Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke


The women's 100 metre backstroke was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event, which was established in 1924. The competition was held from Tuersday to Thursday, 11 to 13 August 1936.
Twenty-one swimmers from 14 nations competed.

Medalists

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics.
World Record1:15.8 Rie MastenbroekAmsterdam 27 February 1936
Olympic Record1:18.3 Eleanor HolmLos Angeles 9 August 1932

Nida Senff set a new Olympic record in the first heat with 1:16.2 minutes.

Results

Heats

Thursday 11 August 1936: The fastest four in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.
Heat 1
PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
11:16.6QQ OR
21:20.4QQ
31:20.9QQ
41:23.1QQ
51:24.6
61:25.8
71:28.9
81:32.0

Heat 2
PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
11:19.2QQ
21:21.2QQ
31:22.1QQ
41:22.3QQ
51:23.7
61:23.8
71:28.4

Heat 3
PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
11:21.0QQ
21:22.0QQ
31:23.6QQ
41:25.3QQ
51:25.3
61:36.4

Semifinals

Wednesday 12 August 1936: The fastest three in each semi-final and the fastest fourth-placed advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
11:17.1QQ
21:19.1QQ
31:19.1QQ
41:19.8qq
51:21.7
61:21.9

Semifinal 2
PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
11:19.1QQ
21:19.6QQ
31:20.4QQ
41:21.3
51:21.6
61:22.0

Final

Thursday 13 August 1936:
PlaceSwimmerTime
11:18.9
21:19.2
31:19.4
41:19.6
51:20.4
61:20.6
71:21.5