The women's 100 metre

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was a

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event held as part of the

swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women. The competitions were held from Saturday August 4, 1928, to Saturday August 11, 1928. There were 182 participants from 28 countries ...

programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event, which was established in 1912. The competition was held on Friday and Saturday, 10 and 11 August 1928. Twenty-four swimmers from eleven nations competed.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics. In the first semi-final

Albina Osipowich Albina Lucy Charlotte Osipowich (February 26, 1911 – June 6, 1964), later known by her married name Albina Van Aken, was an American competition swimmer who won gold medals in the women's 100-meter freestyle and 4×100-meter freestyle relay at ...

equaled the Olympic record with 1 minute 12.2 seconds. In the second semi-final

Eleanor Garatti Eleanor A. Garatti (July 12, 1909 – September 9, 1998), later known by her married name Eleanor Saville, was an American competition swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, and former world record-holder. Garatti represented the United States at the ...

improved the record with a time of 1 minute 11.4 seconds. In the final

again bettered the Olympic record with 1 minute 11.0 seconds.

Results

Heats

The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.

Heat 1

Heat 2

Heat 3

Heat 4

Heat 5

Heat 6

Semifinals

The fastest three in each semi-final advanced.

Semifinal 1

Semifinal 2

Final

Saturday 11 August 1928:

References

External links

Olympic Report
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