Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay
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The women's 4x100 metre freestyle
relay was a swimming
event held as part of the swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics
programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event, which was established in 1912. The competition was held on Friday, August 12, 1932.
Twenty swimmers from five nations competed.
The United States set a new world record with 4:38.0 minutes.
Final
Freestyle swimming
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event held as part of the swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics
At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women. The competitions were held from Saturday August 6, 1932 to Saturday August 13, 1932. There was a total of 128 participants from 20 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's...
programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event, which was established in 1912. The competition was held on Friday, August 12, 1932.
Twenty swimmers from five nations competed.
Medalists
| Helen Johns Helen Johns (swimmer) Helen Eileen Johns was an American swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.... Helene Madison Helene Madison Helene Madison was an American swimmer. She won three gold medals in freestyle at the 1932 Summer Olympic Games, becoming, along with Romeo Neri of Italy, the most successful athlete there. She was born in Madison, Wisconsin.In sixteen months in 1930 and 1931, she broke sixteen world records in... Josephine McKim Josephine McKim Josephine Eveline McKim was a champion American swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and 1932 Summer Olympics.... Eleanor Saville Eleanor Garatti Eleanor A. Garatti was an American swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and 1932 Summer Olympics.She died in Orinda, California.... |
Corrie Laddé Corrie Laddé Cornelia "Corrie" Laddé was a Dutch swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.In the 1932 Olympics she won a silver medal in the 4x100 m freestyle relay event... Willy den Ouden Willy den Ouden Willemijntje "Willy" den Ouden was a freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who held the world record for the 100 m freestyle swimming for nearly 23 years, from 1933 to 1956.... Puck Oversloot Puck Oversloot Maria Petronella "Puck" Oversloot was Dutch swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.In the 1932 Olympics she won a silver medal in the 4x100 m freestyle relay event... Maria Vierdag Maria Vierdag Maria "Rie" Vierdag was a Dutch swimmer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, 1928 Summer Olympics and 1932 Summer Olympics.... |
Joyce Cooper Valerie Davies Edna Hughes Edna Hughes Edna Tildesley Hughes was an English swimmer who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics and 1936 Summer Olympics.She was born in Walsall and died in Ceredigion.... Helen Varcoe Helen Varcoe Helen Gradwell Varcoe was an English swimmer from Croydon, who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.In the 1932 Olympics she won bronze medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay event.... |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.| World Record | 4:47.6 |  Adelaide LambertAdelaide Lambert Adelaide T. Lambert was an American swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics where she won the gold medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay event.She died in Bremerton, Washington.... Albina OsipowichAlbina Osipowich Albina Lucy Charlotte Osipowich Van Aiken was an American swimmer, with Lithuanian or Belarusian roots, who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.... Eleanor GarattiEleanor Garatti Eleanor A. Garatti was an American swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and 1932 Summer Olympics.She died in Orinda, California.... Martha NoreliusMartha Norelius Martha Norelius was an American swimmer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and 1928 Summer Olympics.In the 1924 Olympics she won a gold medal in the 400 m freestyle event.... |
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August 9, 1928 |
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| Olympic Record | 4:47.6 | Adelaide Lambert Adelaide Lambert Adelaide T. Lambert was an American swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics where she won the gold medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay event.She died in Bremerton, Washington.... Albina OsipowichAlbina Osipowich Albina Lucy Charlotte Osipowich Van Aiken was an American swimmer, with Lithuanian or Belarusian roots, who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.... Eleanor GarattiEleanor Garatti Eleanor A. Garatti was an American swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and 1932 Summer Olympics.She died in Orinda, California.... Martha NoreliusMartha Norelius Martha Norelius was an American swimmer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and 1928 Summer Olympics.In the 1924 Olympics she won a gold medal in the 400 m freestyle event.... |
Amsterdam Amsterdam Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population... (NED Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... ) |
August 9, 1928 |
The United States set a new world record with 4:38.0 minutes.
Results
As there were only five nation who competed in this event only a final was held.Final
| Place | Swimmers | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:38.0 WR | |
| 2 | 4:47.5 | |
| 3 | 4:52.4 | |
| 4 | 5:05.7 | |
| 5 | 5:06.7 | |