 5 years, until Nel van Vliet, from the Netherlands broke it on August 17, 1946, with a time of 2:52.6. In the same year, she also broke the world record for the discontinued category of 400m breaststroke, with a time of 6:15.8. She also participated in the 1936 Summer Olympics, in Berlin, where she reached the semifinals of the 200m breaststroke event. In this occasion, she also became the first woman in the world to swim the Butterfly stroke in an official competition. At the time, the Butterfly stroke was use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irene Pirie
Irene Catherine Pirie-Milton (June 7, 1914 – December 1998), née Irene Catherine Pirie, was a Canadian champion swimmer who competed internationally in freestyle events. At the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario, she was a member of the Canadian team which won the silver medal in the 4×100-yard freestyle relay event. At the 1934 British Empire Games in London, she won a gold medal with the Canadian team in the 4×100-yard relay competition. She also won a silver medal in the 100-yard freestyle and a bronze medal in the 440 yard freestyle. At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, she was a member of the Canadian team which finished fourth in the women's 4×100-metre freestyle relay. She also participated in the 100-metre freestyle and 400-metre freestyle, but in both she was eliminated in the first round. Four years later at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, she was on the Canadian team that finished fourth in the 4×100 metre freestyle re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yukie Arata
was a Japanese freestyle swimmer. She competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held duri .... In 1932 she was a member of the Japanese relay team which finished fifth in the 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event. In the 100 metre freestyle competition she was eliminated in the first round. External linksProfile* 1914 births Year of death missing Olympic swimmers for Japan Swimmers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Japanese female freestyle swimmers {{Japan-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazue Kojima
was a Japanese freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1932 she was a member of the Japanese relay team that finished fifth in the 4×100 mm freestyle relay. In the 100 m freestyle competition she was eliminated in the first round. Four years later she finished sixth in the 400 m freestyle 4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. In mathematics Four is the smallest c .... In the 100 m freestyle competition she was eliminated in the semi-finals, and as part of the Japanese 4 × 100 m relay team she was eliminated in the first round. References 1916 births 1992 deaths Japanese female freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers of Japan Swimmers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1936 Summer Olympics 20th-century Japanese women {{Japan-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edna Hughes
Edna Tildesley Hughes (1 August 1916 – 17 November 1990), later known by her married name Edna Redwood, was an English competition swimmer who represented Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics and 1936 Summer Olympics. She was born in Walsall Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands County, England. Historic counties of England, Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located north-west of Birmingham, east ... and died in Ceredigion. In the 1932 Olympics she won bronze medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay event. She was also fourth in her first round heat of 100 m freestyle event and did not advance. Four years later she was sixth in the 4×100 m freestyle relay event. See also * List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women) External linksEdna Hughes' profile at Sports Reference.com 1916 births 1990 deaths Sportspeople from Walsall English female swimmers English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilli Andersen
Else Lilly "Lilli" Andersen (later ''Svanberg'', December 6, 1914 – January 24, 1988) was a Danish freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics. She was born in Sankt Jørgensbjerg, Roskilde and died in Oscar Parish, Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv .... She married Tage Svanberg, a Swedish swimmer, and was the mother of John Torp Larsson and Hans Svanberg. In 1932 she was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 400 metre freestyle event. She also participated in the 100 metre freestyle competition but was eliminated in the first round. She broke the world record in the 800 meter freestyle in 1933, and still holds the record of 7 hours 47 minutes for females for the Barsebäck–Bellevue course from 6 August 1937. External linksprofile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenny Maakal
Jenny Genoveva Maakal (2 August 1913 – 15 September 2002) was a South African freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics. She was born in Rayton. In the 1932 Olympics she won a bronze medal in the 400 m freestyle event and was sixth in the 100 m freestyle event. Maakal also competed in the 1930 British Empire Games The 1930 British Empire Games were the inaugural edition of what now is known as the Commonwealth Games, and were held in Hamilton, Ontario, from 16 to 23 August 1930. The games were organized by ''Hamilton Spectator'' sportswriter Bobby Robinso ... and swam in two finals. Four years later she won the silver medal in the 440 yards freestyle competition and as member of the South African team in the 4×110 yards freestyle relay contest. See also * List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women) External linksJenny Maakal's profile at Sports Reference.com [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irene Mullen
Irene Emma Mullen (February 16, 1914 – December 26, 1981), later known by her married name Irene Warnick, was a Canadian freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. In 1932 she was a member of the Canadian relay team which finished fourth in the 4x100-metre freestyle relay. In the 100-metre freestyle The 100 metre freestyle is often considered to be the highlight (Blue Ribbon event) of the sport of swimming (sport), swimming, like 100 metres in the sport of Athletics (sport), Athletics. The first swimmer to break the one-minute barrier (long ..., she was eliminated in the first round. References External links * * * 1914 births 1981 deaths Canadian female freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Canada Sportspeople from Hamilton, Ontario Swimmers at the 1932 Summer Olympics {{Canada-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Vierdag
Maria "Rie" Vierdag (22 September 1905 – 17 July 2005) was a Dutch freestyle swimmer who competed at the 1924, 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics. She won a silver medal in the 4×100 m relay in 1932, setting a European record, and finished sixth in 1924. She failed to reach the 100 m finals at all Games. Vierdag was a European champion in the 100 m in 1927 and in the 4×100 m relay in 1931. In 1927 she finished her 100 m race in the same time as Joyce Cooper Margaret Joyce Cooper (18 April 1909 – 22 July 2002), later known by her married name Joyce Badcock, was an English competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain at the Olympics and European championships, and England at the British Empire ..., and an addition trial was arranged between them. Cooper was too tired to attend it, and Vierdag was announced as the winner. Nationally Vierdag set eight Dutch records, yet won only one national title, in the 100 m in 1929. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |