Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay

The women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event, which was established in 1912. The competition was held on Thursday 9 August 1928.

The United States replaced two swimmers between the semi-finals and the final, while France replaced one. Thirty-one swimmers from seven nations competed.

Note: The International Olympic Committee medal database shows only these four swimmers from the United States as gold medalist. Susan Laird and Josephine McKim both swam in the semi-final are not credited with medals.

Records These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.

World record 4:58.8 Euphrasia Donnelly Gertrude Ederle Ethel Lackie Mariechen WehselauParis (FRA)18 July 1924 Olympic record 4:58.8 Euphrasia Donnelly Gertrude Ederle Ethel Lackie Mariechen WehselauParis (FRA)18 July 1924

The United States with Adelaide Lambert, Josephine McKim, Susan Laird, and Albina Osipowich set a new world record in the semi-final with 4:55.6 minutes. In the final the United States with Adelaide Lambert, Albina Osipowich, Eleanor Garatti, and Martha Norelius bettered the world record to 4:47.6 minutes.

Results

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

Rank Nation Swimmers Time Notes 1 4:55.6 , 2 5:08.8 3 5:17.4 4 Unknown

Semifinal 2

Rank Nation Swimmers Time Notes 1 5:16.6 2 5:19.0 3 5:42.4

Final

Rank Nation Swimmers Time Notes 4:47.6 5:02.8 5:13.4 4 5:14.4 5 5:32.0

References

External links Olympic Report