- Medalists
- Records
- Results Heats Semifinals Final
- References
- External links
{{use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}{{SwimmingAt1932SummerOlympics}}The women's 400 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the third appearance of the event, which was established in 1924 after 1920 a 300 metre event was held. The competition was held on Thursday August 11, 1932 and on Saturday August 13, 1932. Fourteen swimmers from nine nations competed. Medalists| {{flagIOCmedalist|Helene Madison|USA|1932 Summer}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|Lenore Kight|USA|1932 Summer}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|Jenny Maakal|RSA|1932 Summer}} |
RecordsThese were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1932 Summer Olympics. | World Record | 5:31.0 | USA}} Helene Madison | Seattle (USA) | February 3, 1931 |
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| Olympic Record | 5:42.8 | USA}} Martha Norelius | Amsterdam (NED) | August 6, 1928 |
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In the third heat Lenore Kight set a new Olympic record with 5:40.9 minutes. Helene Madison set a new world record in the final with 5:28.5 minutes. ResultsHeatsThursday August 11, 1932: The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced to the final. Heat 1| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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| 1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Joyce Cooper|GBR|1932 Summer}} | 5:56.7 | QQ | | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Norene Forbes|USA|1932 Summer}} | 5:57.8 | QQ | | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Yvonne Godard|FRA|1932 Summer}} | 5:57.8 | qq | | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Irene Pirie|CAN|1932 Summer}} | 6:22.2 |
Heat 2| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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| 1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Helene Madison|USA|1932 Summer}} | 5:44.5 | QQ | | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Marie Braun|NED|1932 Summer}} | 5:50.5 | QQ | | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Betty Edwards|CAN|1932 Summer}} | 6:27.2 |
Heat 3| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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| 1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Lenore Kight|USA|1932 Summer}} | 5:40.9 | QQ OR | | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Puck Oversloot|NED|1932 Summer}} | 5:50.3 | QQ | | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Frances Bult|AUS|1932 Summer}} | 6:03.0 |
Heat 4| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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| 1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Jenny Maakal|RSA|1932 Summer}} | 5:53.9 | QQ | | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Lilli Andersen|DEN|1932 Summer}} | 6:05.1 | QQ | | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Hatsuko Morioka|JPN|1932 Summer}} | 6:07.4 | | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Ruth Kerr|CAN|1932 Summer}} | 6:25.7 |
SemifinalsFriday August 12, 1932: The fastest three in each semi-final advanced to the final. Marie Braun was not able to compete in the semi-finals. She had to stay in hospital due to blood poisoning after an infection officially caused by a mosquito bite. Semifinal 1| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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| 1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Helene Madison|USA|1932 Summer}} | 5:48.7 | QQ | | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Jenny Maakal|RSA|1932 Summer}} | 6:00.6 | QQ | | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Norene Forbes|USA|1932 Summer}} | 6:22.1 | QQ | | — | {{flagIOCathlete|Puck Oversloot|NED|1932 Summer}} | DNS |
Semifinal 2| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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| 1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Lenore Kight|USA|1932 Summer}} | 5:50.8 | QQ | | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Yvonne Godard|FRA|1932 Summer}} | 6:00.1 | QQ | | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Joyce Cooper|GBR|1932 Summer}} | 6:00.4 | QQ | | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Lilli Andersen|DEN|1932 Summer}} | 6:05.5 | | — | {{flagIOCathlete|Marie Braun|NED|1932 Summer}} | DNS |
FinalSaturday August 13, 1932: | Place | Swimmer | Time |
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| 1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Helene Madison|USA|1932 Summer}} | 5:28.5 WR | | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Lenore Kight|USA|1932 Summer}} | 5:28.6 | | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Jenny Maakal|RSA|1932 Summer}} | 5:47.3 | | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Joyce Cooper|GBR|1932 Summer}} | 5:49.7 | | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|Yvonne Godard|FRA|1932 Summer}} | 5:54.4 | | 6 | {{flagIOCathlete|Norene Forbes|USA|1932 Summer}} | 6:06.0 |
References1. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1932/SWI/womens-400-metres-freestyle.html |title=Swimming at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's 400 metres Freestyle |accessdate=11 September 2016 |work=Sports Reference}}
External links- Olympic Report
- {{cite web | last = Wudarski | first = Pawel | year = 1999 | url = http://olympic.w.interia.pl/ | title = Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich | accessdate = 2 November 2008|language=pl}}
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