Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre freestyle
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The women's 100 metre freestyle event at the 1948 Olympic Games
took place between July 30 and August 2 at the Empire Pool. This swimming
event used freestyle swimming
, which means that the method of the stroke is not regulated (unlike backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly events). Nearly all swimmers use the front crawl
or a variant of that stroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.
1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in London, England, United Kingdom. After a 12-year hiatus because of World War II, these were the first Summer Olympics since the 1936 Games in Berlin...
took place between July 30 and August 2 at the Empire Pool. This 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 used freestyle swimming
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...
, which means that the method of the stroke is not regulated (unlike backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly events). Nearly all swimmers use the front crawl
Front crawl
The front crawl, forward crawl, or freestyle is a swimming stroke usually regarded as the fastest of the four front primary strokes. As such, the front crawl stroke is nearly universally used during a freestyle swimming competition, hence the synonymously used term "freestyle". It is one of two...
or a variant of that stroke. 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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Greta Andersen Greta Andersen Greta Andersen is a Danish swimmer and Olympic champion, later settled in Long Beach, California. She competed at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, where she received a gold medal in 100 m freestyle, and a silver medal in 4 × 100 m freestyle relay.-Channel swimmer:Greta Andersen set the women's... |
1:06.3 | ||
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Ann Curtis Ann Curtis Ann Curtis is a former competitive swimmer and Olympic Gold Medal winner for the United States. She was coached by Charlie Sava and was a member of the San Francisco Crystal Plunge team. Curtis participated in London’s 1948 Olympic Games winning the gold medal in the 400 m freestyle... |
1:06.5 | ||
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Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen Marie-Louise Jean Joséphine Linssen-Vaessen was a freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who won a total number of three medals at the Summer Olympics during her career.... |
1:07.6 | ||
| 4 | Karen Margrethe Harup | 1:08.1 | ||
| 5 | Ingegerd Fredin | 1:08.4 | ||
| 6 | Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher was a freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who won two medals at the Summer Olympics during her career... |
1:08.4 | ||
| 7 | Elisabeth Ahlgren | 1:08.8 | ||
| 8 | Fritze Carstensen | 1:09.1 |