Women 100m Freestyle Swimming XIV Olympic Games 1948 London, Great Britain - Monday, 2nd August

Women 100m Freestyle Swimming XIV Olympic Games 1948 London, Great Britain - Monday, 2nd August - Gold Medal: Greta Andersen, Denmark

Final		time	gap	L	Y
1. Greta Andersen	Denmark	1:06.3		5	21
2. Ann Curtis	United States	1:06.5	+0.2s	6	22
3. Marie-Louise Vaessen	Netherlands	1:07.6	+1.3s	7	20
4. Karen Margrethe Harup	Denmark	1:08.1	+1.8s	1	23
5. Ingegard Fredin	Sweden	1:08.4	+2.1s	2	17
6. Irma Schuhmacher	Netherlands	1:08.4	+2.1s	3	23
7. Elisabeth Ahlgren	Sweden	1:08.8	+2.5s	8	23
8. Fritze Carstensen	Denmark	1:09.1	+2.8s	4	23

34 Competitors from 14 Nations. Empire Pool.

World Record: Willy den Ouden, Netherlands 1:04.6 Amsterdam, Netherlands 27th February 1936

Olympic Record: Hendrika Mastenbroek, Netherlands 1:05.9 Berlin, Germany 10th August 1936

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Men 100m Freestyle	Women 100m Freestyle
Men 400m Freestyle	Women 400m Freestyle
Men 1500m Freestyle
Men 100m Backstroke	Women 100m Backstroke
Men 200m Breaststroke	Women 200m Breaststroke
Men 4x200m Freestyle Relay	Women 4x100m Freestyle Relay

1936 Women 100m Freestyle

Women 100m Freestyle History

1952 Women 100m Freestyle

Denmark had emerged as a force in women'с swimming over the previous decade and, although Ragnhild Hveger had retired, they had three strong contenders for gold including European champion [Fritze Carstensen]. The preliminaries saw the youngest of the Danes, Greta Andersen, and Ann Curtis of the United States provide the most impressive performances and they would battle for gold in the final. Although Curtis, who was better over longer distances, kept close to Andersen throughout the Danish swimmer maintained a slender lead and became her nation's first ever gold medallist in swimming. Andersen later turned professional and became a specialist English Channel swimmer. She set a record for the England to France swim in 1964.

Semi-Finals (1/2) - Saturday, 31st August

Best 8 times advanced to Final.

Semi 1		time		gap	L	Y	Rk
1. Greta Andersen	Denmark	1:05.9	OR		4	21	1.
2. Fritze Carstensen	Denmark	1:07.5		+1.6s	5	23	2.
3. Irma Schuhmacher	Netherlands	1:07.7		+1.8s	6	23	4.
4. Marie Corridon	United States	1:08.9		+3.0s	7	18	9.
5. Marjorie McQuade	Australia	1:09.3		+3.4s	8	14	10.
6. Marianne Lundquist-Grane	Sweden	1:09.5		+3.6s	2	17	12.
7. Patricia Eleanor Nielsen	Great Britain	1:09.6		+3.7s	1	18	14.
8. Judit Temes	Hungary	1:09.7		+3.8s	3	17	15.

Semi 2		time	gap	L	Y	Rk
1. Ann Curtis	United States	1:07.6	+1.7s	4	22	3.
2. Ingegard Fredin	Sweden	1:08.4	+2.5s	6	17	5.
2. Marie-Louise Vaessen	Netherlands	1:08.4	+2.5s	5	20	5.
4. Elisabeth Ahlgren	Sweden	1:08.6	+2.7s	7	23	7.
5. Karen Margrethe Harup	Denmark	1:08.7	+2.8s	3	23	8.
6. Lillian Preece	Great Britain	1:09.3	+3.4s	1	20	10.
7. Piedade Coutinho da Silva	Brazil	1:09.5	+3.6s	2	28	12.
8. Brenda Helser	United States	1:10.0	+4.1s	8	24	16.

Heats - Friday 30th August

Best 16 times advanced to Semi-Finals (1/2).

Heat 5		time	gap	L	Y	Rk
1. Ingegard Fredin	Sweden	1:08.1	+1.6s	4	17	6.
2. Marie Corridon	United States	1:08.4	+1.9s	7	18	9.
3. Lillian Preece	Great Britain	1:09.0	+2.5s	2	20	13.
4. Hannie Termeulen	Netherlands	1:09.8	+3.3s	3	19	18.
5. Fernande Caroen	Belgium	1:12.1	+5.6s	1	28	23.
6. Irene Strong	Canada	1:13.5	+7.0s	6	19	28.
7. Gisele Vallerey	France	1:14.0	+7.5s	5	18	29.

Heat 4		time	gap	L	Y	Rk
1. Ann Curtis	United States	1:06.9	+0.4s	5	22	2.
2. Greta Andersen	Denmark	1:07.0	+0.5s	4	21	3.
3. Marianne Lundquist-Grane	Sweden	1:09.0	+2.5s	7	17	13.
4. Margaret Wellington	Great Britain	1:09.8	+3.3s	2	21	18.
5. Kathleen McNamee-Ferguson	Canada	1:13.3	+6.8s	6	17	27.
6. Zsuzsa Nador	Hungary	1:15.8	+9.3s	3	20	31.
7. Maria Angelica Leao Da Costa	Brazil	1:16.0	+9.5s	1	17	32.

Heat 3		time	gap	L	Y	Rk
1. Elisabeth Ahlgren	Sweden	1:08.1	+1.6s	4	23	6.
2. Karen Margrethe Harup	Denmark	1:08.4	+1.9s	5	23	9.
3. Marjorie McQuade	Australia	1:08.5	+2.0s	2	14	11.
4. Piedade Coutinho da Silva	Brazil	1:08.6	+2.1s	3	28	12.
5. Patricia Eleanor Nielsen	Great Britain	1:09.4	+2.9s	6	18	16.
6. Ginette Jany-Sendral	France	1:12.1	+5.6s	7	16	23.
7. Enriqueta Duarte	Argentina	1:14.9	+8.4s	1	19	30.

Heat 2		time	gap	L	Y	Rk
1. Fritze Carstensen	Denmark	1:06.5		6	23	1.
2. Marie-Louise Vaessen	Netherlands	1:07.5	+1.0s	3	20	4.
3. Denise Spencer	Australia	1:10.0	+3.5s	5	18	20.
4. Eleonora Margarida Schmidt	Brazil	1:10.8	+4.3s	7	16	21.
5. Maria Littomeritzky	Hungary	1:13.0	+6.5s	1	21	26.
6. Adriana Camelli	Argentina	1:16.5	+10.0s	2	20	33.
-. Vivien King	Canada	DNS		4	18	-.

Heat 1		time	gap	L	Y	Rk
1. Irma Schuhmacher	Netherlands	1:07.9	+1.4s	5	23	5.
2. Judit Temes	Hungary	1:08.3	+1.8s	6	17	8.
3. Brenda Helser	United States	1:09.0	+2.5s	1	24	13.
4. Josette Arene	France	1:09.7	+3.2s	3	23	17.
5. Eileen Holt	Argentina	1:12.0	+5.5s	4	_	22.
6. Magda Bruggemann Schmidt	Mexico	1:12.5	+6.0s	7	18	25.
7. Marianne Erismann	Switzerland	1:19.9	+13.4s	2	_	34.

Final		time		gap	L	Y	Rk
1. Greta Andersen	Denmark	1:06.3			5	21	1.
2. Ann Curtis	United States	1:06.5		+0.2s	6	22	2.
3. Marie-Louise Vaessen	Netherlands	1:07.6		+1.3s	7	20	3.
4. Karen Margrethe Harup	Denmark	1:08.1		+1.8s	1	23	4.
5. Ingegard Fredin	Sweden	1:08.4		+2.1s	2	17	5.
6. Irma Schuhmacher	Netherlands	1:08.4		+2.1s	3	23	6.
7. Elisabeth Ahlgren	Sweden	1:08.8		+2.5s	8	23	7.
8. Fritze Carstensen	Denmark	1:09.1		+2.8s	4	23	8.
Semis		time		gap	L	Y	Rk
1. Greta Andersen	Denmark	1:05.9	OR		4	21	1.
2. Fritze Carstensen	Denmark	1:07.5		+1.6s	5	23	2.
1. Ann Curtis	United States	1:07.6		+1.7s	4	22	3.
3. Irma Schuhmacher	Netherlands	1:07.7		+1.8s	6	23	4.
2. Ingegard Fredin	Sweden	1:08.4		+2.5s	6	17	5.
2. Marie-Louise Vaessen	Netherlands	1:08.4		+2.5s	5	20	5.
4. Elisabeth Ahlgren	Sweden	1:08.6		+2.7s	7	23	7.
5. Karen Margrethe Harup	Denmark	1:08.7		+2.8s	3	23	8.
4. Marie Corridon	United States	1:08.9		+3.0s	7	18	9.
5. Marjorie McQuade	Australia	1:09.3		+3.4s	8	14	10.
6. Lillian Preece	Great Britain	1:09.3		+3.4s	1	20	10.
7. Piedade Coutinho da Silva	Brazil	1:09.5		+3.6s	2	28	12.
6. Marianne Lundquist-Grane	Sweden	1:09.5		+3.6s	2	17	12.
7. Patricia Eleanor Nielsen	Great Britain	1:09.6		+3.7s	1	18	14.
8. Judit Temes	Hungary	1:09.7		+3.8s	3	17	15.
8. Brenda Helser	United States	1:10.0		+4.1s	8	24	16.
Heats		time		gap	L	Y	Rk
1. Fritze Carstensen	Denmark	1:06.5			6	23	1.
1. Ann Curtis	United States	1:06.9		+0.4s	5	22	2.
2. Greta Andersen	Denmark	1:07.0		+0.5s	4	21	3.
2. Marie-Louise Vaessen	Netherlands	1:07.5		+1.0s	3	20	4.
1. Irma Schuhmacher	Netherlands	1:07.9		+1.4s	5	23	5.
1. Elisabeth Ahlgren	Sweden	1:08.1		+1.6s	4	23	6.
1. Ingegard Fredin	Sweden	1:08.1		+1.6s	4	17	6.
2. Judit Temes	Hungary	1:08.3		+1.8s	6	17	8.
2. Marie Corridon	United States	1:08.4		+1.9s	7	18	9.
2. Karen Margrethe Harup	Denmark	1:08.4		+1.9s	5	23	9.
3. Marjorie McQuade	Australia	1:08.5		+2.0s	2	14	11.
4. Piedade Coutinho da Silva	Brazil	1:08.6		+2.1s	3	28	12.
3. Brenda Helser	United States	1:09.0		+2.5s	1	24	13.
3. Marianne Lundquist-Grane	Sweden	1:09.0		+2.5s	7	17	13.
3. Lillian Preece	Great Britain	1:09.0		+2.5s	2	20	13.
5. Patricia Eleanor Nielsen	Great Britain	1:09.4		+2.9s	6	18	16.
4. Josette Arene	France	1:09.7		+3.2s	3	23	17.
4. Hannie Termeulen	Netherlands	1:09.8		+3.3s	3	19	18.
4. Margaret Wellington	Great Britain	1:09.8		+3.3s	2	21	18.
3. Denise Spencer	Australia	1:10.0		+3.5s	5	18	20.
4. Eleonora Margarida Schmidt	Brazil	1:10.8		+4.3s	7	16	21.
5. Eileen Holt	Argentina	1:12.0		+5.5s	4	_	22.
5. Fernande Caroen	Belgium	1:12.1		+5.6s	1	28	23.
6. Ginette Jany-Sendral	France	1:12.1		+5.6s	7	16	23.
6. Magda Bruggemann Schmidt	Mexico	1:12.5		+6.0s	7	18	25.
5. Maria Littomeritzky	Hungary	1:13.0		+6.5s	1	21	26.
5. Kathleen McNamee-Ferguson	Canada	1:13.3		+6.8s	6	17	27.
6. Irene Strong	Canada	1:13.5		+7.0s	6	19	28.
7. Gisele Vallerey	France	1:14.0		+7.5s	5	18	29.
7. Enriqueta Duarte	Argentina	1:14.9		+8.4s	1	19	30.
6. Zsuzsa Nador	Hungary	1:15.8		+9.3s	3	20	31.
7. Maria Angelica Leao Da Costa	Brazil	1:16.0		+9.5s	1	17	32.
6. Adriana Camelli	Argentina	1:16.5		+10.0s	2	20	33.
7. Marianne Erismann	Switzerland	1:19.9		+13.4s	2	_	34.
-. Vivien King	Canada	DNS			4	18	-.

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