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Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay

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Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
VenueOlympic Sports Park Swim Stadium
Date9 August
Competitors31 from 7 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  South Africa
← 1924
1932 →

The women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the fourth appearance of the event, which was established in 1912. The competition was held on Thursday 9 August 1928.

The United States replaced two swimmers between the semi-finals and the final, while France replaced one. Thirty-one swimmers from seven nations competed.

Note: The International Olympic Committee medal database shows only these four swimmers from the United States as gold medalist. Susan Laird and Josephine McKim both swam in the semi-final are not credited with medals.

Records

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

World Record 4:58.8 United States Euphrasia Donnelly
United States Gertrude Ederle
United States Ethel Lackie
United States Mariechen Wehselau
Paris (FRA) 18 July 1924
Olympic Record 4:58.8 United States Euphrasia Donnelly
United States Gertrude Ederle
United States Ethel Lackie
United States Mariechen Wehselau
Paris (FRA) 18 July 1924

The United States with Adelaide Lambert, Josephine McKim, Susan Laird, and Albina Osipowich set a new world record in the semi-final with 4:55.6 minutes. In the final the United States with Adelaide Lambert, Albina Osipowich, Eleanor Garatti, and Martha Norelius bettered the world record to 4:47.6 minutes.

Results

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Semifinals

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Semifinal 1

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Rank Nation Swimmers Time Notes
1  United States 4:55.6 Q, WR
2  Netherlands 5:08.8 Q
3  South Africa 5:17.4 Q
4  Denmark Unknown

Semifinal 2

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Rank Nation Swimmers Time Notes
1  Great Britain 5:16.6 Q
2  Germany 5:19.0 Q
3  France 5:42.4 Q

Final

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Rank Nation Swimmers Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States 4:47.6 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Great Britain 5:02.8
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  South Africa 5:13.4
4  Germany 5:14.4
5  France 5:32.0
 Netherlands DQ

References

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  1. ^ "Swimming at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Women's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
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