Swimming at the 1922 Women's Olympiad – 100 metre freestyle
The 100 m freestyle event at the 1922 Women's Olympiad was held on 21 April 1922. The venue of the competition was the Port Hercules, the harbour of Monte Carlo, Monaco.[1] The race was held on a sunny day.[2]
| 100 m freestyle at the 1922 Women's Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Port Hercules | |||||||||
| Location | Monte Carlo, Monaco | |||||||||
| Dates | 21 April | |||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 6 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:22 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Results
changeHeats
changeIt was announced only the winner of each heat continued to the final.[1][3] However, the Dutch Rie Beisenherz who finished second in the heats,[4] advanced to the final.
Irma Burr was listed in heat 4,[3] but withdrew.[6]
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 1 | Aina Berg |  Sweden |
1:25.8 | Q |
| 1 | Truus Klapwijk |  Netherlands |
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| 1 | Andrée Bonnet |  France |
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| 1 | Mariette Protin | France |
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| 2 | 1 | Ernestine Lebrun | France |
1:32.4 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | A. Togier |  Italy |
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| 2 | Eyckmans |  Belgium |
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| 2 | B. Petit | France |
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| 3 | 1 | Germaine van Dievoet | Belgium |
1:27.8 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | A. Ayres |  Great Britain |
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| 3 | Alida Bolten | Netherlands |
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| 3 | Suzanne Bertrand | France |
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| 4 | 1 | Carin Nilsson | Sweden |
Q | |
| 4 | 2 | Rie Beisenherz | Netherlands |
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| 4 | G. Jones | Great Britain |
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| 4 | Gautier | France |
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| 5 | 1 | Marcelle Lebrun | France |
1:40 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Suzanne Porte | France |
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| 5 | Gutt | Belgium |
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| 5 | L. Gevasco | Italy |
Final
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The Swedish Aina Berg took clearly the lead from the start and won the race. It was described she had a very good stroke. The seventeen years old Carin Nilsson, also from Sweden, finished second. The Belgian Germaine van Dievoet finished third. The Dutch Rie Beisenherz was not in shape,[2] seemed tired[7] and finished in fifth place, behind the French Ernestine Lebrun.[2]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Aina Berg | Sweden |
1:22.4 | |
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Carin Nilsson | Sweden |
1:26 | |
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Germaine van Dievoet | Belgium |
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| 4 | Ernestine Lebrun | France |
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| 5 | Rie Beisenherz | Netherlands |
1:29 |
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Hollandsche zwemsters te Monte Carlo". Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant (in Dutch). 22 April 1922. Retrieved 13 October 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Hollandsche Zwemsters in Monte Carlo". Algemeen Handelsblad (in Dutch). 25 April 1922. Retrieved 13 October 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Les Jeux de Monte-Carlo | Les epreuves de natation". La Nation Belge (in French). 20 April 1922. Retrieved 25 August 2024 – via belgicapress.be.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "De vrouwelijke Olympiade te Monte-Carlo". De Standaard (in Dutch). 24 April 1922. Retrieved 25 August 2024 – via belgicapress.be.
- ↑ "De wedstrijden te Monte Carlo". Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant (in Dutch). 19 April 1922. Retrieved 13 October 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 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.
- ↑ "Wedstrijd te Monte-Carlo". Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant (in Dutch). 22 April 1922. Retrieved 13 October 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "De wedstrijden te Monte-Carlo". De Maasbode (in Dutch). 22 April 1922. Retrieved 13 October 2022 – via Delpher.
