Date | 29 August 1920 — 16:00 | |
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Status | Olympic | |
Location | Zwemstadion van Antwerpen, Antwerpen | |
Participants | 12 from 3 countries | |
Format | Final only. |
With only three teams entered, all swimmers were assured medals. But the gold medal had been conceded to the Americans, led by Ethelda Bleibtrey. The U.S. victory margin of 29.2 seconds makes this one of the most lopsided victories in Olympic history.
Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Exchange (Pos) | |||
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1 | – | United States | USA | 5:11.6 | Gold | |||
Margaret Woodbridge | – | – (–) | ||||||
Frances Schroth | – | – (–) | ||||||
Irene Guest | – | – (–) | ||||||
Ethelda Bleibtrey | – | – (–) | ||||||
2 | – | Great Britain | GBR | 5:40.8 | Silver | |||
Hilda James | – | – (–) | ||||||
Connie Jeans | – | – (–) | ||||||
Charlotte Radcliffe | – | – (–) | ||||||
Grace McKenzie | – | – (–) | ||||||
3 | – | Sweden | SWE | 5:43.6 | Bronze | |||
Aina Berg | – | – (–) | ||||||
Emy Machnow | – | – (–) | ||||||
Carin Nilsson | – | – (–) | ||||||
Jane Gylling | – | – (–) |