Swimming at the 1920 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 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event, which was one of the two women's events held in 1912.
A total of 19 swimmers from nine nations competed in the event, which was held on Monday, August 23 and on Wednesday, August 25, 1920.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
World Record1:16.2 Fanny DurackSydney February 6, 1915
Olympic Record1:19.8 Fanny DurackStockholm July 11, 1912

Frances Schroth broke the Olympic record in the first semifinal with a time of 1 minute 18.0 seconds. Ethelda Bleibtrey broke the world record in the third semifinal with 1 minute 14.4 seconds and lowered her own new record again in the final with 1 minute 13.6 seconds.

Results

Semifinals

Monday, August 23, 1920: The fastest two in each semi-final and the fastest third-placed from across the semi-finals advanced.
Semifinal 1
PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
11:18.0Q OR
21:20.4Q
31:22.6
4
5
6

Semifinal 2
PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
11:18.8Q
21:20.8Q
31:21.4q
4
5
6
7

Semifinal 3
PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
11:14.4Q WR
21:25.6Q
31:27.4
4
5
6

Final

Wednesday, August 25, 1920:
PlaceSwimmerTime
11:13.6 WR
21:17.0
31:17.2
41:22.8
5
6
—DNF