Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle


The women's 100 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first appearance of a women's event in Olympic swimming, followed closely by the 4×100 metre free relay. The competition was held from Monday to Friday, 8 to 12 July 1912.
Twenty-seven swimmers from eight nations competed.
Durack also won the gold medal, with compatriot Wylie close behind for silver.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1912 Summer Olympics.
World Record1:20.6 Daisy CurwenBirkenhead 10 June 1912
Olympic Recordnone

Belle Moore, swimming in the first heat, set the first Olympic record with 1 minute 29.8 seconds. In the second heat Daisy Curwen bettered the record with 1 minute 23.6 seconds, and in the fourth heat Fanny Durack set a new world record with 1 minute 19.8 seconds.

Results

Quarterfinals

The top two in each heat advanced along with the fastest loser overall.
Heat 1
PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
11:29.8QS OR
21:34.4QS
31:37.2
41:41.4
51:42.4
—DNF

Heat 2
PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
11:23.6QS OR
21:26.2QS
31:38.6
41:41.2
51:44.8
6

Heat 3
PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
11:26.8QS
21:28.0QS
31:29.2
41:31.8
5
6

Heat 4
PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
11:19.8QS WR
21:27.2QS
31:28.6qs
41:34.4
5
6

Heat 5
PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
11:25.0QS
21:25.6QS
31:44.0

Semifinals

The top two from each heat and the faster of the two third place swimmers advanced.
Semifinal 1
PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
11:20.2QF
21:26.8QF
31:27.0qf
41:27.4
51:29.2
61:32.0

Semifinal 2
PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
11:27.0QF
21:27.2QF
31:29.2*
41:33.4
—DQ

Curwen had to undergo an operation for appendicitis and missed the final. Rosenberg advanced to the final to replace her.

Final

PlaceSwimmerTime
11:22.2
21:25.4
31:27.0
41:27.2
51:27.4
—DNS