Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke
| Swimming at the 1952 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 1952 Olympic Games took place on 29–31 July at the Swimming Stadium. 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} Joan HarrisonSouth Africa (RSA) |
| Silver |  Geertje WielemaNetherlands (NED) |
| Bronze |  Jean StewartNew Zealand (NZL) |
Results
Heats
Eight fastest swimmer advanced to the finals.
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geertje Wielema | Netherlands | 1:13.8 | Q |
| 2 | Jean Stewart | New Zealand | 1:16.0 | Q |
| 3 | Margaret McDowell |  Great Britain | 1:17.5 | Q |
| 4 | Barbara Stark |  United States | 1:17.9 | Q |
| 5 | Gerda Olsen |  Denmark | 1:20.1 | |
| 6 | Anneli Haaranen |  Finland | 1:21.7 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ria van der Horst | Netherlands | 1:17.0 | Q |
| 2 | Gertrud Herrbruck |  Germany | 1:17.8 | Q |
| 3 | Mary Freeman | United States | 1:18.0 | |
| 4 | Edith de Oliveira | .svg.png){kind=small} Brazil | 1:20.0 | |
| 5 | Lenora Fisher |  Canada | 1:22.9 | |
| 6 | Irena Milnikiel |  Poland | 1:25.5 | |
| 7 | Doris Gontersweiler-Vetterli |  Switzerland | 1:26.5 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joan Harrison | South Africa | 1:14.7 | Q |
| 2 | Joke de Korte | Netherlands | 1:15.8 | Q |
| 3 | Pauline Musgrave | Great Britain | 1:19.6 | |
| 4 | Magdolna Hunyadfy | .svg.png){kind=small} Hungary | 1:19.6 | |
| 5 | Coralie O'Connor | United States | 1:19.7 | |
| 6 | Margareta Westeson |  Sweden | 1:22.7 | |
| 7 | Erna Herbers | Germany | 1:23.1 |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Joan Harrison | South Africa | 1:14.3 | ' |
 | Geertje Wielema | Netherlands | 1:14.5 | |
 | Jean Stewart | New Zealand | 1:15.8 | |
| 4 | Joke de Korte | Netherlands | 1:15.8 | |
| 5 | Barbara Stark | United States | 1:16.2 | |
| 6 | Gertrud Herrbruck | Germany | 1:18.0 | |
| 7 | Margaret McDowell | Great Britain | 1:18.4 | |
| Ria van der Horst | Netherlands | DSQ |
Key: DSQ = Disqualified
References
- 1952 Summer Olympics results: Women's 100 m backstroke, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2009-10-25.
- Women 100m Backstroke Swimming Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki (FIN), retrieved 2013-12-30
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