Swimming at the 1922 Women's Olympiad – 100 metre freestyle
| 100 m freestyle at the 1922 Women's Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Port Hercules | |||||||||
| Location | Monte Carlo, Monaco | |||||||||
| Dates | 21 April | |||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 6 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:22 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Aquatics at the 1922 Women's Olympiad | ||
|---|---|---|
| Swimming | ||
| Individual | ||
| 100 m freestyle | women | |
| 400 m freestyle | women | |
| 100 m backstroke | women | |
| 200 m breaststroke | women | |
| Relay | ||
| 4 × 50 m freestyle | women | |
| 4 × 50 m medley | women | |
| Diving | ||
| 3 m | women | |
| 5 m | women | |
| Water polo | ||
| Tournament | women | |
The 100 m freestyle event at the 1922 Women's Olympiad was held on 21 April 1922. The venue of the competition was the Port Hercules, the harbour of Monte Carlo, Monaco.[1] The race was held on a sunny day.[2]
Results
Heats
It was announced only the winner of each heat continued to the final.[1][3] However, the Dutch Rie Beisenherz who finished second in the heats,[4] advanced to the final.
Irma Burr was listed in heat 4,[3] but withdrew.[6]
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Aina Berg |  Sweden | 1:25.8 | Q |
| 1 | Truus Klapwijk |  Netherlands | |||
| 1 | Andrée Bonnet |  France | |||
| 1 | Mariette Protin | France | |||
| 2 | 1 | Ernestine Lebrun | France | 1:32.4 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | A. Togier |  Italy | ||
| 2 | Eyckmans | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | |||
| 2 | B. Petit | France | |||
| 3 | 1 | Germaine van Dievoet | Belgium | 1:27.8 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | A. Ayres | .svg.png){kind=small} Great Britain | ||
| 3 | Alida Bolten | Netherlands | |||
| 3 | Suzanne Bertrand | France | |||
| 4 | 1 | Carin Nilsson | Sweden | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | Rie Beisenherz | Netherlands | ||
| 4 | G. Jones | Great Britain | |||
| 4 | Gautier | France | |||
| 5 | 1 | Marcelle Lebrun | France | 1:40 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Suzanne Porte | France | ||
| 5 | Gutt | Belgium | |||
| 5 | L. Gevasco | Italy |
Final
The Swedish Aina Berg took clearly the lead from the start and won the race. It was described she had a very good stroke. The seventeen years old Carin Nilsson, also from Sweden, finished second. The Belgian Germaine van Dievoet finished third. The Dutch Rie Beisenherz was not in shape,[2] seemed tired[7] and finished in fifth place, behind the French Ernestine Lebrun.[2]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Aina Berg | Sweden | 1:22.4 | |
 | Carin Nilsson | Sweden | 1:26 | |
 | Germaine van Dievoet | Belgium | ||
| 4 | Ernestine Lebrun | France | ||
| 5 | Rie Beisenherz | Netherlands | 1:29 |
References
- 1 2 "Hollandsche zwemsters te Monte Carlo". Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant (in Dutch). 22 April 1922. Retrieved 13 October 2022 – via Delpher.
- 1 2 3 4 "Hollandsche Zwemsters in Monte Carlo". Algemeen Handelsblad (in Dutch). 25 April 1922. Retrieved 13 October 2022 – via Delpher.
- 1 2 3 4 "Les Jeux de Monte-Carlo | Les epreuves de natation". La Nation Belge (in French). 20 April 1922. Retrieved 25 August 2024 – via belgicapress.be.
- 1 2 "De vrouwelijke Olympiade te Monte-Carlo". De Standaard (in Dutch). 24 April 1922. Retrieved 25 August 2024 – via belgicapress.be.
- ↑ "De wedstrijden te Monte Carlo". Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant (in Dutch). 19 April 1922. Retrieved 13 October 2022 – via Delpher.
- 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.
- ↑ "Wedstrijd te Monte-Carlo". Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant (in Dutch). 22 April 1922. Retrieved 13 October 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "De wedstrijden te Monte-Carlo". De Maasbode (in Dutch). 22 April 1922. Retrieved 13 October 2022 – via Delpher.