Swimming at the 1932 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 1932 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event, which was established in 1912. The competition was held on Friday, August 12, 1932.
Twenty swimmers from five nations competed.

Medalists

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
World Record4:47.6 Adelaide Lambert
Albina Osipowich
Eleanor Garatti
Martha Norelius
Amsterdam August 9, 1928
Olympic Record4:47.6 Adelaide Lambert
Albina Osipowich
Eleanor Garatti
Martha Norelius
Amsterdam August 9, 1928

The United States set a new world record with 4:38.0 minutes.

Results

As there were only five nation who competed in this event only a final was held.
Final
PlaceSwimmersTime
14:38.0 WR
24:47.5
34:52.4
45:05.7
55:06.7