The women's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place between 3 and 5 August, at the Empire Pool. This swimming event used the backstroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.
Results
Heats Rank Athlete Country Time Notes 1 Karen Margrethe Harup 1:15.6 2 Judy-Joy Davies 1:16.4 3 Suzanne Zimmerman 1:16.8 4 Ilona Novák 1:17.3 5 Greetje Gaillard 1:18.2 6 Helen Yate 1:18.3 7 Ria van der Horst 1:18.7 8 Muriel Mellon 1:18.7 9 Ngaire Lane 1:18.8 10 Monique Berlioux 1:18.8 11 Barbara Jensen 1:18.8 12 Dicky van Ekris 1:19.3 13 Cathie Gibson 1:19.7 14 Beryl Marshall 1:20.9 15 Vera Ellery 1:20.9 16 Ingegerd Fredin 1:21.2 17 Magda Bruggemann 1:21.4 18 Bea Ballintijn 1:22.1 19 Edith de Oliveira 1:22.5 20 Ginette Jany-Sendral 1:22.7 21 Kolbrún Ólafsdóttir 1:25.6 22 Doris Gontersweiler-Vetterli 1:26.2 23 Joyce Court 1:26.8 24 Liliana Gonzalias 1:26.9
Semifinals Rank Athlete Country Time Notes 1 Karen Margrethe Harup 1:15.5 OR 2 Suzanne Zimmerman 1:16.8Q 3 Ilona Novák 1:17.6 Q 4 Judy-Joy Davies 1:17.8 Q 5 Ria van der Horst 1:18.2 Q 6 Muriel Mellon 1:18.2 Q 7 Dicky van Ekris 1:18.2 q 8 Greetje Gaillard 1:18.4 q 9 Cathie Gibson 1:18.6 10 Helen Yate 1:18.7 11 Ngaire Lane 1:19.0 12 Barbara Jensen 1:19.1 13 Monique Berlioux 1:20.2 14 Beryl Marshall 1:20.7 15 Vera Ellery 1:20.8 16 Ingegerd Fredin DNS
Final Rank Athlete Country Time Notes Karen Harup 1:14.4 OR Suzanne Zimmerman 1:16.0 Judy-Joy Davies 1:16.7 4 Ilona Novák 1:18.4 5 Ria van der Horst 1:18.8 6 Dicky van Ekris 1:18.9 7 Muriel Mellon 1:19.0 8 Greetje Gaillard 1:19.1
Key: OR = Olympic record
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