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.[1] 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 | Joan Harrison.svg.png){kind=small} South Africa |
| Silver | Geertje Wielema Netherlands |
| Bronze | Jean Stewart New Zealand |
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 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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
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References
- ↑ "Swimming at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
External links
- Women 100m Backstroke Swimming Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki (FIN), retrieved 2013-12-30
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