Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay
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The women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle
relay was a swimming
event held as part of the swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics
programme. It was the second appearance of the event.
A total of twelve swimmers, representing three teams from three nations, competed in the event, which was held on Sunday, August 29, 1920. The United States women, who had already swept all six medals in the 100 metre and 300 metre event, won easily. Ethelda Bleibtrey
won her third gold medal.
The United States set a new world record.
Freestyle swimming
Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...
relay was a swimming
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 1920 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics
At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, ten swimming events were contested. The women's 300 metre freestyle event was new since the previous Games in 1912. The competitions were held from Sunday August 22, 1920 to Sunday August 29, 1920...
programme. It was the second appearance of the event.
A total of twelve swimmers, representing three teams from three nations, competed in the event, which was held on Sunday, August 29, 1920. The United States women, who had already swept all six medals in the 100 metre and 300 metre event, won easily. Ethelda Bleibtrey
Ethelda Bleibtrey
Ethelda Bleibtrey was a swimmer from the United States notable for winning three gold medals at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp.Bleibtrey started swimming to help recover from polio, which she caught in 1917...
won her third gold medal.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.| World Record | 5:52.8 |  Belle MooreBelle Moore Isabella "Belle" Mary Moore was a British freestyle swimmer, who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.She was born in Glasgow.... Jennie FletcherJennie Fletcher Jennie Fletcher was a British freestyle swimmer, who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.She won the gold medal in relay together with her teammates Irene Steer, Annie Speirs and Belle Moore.... Annie SpeirsAnnie Speirs Annie Coupe Speirs was a British freestyle swimmer from West Derby, who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.She won the gold medal in relay together with her teammates Jennie Fletcher, Irene Steer and Belle Moore.... Irene SteerIrene Steer Irene Steer was a Welsh freestyle swimmer, who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.She won the gold medal in relay together with her teammates Jennie Fletcher, Annie Speirs and Belle Moore.... |
Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area... (SWE Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... ) |
July 15, 1912 |
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| Olympic Record | 5:52.8 | Belle Moore Belle Moore Isabella "Belle" Mary Moore was a British freestyle swimmer, who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.She was born in Glasgow.... Jennie FletcherJennie Fletcher Jennie Fletcher was a British freestyle swimmer, who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.She won the gold medal in relay together with her teammates Irene Steer, Annie Speirs and Belle Moore.... Annie SpeirsAnnie Speirs Annie Coupe Speirs was a British freestyle swimmer from West Derby, who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.She won the gold medal in relay together with her teammates Jennie Fletcher, Irene Steer and Belle Moore.... Irene SteerIrene Steer Irene Steer was a Welsh freestyle swimmer, who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.She won the gold medal in relay together with her teammates Jennie Fletcher, Annie Speirs and Belle Moore.... |
Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area... (SWE Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... ) |
July 15, 1912 |
The United States set a new world record.
Final
| Place | Swimmers | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5:11.6 WR | |
| 2 | 5:40.8 | |
| 3 | 5:43.6 |