The qualification rounds of the 1958 European Aquatics Championship women's 100 metre freestyle were held on 31 August 1958. 19 nations competed, and the final was on 1 September.
Records
Name Nationality Result Place Date World record Dawn Fraser 1:01.2 Schiedam 10 August 1958 European record Cornelia Gastelaars 1:03.9 Blackpool 17 May 1958
A new record was set at the competition:
Record of European Championship qualification Cornelia Gastelaars 1:04.7 Budapest, Hungary 31 August Record of European Championship final Kate Jobson 1:04,7 Budapest, Hungary 1 September
Results
Qualifications
Position Round Name Nationality Result Other 1. 2 Cornelia Gastelaars 1:04.7 Q, ECR 2 . 4 Kate Jobson 1:05.6 Q 3. 3 Ulvi Voog 1:06.2 Q 4. 1 Diana Wilkinson 1:06.4 Q 5. 2 Gerda Kraan 1:06.4 Q 6. 3 Judith Grinham 1:06.6 Q 7. 1 Christel Steffin 1:07.2 Q 8. 1 Katalin Takács 1:07.5 Q 9. 2 Ursula Winkler 1:07.7 10. 2 Mária Frank 1:08.0 11. 4 Karin Larsson 1:08.1 12. 4 Hertha Haase 1:08.6 13. 4 Héda Frost 1:08.6 14. 4 Jutta Olbrisch 1:09.4 15. 3 Alessandra Valle 1:09.7 16. 1 Nora Novotny 1:10.5 17. 4 Ginette Sendral 1:11.4 18. 2 Giovanna Martinelli 1:11.7 19. 2 Selma Hassan 1:22.1
Final
Position Line Nane Nationality Time Other 5 Kate Jobson 1:04.7 ECR 4 Cornelia Gastelaars 1:05.0 7 Judith Grinham 1:05.4 4. 6 Gerda Kraan 1:06.0 5. 2 Diana Wilkinson 1:06.1 6. 1 Christel Steffin 1:06.2 7. 3 Ulvi Voog 1:06.4 8. 8 Katalin Takács 1:07.8
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