| Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics |
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| Freestyle | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| Backstroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| Breaststroke | ||||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Freestyle relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | women | |||
| 4×200 m | men | |||
The women's 4x100 metre freestyle relay was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event, which was established in 1912. The competition was held on Thursday August 9, 1928.
The United States replaced two swimmers between the semi-finals and the final, while France replaced one. Thirty-one swimmers from seven nations competed.
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Note: The International Olympic Committee medal database shows only these four swimmers from the United States as gold medalist. Susan Laird and Josephine McKim both swam in the semi-final are not credited with medals.
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 4:58.8 | Euphrasia Donnelly Gertrude Ederle Ethel Lackie Mariechen Wehselau |
Paris (FRA) | July 18, 1924 |
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| Olympic Record | 4:58.8 | Euphrasia Donnelly Gertrude Ederle Ethel Lackie Mariechen Wehselau |
Paris (FRA) | July 18, 1924 |
The United States with Adelaide Lambert, Josephine McKim, Susan Laird, and Albina Osipowich set a new world record in the semi-final with 4:55.6 minutes. In the final the United States with Adelaide Lambert, Albina Osipowich, Eleanor Garatti, and Martha Norelius bettered the world record to 4:47.6 minutes.
Semifinal 1
| Place | Swimmers | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide Lambert, Josephine McKim, Susan Laird, and Albina Osipowich (USA) | 4:55.6 | QF WR |
| 2 | Eva Smits, Truus Baumeister, Maria Vierdag, and Marie Braun (NED) | 5:08.8 | QF |
| 3 | Rhoda Rennie, Freddie van der Goes, Marie Bedford, and Kathleen Russell (RSA) | 5:17.4 | QF |
| 4 | Lilian Staugaard, Rigmor Olsen, Gerda Bredgaard, and Agnete Olsen (DEN) |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Swimmers | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joyce Cooper, Iris Tanner, Cissie Stewart, and Ellen King (GBR) | 5:16.6 | QF |
| 2 | Charlotte Lehmann, Reni Erkens, Herta Wunder, and Irmintraut Schneider (GER) | 5:19.0 | QF |
| 3 | Bibienne Pellegry, Georgina Roty, Marguerite Ledoux, and Claire Horrent (FRA) | 5:42.4 | QF |
| Place | Swimmers | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide Lambert, Albina Osipowich, Eleanor Garatti, and Martha Norelius (USA) | 4:47.6 WR |
| 2 | Joyce Cooper, Cissie Stewart, Iris Tanner, and Ellen King (GBR) | 5:02.8 |
| 3 | Kathleen Russell, Rhoda Rennie, Marie Bedford, Freddie van der Goes (RSA) | 5:13.4 |
| 4 | Charlotte Lehmann, Herta Wunder, Irmintraut Schneider, Reni Erkens (GER) | 5:14.4 |
| 5 | Bibienne Pellegry, Anne Dupire, Marguerite Ledoux, and Claire Horrent (FRA) | 5:32.0 |
| — | Eva Smits, Truus Baumeister, Maria Vierdag, and Marie Braun (NED) | DSQ |