Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre breaststroke
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The women's 200 metre breaststroke
was a swimming
event held as part of the swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics
programme. 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.
Eleven swimmers from seven nations competed.
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.
Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Semifinal 3
Breaststroke
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event held as part of the swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics
At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women. The competitions were held from Saturday August 6, 1932 to Saturday August 13, 1932. There was a total of 128 participants from 20 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's...
programme. 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.
Eleven swimmers from seven nations competed.
Medalists
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1932 Summer Olympics.World Record | 3:03.4 | Else Jacobsen Else Jacobsen Else Agnes Ella Jacobsen was a Danish swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and 1932 Summer Olympics.... |
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May 11, 1932 |
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Olympic Record | 3:11.2 | Hilde Schrader Hilde Schrader Hildegard "Hilde" Schrader was a German swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In the 1928 Olympics she won a gold medal in the 200 m breaststroke event.-External links:*... |
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August 9, 1928 |
In the first semi-final Clare Dennis
Clare Dennis
Clara "Clare" Dennis was an Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1930s who won the gold medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles....
set a new Olympic record with 3:08.2 minutes. In the final she bettered this record with 3:06.3 minutes.
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. |
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1 | 3:08.2 | QQ OR | |
2 | 3:14.7 | ||
3 | 3:33.2 |
Semifinal 2
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 3:12.1 | ||
2 | 3:15.9 | ||
3 | 3:24.5 | ||
4 | 3:46.1 |
Semifinal 3
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 3:10.7 | ||
2 | 3:13.5 | ||
3 | 3:20.0 | ||
4 | 3:26.6 |
Final
Tuesday August 9, 1932:Place | Swimmer | Time |
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1 | 3:06.3 OR | |
2 | 3:06.4 | |
3 | 3:07.1 | |
4 | 3:11.7 | |
5 | 3:11.8 | |
6 | 3:16.0 | |
7 | 3:18.2 |