Swimming at the 1922 Women's Olympiad – 200 metre breaststroke
The 100 m freestyle event at the 1922 Women's Olympiad was held from 21 to 22 April 1922. The venue of the competition was the Port Hercules, the harbour of Monte Carlo, Monaco.[1]
| 100 m freestyle at the 1922 Women's Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Port Hercules | |||||||||
| Location | Monte Carlo, Monaco | |||||||||
| Dates | 21 April (heats) 22 April (final) | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:35 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Results
changeHeats
changeThe winner of each heat and the fastest number two continued to the final.[1][2] There were four heats, so a total of five swimmers continued to the final.[3]
The Dutch Loes Brandt lost her heat from the French Harflinger and B. Petit.[3][4] The British Doris Hart was the fastest during the heats with a time of 3:39.[5][4] Other swimmers who continued to the final included Belgian Elisa van den Bogaert the Swedish Hjördis Töpel.
The French B. Petit was listed on the start list in heat 3,[3] but in the results Peinkova from Czechoslovakia is named.[6]
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Doris Hart |  Great Britain |
3:39.8 | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Margit Bratt |  Sweden |
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| 1 | 3 | Suzanne Bertrand |  France |
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| 2 | 1 | Hjördis Töpel | Sweden |
3:41.4 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Suzanne Porte | France |
3:57.4 | q |
| 2 | 3 | Alice Stoffel | France |
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| 3 | 1 | Peinkova[6] |  Czechoslovakia |
3:52.8 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Alice Harflinger | France |
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| 3 | 3 | Loes Brandt |  Netherlands |
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| 4 | 1 | Elisa van den Bogaert |  Belgium |
3:49.8 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Joséphine Oberle | France |
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| 4 | Comte (?) | France |
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| ? | Marthe Olivier (?) | France |
Final
changeAfter the start the Belgian Van den Bogaert took the lead. After around 170 meters she was overtaken by the British Doris Hart. In a report of the final, the style how the English swam is described as a "beautiful style" and that "her breaststroke was flawless".[8] The British Doris Hart won the race ahead of the Belgian Elisa van den Bogaert and Swedish Hjördis Töpel. With a time of 3:35, Hart was faster than during the heats.[9][10]
All the four swimmers beated the French national record.[11]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Doris Hart | Great Britain |
3:35 | French national record |
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Elisa van den Bogaert | Belgium |
3:40 | |
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Hjördis Töpel | Sweden |
3:46 | |
| 4 | Fonkowia | Czechoslovakia |
3:46.2 | |
| DNS | Suzanne Porte | France |
— | did not start |
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 "Les Jeux de Monte-Carlo | Les epreuves de natation". La Nation Belge (in French). 20 April 1922. Retrieved 25 August 2024 – via belgicapress.be.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "De wedstrijden te Monte Carlo". Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant (in Dutch). 19 April 1922. Retrieved 13 October 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Hollandsche zwemsters te Monte Carlo". De Tijd (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.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "De vrouwelijke Olympiade te Monte-Carlo". De Standaard (in Dutch). 24 April 1922. Retrieved 25 August 2024 – via belgicapress.be.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 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.
- ↑ "Hollandsche zwemsters te Monte Carlo". Algemeen Handelsblad (in Dutch). 26 April 1922. Retrieved 13 October 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Zwemmen. Onze zwemsters in Monte Carlo". De Tijd (in Dutch). 24 April 1922. Retrieved 13 October 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "De Ned. zwemsters in Monte Carlo". De Maasbode (in Dutch). 24 April 1922. Retrieved 13 October 2022 – via Delpher.
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