The women's 4×100 metre

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relay 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 Thursday 9 August 1928. The United States replaced two swimmers between the semi-finals and the final, while France replaced one. Thirty-one swimmers from seven nations competed. Note: Th
International Olympic Committee medal database
shows only these four swimmers from the United States as gold medalist.

Susan Laird Susanne E. Laird (July 18, 1908 – November 7, 1933), also known by her married name Susan Scavey, was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1928 Summer Olympics. Laird was born in Homestead, Pennsylvania, a ...

and

Josephine McKim Josephine Eveline McKim (January 4, 1910 – December 10, 1992), also known by her married name Josephine Chalmers, was an American swimmer who won three medals at the 1928 and 1932 Olympics. In 1928 she won the bronze medal in the 400-meter fr ...

both swam in the semi-final are not credited with medals.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics. The United States with

Adelaide Lambert Adelaide T. Lambert (October 27, 1907 – April 17, 1996), also known by her married name Adelaide Ballard, was an American competition swimmer who earned a gold medal as a member of winning U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay ...

, and

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 ...

set a new world record in the semi-final with 4:55.6 minutes. In the final the United States with

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 ...

, and

Martha Norelius Martha Maria Norelius (January 22, 1909 – September 25, 1955) was a Swedish-born American competition swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, and former world record-holder in five different freestyle swimming events. Biography Norelius was born in S ...

bettered the world record to 4:47.6 minutes.

Results

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

Semifinal 2

Final

References

External links

Olympic Report
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming At The 1928 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 X 100 Metre Freestyle Relay Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics 1928 in women's swimming Women's events at the 1928 Summer Olympics