200 metres Breaststroke, Women
| Date | 7 – 9 August 1928 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Zwemstadion, Amsterdam |
| Participants | 21 from 12 countries |
Marie Baron had been disqualified in her heat at the Paris Games, after setting what would have been the fastest time of the whole event. She entered 1928 as the world record holder and with a chance of earning a gold medal for the host nation, but the performance of two German swimmers over the course of the summer had changed the outlook for the event. Lotte Mühe broke Baron’s record just three weeks before the Games, whilst the reigning European champion, Hilde Schrader, was also in good form.
Schrader broke the Olympic record in her heat, equaled the world record in the semi-final, and comfortably took the gold medal ahead of Baron and Mühe. Although Schrader’s time in the final was her slowest of the Games, there was a mitigating factor: the champion suffered a “wardrobe malfunction” when one of the straps of her swimsuit broke. “I would have gone faster”, she said, “if I had not been so embarrassed”. The standard of this event had improved had improved greatly in the four years since Paris, as 1924 silver medalist Agnes Geraghty swam 16 seconds faster but did not make the final. Geraghty’s compatriot Jane Fauntz was lucky even to make the Olympics, as six months earlier she had suffered serious injuries after being hit by a car.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | R1 | SF | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hilde Schrader |  GER | 3:11.6 (1 h1) | 3:11.2 (1 h2) | 3:12.6 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Marie Baron |  NED | 3:20.2 (2 h2) | 3:15.4 (1 h1) | 3:15.2 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Lotte Mühe | GER | 3:14.2 (1 h2) | 3:16.8 (=2 h1) | 3:17.6 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Else Jacobsen |  DEN | 3:17.6 (1 h3) | 3:16.8 (=2 h1) | 3:19.0 (4) | |||
| 5 | Peg Hoffman |  USA | 3:21.6 (3 h2) | 3:22.4 (3 h2) | 3:19.2 (5) | |||
| 6 | Brita Hazelius |  SWE | 3:21.6 (3 h1) | 3:21.4 (2 h2) | 3:23.0 (6) | |||
| 4 h1 r2/3 | Agnes Geraghty | USA | 3:18.8 (2 h1) | – (4 h1) | – | |||
| 4 h2 r2/3 | Greet van Norden | NED | 3:27.2 (1 h4) | – (4 h2) | – | |||
| 5 h1 r2/3 | Elfriede Zimmermann | GER | 3:18.6 (2 h3) | – (5 h1) | – | |||
| 5 h2 r2/3 | Doris Thompson |  AUS | 3:33.6 (3 h4) | – (5 h2) | – | |||
| 6 h1 r2/3 | Marianne Gustafsson | SWE | 3:27.0 (3 h3) | – (6 h1) | – | |||
| 6 h2 r2/3 | Jane Fauntz | USA | 3:29.0 (2 h4) | – (6 h2) | – | |||
| 4 h1 r1/3 | Cor van Gelder | NED | – (4 h1) | – | – | |||
| 4 h2 r1/3 | Hedy Bienenfeld |  AUT | – (4 h2) | – | – | |||
| 4 h3 r1/3 | Dorothy Prior |  CAN | – (4 h3) | – | – | |||
| 4 h4 r1/3 | Alice Stoffel |  FRA | – (4 h4) | – | – | |||
| 5 h1 r1/3 | Margery Hinton |  GBR | – (5 h1) | – | – | |||
| 5 h2 r1/3 | Dora Gibbs | GBR | – (5 h2) | – | – | |||
| 5 h3 r1/3 | Mabel Hamblen | GBR | – (5 h3) | – | – | |||
| 6 h1 r1/3 | Róża Kajzer |  POL | – (6 h1) | – | – | |||
| 6 h2 r1/3 | Virginie Rausch |  LUX | – (6 h2) | – | – | |||
| Erna Fitzówna | POL | – (DNS h4) | – | – |
Round One
| Date | 7 August 1928 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top three in each heat advanced to the semi-finals. |
Heat #1
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Hilde Schrader | GER | 3:11.6 | ||
| 2 | – | Agnes Geraghty | USA | 3:18.8 | ||
| 3 | – | Brita Hazelius | SWE | 3:21.6 | ||
| 4 | – | Cor van Gelder | NED | – | ||
| 5 | – | Margery Hinton | GBR | – | ||
| 6 | – | Róża Kajzer | POL | – |
Heat #2
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Lotte Mühe | GER | 3:14.2 | ||
| 2 | – | Marie Baron | NED | 3:20.2 | ||
| 3 | – | Peg Hoffman | USA | 3:21.6 | ||
| 4 | – | Hedy Bienenfeld | AUT | – | ||
| 5 | – | Dora Gibbs | GBR | – | ||
| 6 | – | Virginie Rausch | LUX | – |
Heat #3
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Else Jacobsen | DEN | 3:17.6 | ||
| 2 | – | Elfriede Zimmermann | GER | 3:18.6 | ||
| 3 | – | Marianne Gustafsson | SWE | 3:27.0 | ||
| 4 | – | Dorothy Prior | CAN | – | ||
| 5 | – | Mabel Hamblen | GBR | – |
Heat #4
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Greet van Norden | NED | 3:27.2 | ||
| 2 | – | Jane Fauntz | USA | 3:29.0 | ||
| 3 | – | Doris Thompson | AUS | 3:33.6 | ||
| 4 | – | Alice Stoffel | FRA | – | ||
| – | Erna Fitzówna | POL | – |
Semi-Finals
| Date | 8 August 1928 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top three in each heat advanced to the final. |
Heat #1
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Marie Baron | NED | 3:15.4 | ||
| =2 | – | Lotte Mühe | GER | 3:16.8 | ||
| =2 | – | Else Jacobsen | DEN | 3:16.8 | ||
| 4 | – | Agnes Geraghty | USA | – | ||
| 5 | – | Elfriede Zimmermann | GER | – | ||
| 6 | – | Marianne Gustafsson | SWE | – |
Heat #2
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Hilde Schrader | GER | 3:11.2 | ||
| 2 | – | Brita Hazelius | SWE | 3:21.4 | ||
| 3 | – | Peg Hoffman | USA | 3:22.4 | ||
| 4 | – | Greet van Norden | NED | – | ||
| 5 | – | Doris Thompson | AUS | – | ||
| 6 | – | Jane Fauntz | USA | – |
Final Round
| Date | 9 August 1928 |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Hilde Schrader | GER | 3:12.6 | ||
| 2 | – | Marie Baron | NED | 3:15.2 | ||
| 3 | – | Lotte Mühe | GER | 3:17.6 | ||
| 4 | – | Else Jacobsen | DEN | 3:19.0 | ||
| 5 | – | Peg Hoffman | USA | 3:19.2 | ||
| 6 | – | Brita Hazelius | SWE | 3:23.0 |