Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke

Swimming at the
1952 Summer Olympics
Freestyle
100 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
100 mmen
Breaststroke
200 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4 × 100 mwomen
4 × 200 mmen

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
 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  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  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
1 Joan Harrison  South Africa 1:14.3
2 Geertje Wielema  Netherlands 1:14.5
3 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

  1. ^ "Swimming at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
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