Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
| Women's 4x100 metre freestyle relay at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | |
| Date | July 18 |
|---|---|
| Competitors | 24 from 6 nations |
| Medalists | |
| Swimming at the 1924 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 4x100 metre freestyle relay was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the third appearance of the event, which had been established in 1912. The competition was held on Friday July 18, 1924.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 5:11.6 |  Margaret Woodbridge Frances Schroth Irene Guest Ethelda Bleibtrey |
Antwerp (BEL) | August 29, 1920 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 5:11.6 | Margaret Woodbridge Frances Schroth Irene Guest Ethelda Bleibtrey |
Antwerp (BEL) | August 29, 1920 |
The United States set a new world record and broke the five-minute barrier with 4:58.8 minutes.
Results
Final
| Place | Swimmers | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Euphrasia Donnelly, Gertrude Ederle, Ethel Lackie, and Mariechen Wehselau (USA) | 4:58.8 WR |
| 2 |  Florence Barker, Constance Jeans, Grace McKenzie, and Iris Tanner (GBR) | 5:17.0 |
| 3 |  Aina Berg, Gurli Ewerlund, Wivan Pettersson, and Hjördis Töpel (SWE) | 5:35.6 |
| 4 |  Vibeke Møller, Agnete Olsen, Hedevig Rasmussen, and Karen Maud Rasmussen (DEN) | 5:42.4 |
| 5 |  Ernestine Lebrun, Gilberte Mortier, Bienna Pélégry, and Mariette Protin (FRA) | 5:43.4 |
| 6 |  Mietje Baron, Alida Bolten, Truus Klapwijk, and Maria Vierdag (NED) | 5:45.8 |
References
- ↑ "Swimming at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Women's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay". Sports Reference. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
External links
- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 29 September 2008.
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