| Women's 100 metre backstroke at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Date | July 19–20 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 5 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| 1928 → | |||||||||||||
| Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics | ||
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| 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 100 metre backstroke was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first appearance of the event, as women only swam freestyle events before this Games. The competition was held on Saturday July 19, 1924, and on Sunday July 20, 1924.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 1:22.4 |  Sybil Bauer
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Miami (USA) | January 6, 1924 |
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| Olympic Record | - | none | - | - |
In the first heat Sybil Bauer set the first Olympic record with 1:24.0 minutes. In the final she bettered her own record to 1:23.2 minutes.
Results
Semifinals
Saturday July 19, 1924: The fastest two in each semi-final and the faster of the two third-placed swimmer advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sybil Bauer (USA) |
1:24.0 | QQ OR |
| 2 |  Phyllis Harding (GBR) |
1:29.4 | |
| 3 | Florence Chambers (USA) |
1:32.0 | |
| 4 | Ellen King (GBR) |
1:38.2 | |
| 5 |  Lucienne Rouet (FRA) |
1:43.8 |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aileen Riggin (USA) |
1:29.6 | |
| 2 |  Jarmila Müllerová (TCH) |
1:37.0 | |
| 3 | Helen Boyle (GBR) |
1:43.0 | |
| 4 | Alice Stoffel (FRA) |
1:44.0 | |
| 5 |  Renée Brasseur (LUX) |
1:51.4 |
Final
Sunday July 20, 1924:
| Place | Swimmer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sybil Bauer (USA) |
1:23.2 OR |
| 2 | Phyllis Harding (GBR) |
1:27.4 |
| 3 | Aileen Riggin (USA) |
1:28.2 |
| 4 | Florence Chambers (USA) |
1:30.8 |
| 5 | Jarmila Müllerová (TCH) |
1:31.2 |
References
- "Swimming at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
External links
- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 29 September 2008.
| Olympic champions in women's 100 m backstroke | |
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