Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke
The women's 200 metre breaststroke was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the third appearance of the event, which was established in 1924. The competition was held on Saturday August 6, 1932 and on Tuesday August 9, 1932.
| Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | women | |
| 4×200 m | men | |
Eleven swimmers from seven nations competed.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Clare Dennis Australia |
Hideko Maehata.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Japan |
Else Jacobsen Denmark |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1932 Summer Olympics.
| World record | 3:03.4 | Else Jacobsen |
Stockholm (SWE) | May 11, 1932 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic record | 3:11.2 |  Hilde Schrader |
Amsterdam (NED) | August 8, 1928 |
In the first semi-final Clare Dennis set a new Olympic record with 3:08.2 minutes. In the final she bettered this record with 3:06.3 minutes.
Results
Semifinals
Saturday August 6, 1932: The fastest two in each semi-final and the fastest third-placed from across the semi-finals advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clare Dennis (AUS) | 3:08.2 | QQ OR |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Margaret Hoffman (USA) | 3:14.7 | |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Dorothy Prior (CAN) | 3:33.2 |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Else Jacobsen (DEN) | 3:12.1 | |
| 2 | Ann Govednik (USA) | 3:15.9 | |
| 3 |  Cecelia Wolstenholme (GBR) | 3:24.5 | |
| 4 | Janet Sheather (CAN) | 3:46.1 |
Semifinal 3
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hideko Maehata (JPN) | 3:10.7 | |
| 2 | Margery Hinton (GBR) | 3:13.5 | |
| 3 | Jane Cadwell (USA) | 3:20.0 | |
| 4 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Maria Lenk (BRA) | 3:26.6 |
Final
Tuesday August 9, 1932:
| Place | Swimmer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clare Dennis (AUS) | 3:06.3 OR |
| 2 | Hideko Maehata (JPN) | 3:06.4 |
| 3 | Else Jacobsen (DEN) | 3:07.1 |
| 4 | Margery Hinton (GBR) | 3:11.7 |
| 5 | Margaret Hoffman (USA) | 3:11.8 |
| 6 | Ann Govednik (USA) | 3:16.0 |
| 7 | Jane Cadwell (USA) | 3:18.2 |
References
- "Swimming at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Breaststroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
External links
- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 15 October 2008.
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