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 Record | 4:47.6 | Adelaide Lambert Albina Osipowich Eleanor Garatti Martha Norelius | Amsterdam | August 9, 1928 |
Olympic Record | 4:47.6 | 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
Place | Swimmers | Time |
1 | 4:38.0 WR | |
2 | 4:47.5 | |
3 | 4:52.4 | |
4 | 5:05.7 | |
5 | 5:06.7 |