Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre backstroke
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The women's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place between August 3 and 5, at the Empire Pool. This swimming
event used the backstroke
. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.
Key: OR = Olympic 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 used the backstroke
Backstroke
The backstroke, also sometimes called the back crawl, is one of the four swimming styles regulated by FINA, and the only regulated style swum on the back. This has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disadvantage of swimmers not being able to see where they are going. It is also the only...
. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.
Medalists
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Karen Harup Karen Harup Karen Margrethe Harup Petersen was a Danish swimmer and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, where she received a gold medal in the 100 m backstroke and silver medals in the 400 m freestyle and the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay.-World records:Harup set two world... |
1:14.4 | OR | |
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Suzanne Zimmerman Suzanne Zimmerman Suzanne Winona Zimmerman is a former competitive backstroke swimmer from the United States who won a silver medal in the 100 meter backstroke at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England.... |
1:16.0 | ||
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Judy-Joy Davies Judy-Joy Davies Judy-Joy Davies was an Australian backstroke swimmer of the 1940s and 1950s, who won a bronze medal in the 100m backstroke at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. At national level, she won 17 Australian Championships in freestyle, backstroke and medley swimming... |
1:16.7 | ||
| 4 | Ilona Novák Ilona Novák Ilona Novák is a former Hungarian swimmer and Olympic champion.She was born in Budapest.She competed at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, where she finished 4th in 100 m backstroke, and 5th in 4×100 m freestyle relay.... |
1:18.4 | ||
| 5 | Ria van der Horst | 1:18.8 | ||
| 6 | Dicky van Ekris | 1:18.9 | ||
| 7 | Muriel Mellon | 1:19.0 | ||
| 8 | Greetje Gaillard | 1:19.1 |
Key: OR = Olympic record