| Women's 400 metre freestyle at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Date | 13–15 July | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| 1928 → | |||||||||||||
| Swimming at the 1924 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 | |
The women's 400 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first appearance of the event, in 1920 a 300-metre race was contested. The competition was held from Sunday 13 July 1924, to Tuesday 15 July 1924.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 5:53.2 |  Gertrude Ederle
|
Indianapolis (USA) | 4 August 1922 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | - | none | - | - |
In the first heat Gertrude Ederle set the first Olympic record for this event with 6:12.2 minutes. In the final Martha Norelius won with the new Olympic record of 6:02.2 minutes.
Results
Heats
Sunday 13 July 1924: The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.
Heat 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Gertrude Ederle (USA) |
6:12.2 | QQ OR |
| 2 |  Doris Molesworth (GBR) |
6:28.6 | |
| 3 |  Hedevig Rasmussen (DEN) |
6:58.2 | |
| 4 |  Gurli Ewerlund (SWE) |
7:05.4 | |
| 5 |  Ernestine Lebrun (FRA) |
7:06.4 |
Heat 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martha Norelius (USA) |
6:23.2 | |
| 2 | Constance Jeans (GBR) |
6:34.6 | |
| 3 |  Truus Klapwijk (NED) |
7:15.0 | |
| 4 | Gilberte Mortier (FRA) |
7:35.0 |
Heat 3
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helen Wainwright (USA) |
6:46.8 | |
| 2 | Mariette Protin (FRA) |
6:58.2 | |
| 3 | Vibeke Møller (DEN) |
7:02.2 | |
| 4 | Jane Gylling (SWE) |
7:55.0 | |
| 5 |  Eva Chaloupková (TCH) |
8:14.0 |
Heat 4
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Gwitha Shand (NZL) |
6:23.6 | |
| 2 | Iris Tanner (GBR) |
6:35.4 | |
| 3 | Hjördis Töpel (SWE) |
6:59.8 | |
| 4 | Maria Vierdag (NED) |
7:02.4 |
Semifinals
Monday 14 July 1924: The fastest two in each semi-final and the faster of the two third-placed swimmer advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helen Wainwright (USA) |
6:19.6 | QF |
| 2 | Doris Molesworth (GBR) |
6:19.8 | QF |
| 3 | Gwitha Shand (NZL) |
6:24.4 | qf |
| 4 | Constance Jeans (GBR) |
6:37.8 | |
| 5 | Mariette Protin (FRA) |
6:56.6 |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gertrude Ederle (USA) |
6:23.8 | QF |
| 2 | Martha Norelius (USA) |
6:26.6 | QF |
| 3 | Iris Tanner (GBR) |
6:34.0 | |
| 4 | Hedevig Rasmussen (DEN) |
6:55.2 |
Final
Tuesday 15 July 1924:
| Place | Swimmer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martha Norelius (USA) |
6:02.2 OR |
| 2 | Helen Wainwright (USA) |
6:03.8 |
| 3 | Gertrude Ederle (USA) |
6:04.8 |
| 4 | Doris Molesworth (GBR) |
6:25.4 |
| — | Gwitha Shand (NZL) |
DNF |
References
- "Swimming at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Women's 400 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
External links
- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 28 September 2008.
| Olympic champions in women's 400 m freestyle | |
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| 300 m | |
| 400 m |
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