Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke
Appearance
Women's 200 metre breaststroke at the Games of the IX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Sports Park Swim Stadium | ||||||||||||
Date | 7–9 August | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 21 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Swimming at the 1928 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 200 metre breaststroke was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the second appearance of the event, which was established in 1924. The competition was held from Tuesday to Thursday, 7 to 9 August 1928.
Twenty-one swimmers from twelve nations competed.
Records[edit]
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 3:11.2 | ![]() |
Berlin (GER) | 15 July 1928 |
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Olympic Record | 3:27.6 | ![]() |
Paris (FRA) | 16 July 1924 |
In the first heat Hilde Schrader set a new Olympic record with 3:11.6 minutes. In the second semi-final she equalized the standing world record with 3:11.2 minutes.
Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
Tuesday 7 August 1928: The fastest three in each heat advanced.
Heat 1[edit]
Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Hilde Schrader | ![]() |
3:11.6 | Q, OR |
2 | Agnes Geraghty | ![]() |
3:18.8 | Q |
3 | Brita Hazelius | ![]() |
3:21.6 | Q |
4 | Cornelia van Gelder | ![]() |
Unknown | |
5 | Margery Hinton | ![]() |
Unknown | |
6 | Róża Kajzer | ![]() |
Unknown |
Heat 2[edit]
Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Charlotte Mühe | ![]() |
3:14.2 | Q |
2 | Mietje Baron | ![]() |
3:20.2 | Q |
3 | Margaret Hoffman | ![]() |
3:21.6 | Q |
4 | Hedwig Bienenfeld | ![]() |
Unknown | |
5 | Dora Gibbs | ![]() |
Unknown | |
6 | Virginie Rausch | ![]() |
Unknown |
Heat 3[edit]
Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Else Jacobsen | ![]() |
3:17.6 | Q |
2 | Elfriede Zimmermann | ![]() |
3:18.6 | Q |
3 | Marianne Gustafsson | ![]() |
3:27.0 | Q |
4 | Dorothy Prior | ![]() |
Unknown | |
5 | Mabel Hamblen | ![]() |
Unknown |
Heat 4[edit]
Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Margaretha van Norden | ![]() |
3:27.2 | Q |
2 | Jane Fauntz | ![]() |
3:29.0 | Q |
3 | Doris Thompson | ![]() |
3:33.6 | Q |
4 | Alice Stoffel | ![]() |
Unknown |
Semifinals[edit]
Wednesday 8 August 1928: The fastest three in each semi-final advanced.
Semifinal 1[edit]
Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Mietje Baron | ![]() |
3:15.4 | Q |
2 | Charlotte Mühe | ![]() |
3:16.8 | Q |
Else Jacobsen | ![]() |
3:16.8 | Q | |
4 | Agnes Geraghty | ![]() |
Unknown | |
5 | Elfriede Zimmermann | ![]() |
Unknown | |
6 | Marianne Gustafsson | ![]() |
Unknown |
Semifinal 2[edit]
Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Hilde Schrader | ![]() |
3:11.2 | Q, OR, =WR |
2 | Brita Hazelius | ![]() |
3:21.4 | Q |
3 | Margaret Hoffman | ![]() |
3:22.4 | Q |
4 | Margaretha van Norden | ![]() |
Unknown | |
5 | Doris Thompson | ![]() |
Unknown | |
6 | Jane Fauntz | ![]() |
Unknown |
Final[edit]
Thursday 9 August 1928:
Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time |
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Hilde Schrader | ![]() |
3:12.6 |
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Mietje Baron | ![]() |
3:15.2 |
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Charlotte Mühe | ![]() |
3:17.6 |
4 | Else Jacobsen | ![]() |
3:19.0 |
5 | Margaret Hoffman | ![]() |
3:19.2 |
6 | Brita Hazelius | ![]() |
3:23.0 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Swimming at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Breaststroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
External links[edit]
- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 11 October 2008.