1936 Summer Olympics / Swimming - 4 × 100 m freestyle (women)
sport | swim | ||||||||
discipline | 4 × 100 m freestyle | ||||||||
gender | Women | ||||||||
Attendees | 38 athletes from 9 countries | ||||||||
Competition location | Olympic swimming stadium | ||||||||
Competition phase | August 12, 1936 (semi-finals) August 14, 1936 (final) |
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Winning time | 4: 36.0 min | ||||||||
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Swimming competitions at the 1936 Olympic Games |
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100 m freestyle | Men | Women |
400 m freestyle | Men | Women |
1500 m freestyle | Men | |
100 m back | Men | Women |
200 m chest | Men | Women |
4 × 100 m freestyle | Women | |
4 × 200 m freestyle | Men |
The women's 4 × 100 meter freestyle relay at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin took place on August 12 and 14. The Dutch relay was the Olympic champion. Silver went to the German relay and bronze was won by the United States relay.
Records
Before the start of the Olympic Games, the following records were valid.
World record | 4: 32.8 min | Netherlands |
Rotterdam Netherlands |
May 24, 1936 |
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Olympic record | 4: 38.0 min | United States |
Los Angeles United States |
August 9, 1932 |
The following new records were set:
Olympic record | 4: 36.0 min | Netherlands | final |
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Results
Semifinals
The semi-finals took place on August 12th. The first three seasons of each run as well as the fastest fourth-placed season qualified for the finals.
Semi-final 1
rank | nation | Athletes | time | Note |
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1 | United States |
Mavis Freeman Bernice Lapp Olive McKean Elizabeth Ryan |
4: 47.1 min | |
2 | Great Britain |
Zilpha Grant Edna Hughes Margaret Jeffery Olive Wadham |
4: 47.2 min | |
3 | Canada |
Phyllis Dewar Mary McConkey Irene Pirie-Milton Margaret Stone |
4: 49.7 min | |
4th | Hungary |
Ilona Ács Ágnes Bíró Vera Harsányi Magda Lenkei |
4: 50.6 min | |
5 | Austria |
Roma Wagner Franziska Mally Grete Ittlinger Elli von Kropiwnicki |
5: 16.6 min |
Semi-final 2
rank | nation | Athletes | time | Note |
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1 | Netherlands |
Hendrika Mastenbroek Willy den Ouden Johanna Selbach Catharina Wagner |
4: 38.1 min | |
2 | German Empire |
Ruth Halbsguth Leni Lohmar Ursula Pollack Ingeborg Schmitz |
4: 40.5 min | |
3 | Denmark |
Eva Arndt Tove Bruunstrøm Ragnhild Hveger Elvi Svendsen |
4: 46.2 min | |
4th | Japan |
Tsuneko Furuta Kazue Kojima Hatsuko Morioka Rei Takemura |
4: 58.1 min |
final
August 14, 1936
rank | nation | Athletes | time |
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1 | Netherlands |
Johanna Selbach Catharina Wagner Willy den Ouden Hendrika Mastenbroek |
4: 36.0 min ( OR ) |
2 | German Empire |
Ruth Halbsguth Leni Lohmar Ingeborg Schmitz Gisela Arendt |
4: 36.8 min |
3 | United States |
Katherine Rawls Bernice Lapp Mavis Freeman Olive McKean |
4: 40.2 min |
4th | Hungary |
Ilona Ács Ágnes Bíró Vera Harsányi Magda Lenkei |
4: 48.0 min |
Canada |
Mary McConkey Irene Pirie-Milton Margaret Stone Phyllis Dewar |
4: 48.0 min | |
6th | Great Britain |
Margaret Jeffery Zilpha Grant Edna Hughes Olive Wadham |
4: 51.0 min |
7th | Denmark |
Ragnhild Hveger Tove Bruunstrøm Elvi Svendsen Eva Arndt |
4: 51.4 min |