Swimming at the 1922 Women's Olympiad – 100 metre backstroke

The 100 m backstroke event at the 1922 Women's Olympiad was held on 22 April 1922. The venue of the competition was the Port Hercules, the harbour of Monte Carlo, Monaco.[1]

100 m backstroke
at the 1922 Women's Olympiad
Gold medal winner Klapwijk (left)
VenuePort Hercules
LocationMonte Carlo, Monaco
Dates22 April
Winning time1:43
Medalists
gold medal    Netherlands
silver medal    Great Britain
bronze medal    France

Results

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The winner of each heat and the fastest number two continued to the final.[1] The Dutch Truus Klapwijk won the third heat ahead of the French ladies Brinter and Porter.[2][3]

Heat Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Alice Harlfinger   France 1:47.2 Q French record
1 2 Gilberte Mortier[4]   France 2:04.2
2 1 Alice Stoffel   France 1:54 Q
2 2 Lucienne Rouet[4]   France 1:56.8
3 1 Doris Hart   Great Britain 1:43.6 Q
3 2 Truus Klapwijk   Netherlands 1:46.6 q
3 Brister[4]   France
3 Suzanne Porte   France

The Dutch Truus Klapwijk won the race in a time of 1:43. This time was listed as a new French record. British Doris Hart finished second, 0.6 seconds behind Klapwijk and the French Alice Harlfinger finished third.[5]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Truus Klapwijk   Netherlands 1:43.2 French Record
  Doris Hart   Great Britain 1:43.6 or 1:43.4[3]
  Alice Harlfinger   France 1:44.4
4 Alice Stoffel   France

Sources:[5][6][3]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Hollandsche zwemsters te Monte Carlo". Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant (in Dutch). 22 April 1922. Retrieved 13 October 2022 – via Delpher.
  2. "De wedstrijden te Monte Carlo". Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant (in Dutch). 21 April 1922. Retrieved 13 October 2022 – via Delpher.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Les "Jeux Athetiques feminins" de Monte-Carlo | Natation". La Dernière Heure (in French). 24 April 1922. p. 4. Retrieved 29 August 2024 – via belgicapress.be.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Velez, Anne (2010). "LES FILLES DE L'EAU. UNE HISTOIRE DES FEMMES ET DE LA NATATION EN FRANCE(1905-1939)" (PDF). Université d’Angers (in French). Retrieved 10 November 2022 – via tel.archives-ouvertes.fr.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Zwemmen. Onze zwemsters in Monte Carlo". De Tijd (in Dutch). 24 April 1922. Retrieved 13 October 2022 – via Delpher.
  6. Velez, Anne (2010). "LES FILLES DE L'EAU. UNE HISTOIRE DES FEMMES ET DE LA NATATION EN FRANCE(1905-1939)" (PDF). Université d’Angers (in French). Retrieved 10 November 2022 – via tel.archives-ouvertes.fr.