Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle
| Women's 100 metre freestyle at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | ||||||||||
| Venue | Swimming and Diving Stadium | |||||||||
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| Date | 29 November (heats) 30 November (semifinals) 1 December (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 35 from 16 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:02.0 (WR) | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freestyle | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| Backstroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| Breaststroke | ||||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Butterfly | ||||
| 100 m | women | |||
| 200 m | men | |||
| Freestyle relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | women | |||
| 4×200 m | men | |||
The women's 100 metre freestyle event at the 1956 Olympic Games took place from November 29 to December 1.[1] 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.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were:
| World record |  Lorraine Crapp (AUS) | 1:02.4 s | Melbourne, Australia | 25 October 1956 |
| Olympic record | .svg.png){kind=small} Judit Temes (HUN) | 1:05.5 s | Helsinki, Finland | 26 July 1952 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | OR | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 29 | Heat 1 | Lorraine Crapp | Australia | 1:03.4 | OR | |
| November 29 | Heat 5 | Dawn Fraser | Australia | 1:02.4 | OR | |
| December 1 | Final | Dawn Fraser | Australia | 1:02.0 | OR | WR |
Results
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Fraser, DawnDawn Fraser | Australia |
1:02.4 | Q, OR |
| 2 | 1 | Crapp, LorraineLorraine Crapp | Australia |
1:03.4 | Q, OR |
| 3 | 4 | Leech, FaithFaith Leech | Australia |
1:04.9 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Myburgh, NatalieNatalie Myburgh | .svg.png){kind=small} South Africa |
1:05.1 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | Grant, VirginiaVirginia Grant |  Canada |
1:05.1 | Q |
| 6 | 5 | Mann, ShelleyShelley Mann |  United States |
1:05.4 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Rosazza, JoanJoan Rosazza | United States |
1:05.5 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Roe, MarrionMarrion Roe |  New Zealand |
1:05.9 | Q |
| 9 | 4 | OrdogZsuzsa Ördög | .svg.png){kind=small} Hungary |
1:06.5 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Simons, NancyNancy Simons | United States |
1:06.5 | Q |
| 11 | 3 | Gyenge, ValériaValéria Gyenge | Hungary |
1:06.6 | Q |
| 12 | 1 | Stewart, HelenHelen Stewart | Canada |
1:07.1 | Q |
| 13 | 1 | Myburgh, JeanetteJeanette Myburgh | South Africa |
1:07.1 | Q |
| 14 | 4 | Jobson, KateKate Jobson |  Sweden |
1:07.3 | Q |
| 15 | 3 | Klomp, BirgitBirgit Klomp |  United Team of Germany |
1:07.7 | Q |
| 16 | 4 | Roberts, SusanSusan Roberts | South Africa |
1:07.9 | Q |
| 17 | 2 | Szőke, KatalinKatalin Szőke | Hungary |
1:08.0 | |
| 18 | 4 | Steffin, ChristelChristel Steffin | United Team of Germany |
1:08.1 | |
| 19 | 2 | Jansen, KatiKati Jansen | United Team of Germany |
1:08.3 | |
| 20 | 1 | Hellström, AnitaAnita Hellström | Sweden |
1:08.5 | |
| 20 | 5 | Hogben, FrancesFrances Hogben |  Great Britain |
1:08.5 | |
| 22 | 2 | Vouaux, OdileOdile Vouaux |  France |
1:08.6 | |
| 23 | 2 | Ewart, FearneFearne Ewart | Great Britain |
1:08.8 | |
| 23 | 3 | Frost, HédaHéda Frost | France |
1:08.8 | |
| 23 | 4 | Jinno, HitomiHitomi Jinno | .svg.png){kind=small} Japan |
1:08.8 | |
| 26 | 1 | Sweyd, IrèneIrène Sweyd | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
1:08.9 | |
| 27 | 4 | Priestley, GladysGladys Priestley | Canada |
1:09.2 | |
| 28 | 3 | Barrón, BlancaBlanca Barrón | .svg.png){kind=small} Mexico |
1:09.5 | |
| 29 | 5 | Jany-Sendral, GinetteGinette Jany-Sendral | France |
1:09.9 | |
| 30 | 3 | Sato, YoshikoYoshiko Sato | Japan |
1:10.3 | |
| 30 | 5 | Rivner, ShoshanaShoshana Rivner |  Israel |
1:10.3 | |
| 32 | 1 | Griffin, WinifredWinifred Griffin | New Zealand |
1:10.4 | |
| 33 | 2 | Shimada, SetsukoSetsuko Shimada | Japan |
1:11.8 | |
| 34 | 1 | Northrop, MargaretMargaret Northrop |  Kenya |
1:12.8 | |
| 35 | 3 | Lozada, GertrudezGertrudez Lozada | .svg.png){kind=small} Philippines |
1:13.7 |
Semifinals
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Fraser, DawnDawn Fraser | Australia |
1:03.0 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Crapp, LorraineLorraine Crapp | Australia |
1:03.1 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Leech, FaithFaith Leech | Australia |
1:05.2 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Roe, MarrionMarrion Roe | New Zealand |
1:05.3 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Grant, VirginiaVirginia Grant | Canada |
1:05.5 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Mann, ShelleyShelley Mann | United States |
1:05.5 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Rosazza, JoanJoan Rosazza | United States |
1:05.9 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Myburgh, NatalieNatalie Myburgh | South Africa |
1:06.0 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Simons, NancyNancy Simons | United States |
1:06.1 | |
| 10 | 2 | Jobson, KateKate Jobson | Sweden |
1:06.1 | |
| 11 | 1 | Gyenge, ValériaValéria Gyenge | Hungary |
1:06.4 | |
| 12 | 2 | Roberts, SusanSusan Roberts | South Africa |
1:06.6 | |
| 13 | 2 | Myburgh, JeanetteJeanette Myburgh | South Africa |
1:06.7 | |
| 14 | 1 | OrdoghZsuzsa Ördögh | Hungary |
1:06.9 | |
| 15 | 1 | Stewart, HelenHelen Stewart | Canada |
1:06..9 | |
| 16 | 1 | Klomp, BirgitBirgit Klomp | United Team of Germany |
1:07.9 |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Fraser, DawnDawn Fraser | Australia |
1:02.0 | WR |
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Crapp, LorraineLorraine Crapp | Australia |
1:02.4 | |
 |
Leech, FaithFaith Leech | Australia |
1:05.1 | |
| 4 | Rosazza, JoanJoan Rosazza | United States |
1:05.2 | |
| 5 | Grant, VirginiaVirginia Grant | Canada |
1:05.4 | |
| 6 | Mann, ShelleyShelley Mann | United States |
1:05.6 | |
| 7 | Roe, MarrionMarrion Roe | New Zealand |
1:05.6 | |
| 8 | Myburgh, NatalieNatalie Myburgh | South Africa |
1:05.8 |
Key: WR = World record
References
- ↑ "Swimming at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
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