Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay
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The women's 4x100 metre freestyle relay was a swimming
event held as part of the swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics
programme. It was the first appearance of the event, which along with the individual 100 metre freestyle
marked the debut of women's Olympic swimming.
Only four teams entered. Australasia
, which had had the top two swimmers in the individual competition, did not have any other women present to make a relay team and so did not compete. Great Britain, with two of the individual finalists, won the gold while Germany
took silver and Austria
won bronze over the host Swedes
. The competition was held on Monday July 15, 1912.
Sixteen swimmers from four nations competed.
The time set by the British team is also the first official world record.
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
event held as part of the swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics
At the 1912 Summer Olympics, nine swimming events were contested. Swimming events were held in a 100 m course built in Stockholm harbor. For the first time, women's events were part of the Olympic swimming program. The competitions were held from Saturday July 6, 1912 to Friday July 12, 1912...
programme. It was the first appearance of the event, which along with the individual 100 metre freestyle
Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre freestyle
The women's 100 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first appearance of a women's event in Olympic swimming, followed closely by the 4x100 metre free relay...
marked the debut of women's Olympic swimming.
Only four teams entered. Australasia
Australasia at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Australasia was the name of a combined team at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden, consisting of 26 athletes from Australia and New Zealand...
, which had had the top two swimmers in the individual competition, did not have any other women present to make a relay team and so did not compete. Great Britain, with two of the individual finalists, won the gold while Germany
Germany at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Germany competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Due to the political fallout from World War I, this was that country's last appearance until 1928.- Gold:* Paul Günther — Diving, Men's 3m Springboard...
took silver and Austria
Austria at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Austria competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.Austrian and Hungarian results at early Olympic Games are generally kept separate despite the union of the two nations as Austria-Hungary at the time.-Medalists:-Swimming:...
won bronze over the host Swedes
Sweden at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Sweden was the host nation for the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm.-Medalists:-Diving:-Swimming:-Water polo:QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage second roundSilver medal match-Athletics:...
. The competition was held on Monday July 15, 1912.
Sixteen swimmers from four nations competed.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1912 Summer Olympics.| World Record | - | none | - | - |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | - | none | - | - |
The time set by the British team is also the first official world record.
Final
| Place | Swimmers | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5:52.8 WR | |
| 2 | 6:04.6 | |
| 3 | 6:17.0 | |
| 4 |