Swimming at the 1922 Women's Olympiad – 100 metre backstroke

100 m backstroke
at the 1922 Women's Olympiad
Gold medal winner Klapwijk (left)
VenuePort Hercules
LocationMonte Carlo, Monaco
Dates22 April
Winning time1:43
Medalists
gold medal    Netherlands
silver medal    Great Britain
bronze medal    France

The 100 m backstroke event at the 1922 Women's Olympiad was held on 22 April 1922. The venue of the competition was the Port Hercules, the harbour of Monte Carlo, Monaco.[1]

Results

Heats

The winner of each heat and the fastest number two continued to the final.[1] The Dutch Truus Klapwijk won the third heat ahead of the French ladies Brinter and Porter.[2][3]

HeatRankNameNationalityTimeNotes
11Alice Harlfinger France1:47.2Q French record
12Gilberte Mortier[4] France2:04.2
21Alice Stoffel France1:54Q
22Lucienne Rouet[4] France1:56.8
31Doris Hart Great Britain1:43.6Q
32Truus Klapwijk Netherlands1:46.6q
3Brister[4] France
3Suzanne Porte France

Final

The Dutch Truus Klapwijk won the race in a time of 1:43. This time was listed as a new French record. British Doris Hart finished second, 0.6 seconds behind Klapwijk and the French Alice Harlfinger finished third.[5]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Truus Klapwijk Netherlands1:43.2French Record
2 Doris Hart Great Britain1:43.6 or 1:43.4[3]
3 Alice Harlfinger France1:44.4
4Alice Stoffel France

Sources:[5][6][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Hollandsche zwemsters te Monte Carlo". Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant (in Dutch). 22 April 1922. Retrieved 13 October 2022 – via Delpher.
  2. ↑ "De wedstrijden te Monte Carlo". Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant (in Dutch). 21 April 1922. Retrieved 13 October 2022 – via Delpher.
  3. 1 2 3 "Les "Jeux Athetiques feminins" de Monte-Carlo | Natation". La Dernière Heure (in French). 24 April 1922. p. 4. Retrieved 29 August 2024 – via belgicapress.be.
  4. 1 2 3 Velez, Anne (2010). "LES FILLES DE L'EAU. UNE HISTOIRE DES FEMMES ET DE LA NATATION EN FRANCE(1905-1939)" (PDF). Université d’Angers (in French). Retrieved 10 November 2022 – via tel.archives-ouvertes.fr.
  5. 1 2 "Zwemmen. Onze zwemsters in Monte Carlo". De Tijd (in Dutch). 24 April 1922. Retrieved 13 October 2022 – via Delpher.
  6. ↑ Velez, Anne (2010). "LES FILLES DE L'EAU. UNE HISTOIRE DES FEMMES ET DE LA NATATION EN FRANCE(1905-1939)" (PDF). Université d’Angers (in French). Retrieved 10 November 2022 – via tel.archives-ouvertes.fr.