Swimming at the 1922 Women's Olympiad – 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay
The 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay 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]
| 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay at the 1922 Women's Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Port Hercules | |||||||||
| Location | Monte Carlo, Monaco | |||||||||
| Dates | 22 April 1922 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 5 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:25 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The Swedish team won ahead of the Netherlands and Great Britain.
Results
changeSweden, Netherlands, Belgium, France and Great Britain entered for the competition.[2]
The first Dutch swimmer Alide Bolten was leading the race. At the time the second and third Dutch women, Annie Treffers and Truus Klapwijk, where swimming the Swedish women were closing the gap. The third Swedish womam Carin Nilsson closed the gap and was leading the race. The fourth Swedish woman, national champion Aina Berg, expanded the gap and won the race in a time of 2:25. The Netherlands finished four seconds later and Great Britain finished third.[3][4]
| Rank | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 Sweden |
Margit Bratt Hjördis Töpel Carin Nilsson Aina Berg |
2:25.6 | |
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 Netherlands |
Alida Bolten Annie Treffers Truus Klapwijk Rie Beisenherz |
2:29 or 2:34.6[5] | |
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 United Kingdom |
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| 4 |  France |
Andrée Bonnet Ernestine Lebrun Marcelle Lebrun Mariette Protin |
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| 5 |  Belgium |
References
change- ↑ "Hollandsche zwemsters te Monte Carlo". Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant (in Dutch). 22 April 1922. Retrieved 13 October 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "De wedstrijden te Monte Carlo". Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant (in Dutch). 21 April 1922. Retrieved 13 October 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Zwemmen. Onze zwemsters in Monte Carlo". De Tijd (in Dutch). 24 April 1922. Retrieved 13 October 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Hollandsche zwemsters te Monte Carlo". Algemeen Handelsblad (in Dutch). 26 April 1922. Retrieved 13 October 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "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.
- ↑ 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.
