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Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke

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Women's 200 metre breaststroke
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
DateJuly 16–18
Competitors15 from 8 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lucy Morton  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Agnes Geraghty  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gladys Carson  Great Britain
1928 →

The women's 200 metre breaststroke was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the first appearance of the event, as women only swam freestyle events before this Games. The competition was held on Wednesday July 16, 1924 and on Friday July 18, 1924.

Records

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These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.

World Record 3:20.4 United Kingdom Irene Gilbert Rotherham (GBR) June 18, 1923
Olympic Record - none - -

In the first heat Agnes Geraghty set the first Olympic record with 3:27.6 minutes. This record was not bettered during this competition.

Results

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Semifinals

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Wednesday July 16, 1924: The fastest two in each semi-final and the fastest third-placed from across the semi-finals advanced.

Semifinal 1

Mietje Baron was disqualified, because she touched the wall with only one hand.

Place Swimmer Time Qual.
1  Agnes Geraghty (USA) 3:27.6 QF OR
2  Irene Gilbert (GBR) 3:32.8 QF
3  Wivan Pettersson (SWE) 3:37.0 qf
4  Odette Monard (FRA) 3:48.4
 Mietje Baron (NED) (3:22.6) DSQ

Semifinal 2

Place Swimmer Time Qual.
1  Lucy Morton (GBR) 3:29.4 QF
2  Laure Koster (LUX) 3:35.0 QF
3  Eleanor Coleman (USA) 3:39.2
4  Ella Molnár (HUN) 3:39.8
5  Alice Stoffel (FRA) 3:48.0

Semifinal 3

Place Swimmer Time Qual.
1  Gladys Carson (GBR) 3:30.0 QF
2  Hjördis Töpel (SWE) 3:39.0 QF
3  Matilda Scheurich (USA) 3:41.2
4  Běla Drážková (TCH) 3:43.0
5  Suzanne Kiffer-Porte (FRA) 3:43.6

Final

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Friday July 18, 1924:

Place Swimmer Time
1  Lucy Morton (GBR) 3:33.2
2  Agnes Geraghty (USA) 3:34.0
3  Gladys Carson (GBR) 3:35.4
4  Wivan Pettersson (SWE) 3:37.6
5  Irene Gilbert (GBR) 3:38.0
6  Laure Koster (LUX) 3:39.2
7  Hjördis Töpel (SWE) 3:47.6

References

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  1. ^ "Swimming at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Breaststroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
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