Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Women's 300 metre freestyle
| Women's 300 metre freestyle at the Games of the VII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Stade Nautique d'Antwerp | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 26–28 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 7 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 300 m | women | |
| 400 m | men | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 200 m | men | |
| 400 m | men | |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | women | |
| 4 × 200 m | men | |
The women's 300 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the first appearance of the event, which was later adjusted to 400 metres to match the men's competition.
A total of 16 swimmers from seven nations competed in the event, which was held on Thursday, August 26 and on Saturday, August 28, 1920.
Records
[edit]These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 4:56.2 |  Fanny Durack
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? | 1912 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | - | none | - | - |
In the first semi-final Ethelda Bleibtrey set a new world record with 4:41.4 minutes. She bettered her own record in the final with 4:34.0 minutes.
Results
[edit]Semifinals
[edit]Thursday, August 26, 1920: The fastest two in each semi-final and the fastest third-placed from across the semi-finals advanced.
Semifinal 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ethelda Bleibtrey (USA) |
4:41.4 | Q WR |
| 2 |  Constance Jeans (GBR) |
4:57.8 | Q |
| 3 |  Carin Nilsson (SWE) |
5:07.0 | |
| 4 | Hilda James (GBR) |
5:07.2 | |
| 5 |  Lily Beaurepaire (AUS) |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Margaret Woodbridge (USA) |
4:56.6 | Q |
| 2 |  Violet Walrond (NZL) |
5:04.6 | Q |
| 3 | Jane Gylling (SWE) |
5:04.8 | q |
| 4 | Grace McKenzie (GBR) |
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| 5 |  Ernestine Lebrun (FRA) |
Semifinal 3
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eleanor Uhl (USA) |
5:02.0 | Q |
| 2 | Frances Schroth (USA) |
5:03.2 | Q |
| 3 | Aina Berg (SWE) |
5:29.6 | |
| 4 | Suzanne Wurtz (FRA) |
5:33.0 | |
| 5 | Florence Sancroft (GBR) |
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| 6 |  Blanche Nash (RSA) |
Final
[edit]Saturday, August 28, 1920:
| Place | Swimmer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethelda Bleibtrey (USA) |
4:34.0 WR |
| 2 | Margaret Woodbridge (USA) |
4:42.8 |
| 3 | Frances Schroth (USA) |
4:52.0 |
| 4 | Constance Jeans (GBR) |
4:52.4 |
| 5 | Eleanor Uhl (USA) |
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| 6 | Jane Gylling (SWE) |
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| 7 | Violet Walrond (NZL) |
References
[edit]- ^ "Swimming at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games: Women's 300 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
External links
[edit]- Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 2 May 2008.
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