Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle

Swimming at the
1928 Summer Olympics
Freestyle
100 m men   women
400 m men   women
1500 m men
Backstroke
100 m men   women
Breaststroke
200 m men   women
Freestyle relay
4×100 m   women
4×200 m men  

The women's 400 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event, which was established in 1924 after 1920 a 300-metre event was held. The competition was held from Saturday August 4, 1928 to Monday August 6, 1928.

Twenty swimmers from nine nations competed.

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
 Martha Norelius
United States (USA)		  Marie Braun
Netherlands (NED)		  Josephine McKim
United States (USA)

Records

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

World Record 5:49.6 United States Martha Norelius New York City (USA) June 30, 1928
Olympic Record 6:02.2 United States Martha Norelius Paris (FRA) July 15, 1924

In the first heat Martha Norelius set a new world record with 5:45.4 minutes. In the final she bettered her own record to 5:42.8 minutes.

Results

Heats

Saturday August 4, 1928: The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.

Heat 1

Place Swimmer Time Qual.
1  Martha Norelius (USA) 5:45.4 QQ WR
2  Cissie Stewart (GBR) 6:12.3 QQ
3  Truus Baumeister (NED) 6:26.4
4  Marguerite Ledoux (FRA)
5  Mary Bedford (RSA)
6  Dora Schönemann (GER) 6:37.0

Heat 2

Place Swimmer Time Qual.
1  Ethel McGary (USA) 6:04.6 QQ
2  Iris Tanner (GBR) 6:11.0 QQ
3  Edna Davey (AUS) 6:12.0
4  Charlotte Lehmann (GER) 6:28.0
5  Rhoda Rennie (RSA)
6  Georgina Roty (FRA)

Heat 3

Place Swimmer Time Qual.
1  Josephine McKim (USA) 6:10.0 QQ
2  Kathleen Miller (NZL) 6:16.8 QQ
3  Fritzi Löwy (AUT) 6:20.0
4  Disa Lindberg (FIN)

Heat 4

Place Swimmer Time Qual.
1  Marie Braun (NED) 5:53.8 QQ
2  Freddie van der Goes (RSA) 6:03.6 QQ
3  Edith Mayne (GBR) 6:10.4 qq
4  Reni Erkens (GER)

Semifinals

Sunday August 5, 1928: The fastest three in each semi-final advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1

Place Swimmer Time Qual.
1  Martha Norelius (USA) 5:58.0 QF
2  Freddie van der Goes (RSA) 6:01.6 QF
3  Cissie Stewart (GBR) 6:06.4 QF
4  Ethel McGary (USA)
5  Kathleen Miller (NZL)

Semifinal 2

Place Swimmer Time Qual.
1  Marie Braun (NED) 5:54.6 QF
2  Josephine McKim (USA) 5:55.0 QF
3  Iris Tanner (GBR) 6:09.0 QF
4  Edith Mayne (GBR)

Final

Monday August 6, 1928:

Place Swimmer Time
1  Martha Norelius (USA) 5:42.8 WR
2  Marie Braun (NED) 5:57.8
3  Josephine McKim (USA) 6:00.2
4  Cissie Stewart (GBR) 6:07.0
5  Freddie van der Goes (RSA) 6:07.2
6  Iris Tanner (GBR) 6:11.6

References

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