Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke
| Swimming at the 1948 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 100 metre backstroke event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place between August 3 and 5, at the Empire Pool. This swimming event used the backstroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.
Medalists
| Gold |  Karen HarupDenmark (DEN) |
| Silver |  Suzanne ZimmermanUnited States (USA) |
| Bronze |  Judy-Joy DaviesAustralia (AUS) |
Results
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Karen Harup | Denmark | 1:14.4 | OR |
 | Suzanne Zimmerman | United States | 1:16.0 | |
 | Judy-Joy Davies | Australia | 1:16.7 | |
| 4 | Ilona Novák | .svg.png){kind=small} Hungary | 1:18.4 | |
| 5 | Ria van der Horst |  Netherlands | 1:18.8 | |
| 6 | Dicky van Ekris | Netherlands | 1:18.9 | |
| 7 | Muriel Mellon | United States | 1:19.0 | |
| 8 | Greetje Gaillard | Netherlands | 1:19.1 |
Key: OR = Olympic record
References
- 1948 Summer Olympics results: Women's 100 m backstroke, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2009-10-02.
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