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4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women

Date30 July – 1 August 1952
StatusOlympic
LocationHelsingin Uimastadion, Helsinki
Participants53 from 13 countries

Hungary had broken the Danish team’s long standing world record earlier in 1952 although this record would not be ratified until after the Olympics. The Hungarians lived up to their status as favourites by dominating their opponents. The three members who raced in the individual event actually improved their times for the relay and the Hungarians finished well clear and three seconds inside their own world record. The silver medal went to Holland which finished ahead of the USA.

PosNumberCompetitorsNOCR1Final
1–HungaryHUN4:32.5 (1 h1)4:24.4 (1)Gold
581Ilona Novák ––
579Judit Temes ––
583Éva Gérard-Novák ––
580Katalin Szőke ––
587Mária Littomeritzky ––
584Éva Székely DNS––
2–NetherlandsNED4:30.6 (2 h2)4:29.0 (2)Silver
168Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen ––
159Koosje van Voorn ––
158Hannie Termeulen ––
–Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher ––
161Ria van der Horst DNS––
162Geertje Wielema DNS––
3–United StatesUSA4:28.1 (1 h2)4:30.1 (3)Bronze
–Jackie LaVine ––
633Marilee Stepan ––
–Jody Alderson ––
641Evelyn Kawamoto ––
632Judy Roberts DNS––
649Sharon Geary DNS––
4–DenmarkDEN4:36.4 (3 h1)4:36.2 (4)
554Rita Larsen ––
547Mette Ove Petersen ––
548Greta Andersen ––
549Ragnhild Hveger ––
550Gerda Olsen DNS––
5–Great BritainGBR4:36.0 (2 h1)4:37.8 (5)
227Margaret Linton ––
–Jean Botham ––
212Angela Barnwell ––
214Lillian Preece ––
–Daphne Wilkinson DNS––
221Grace Wood DNS––
6–SwedenSWE4:38.1 (3 h2)4:39.0 (6)
481Marianne Lundquist ––
487Anita Andersson ––
480Maud Berglund ––
482Ingegärd Fredin ––
484Ulla-Britt Eklund DNS––
483Ingegerd Lindfeldt DNS––
7–Unified Team of GermanyGER4:42.7 (4 h1)4:40.3 (7)
506Elisabeth Rechlin ––
507Wera Schäferkordt ––
513Kati Jansen ––
511Gisela Jacob-Arendt ––
510Ursula Happe DNS––
512Ruth Schleibinger DNS––
8–FranceFRA4:42.0 (4 h2)4:44.1 (8)
442Gaby Tanguy ––
447Maryse Morandini ––
441Ginette Jany-Sendral ––
440Josette Arène ––
444Colette Thomas DNS––
448Odile Vouaux DNS––
9–ItalyITA4:52.6 (5 h1)–
249Maria Nardi ––
251Fides Benini ––
250Eva Belaise ––
248Romana Calligaris ––
252Carla Campregher DNS––
10–JapanJPN4:54.0 (6 h1)–
297Yasuko Oishi ––
291Fumiko Sakaguchi ––
295Misako Tamura ––
290Sadako Yamashita ––
292Shizue Miyabe DNS––
=11–BelgiumBEL4:54.8 (6 h2)–
59Nicole Guilini ––
58Huguette Peeters ––
61Irène Possemiers ––
56Sybille Verckist ––
60Maria Nijssen DNS––
=11–CanadaCAN4:54.8 (5 h2)–
324Irene Strong ––
325Lenora Fisher ––
322Gladys Priestley ––
323Kay McNamee ––
13–FinlandFIN4:56.0 (7 h2)–
528Raili Riuttala ––
527Ritva Koivula ––
529Anneli Haaranen ––
526Ritva Järvinen ––
532Marita Hagelin DNS––
531Eva Korhonen DNS––

Round One

Date30 July 1952 — 10:00
FormatFastest eight advanced to the final.
PosLaneTeamNOCTime
1–United StatesUSA4:28.1QOR
2–NetherlandsNED4:30.6Q
3–HungaryHUN4:32.5Q
4–Great BritainGBR4:36.0Q
5–DenmarkDEN4:36.4Q
6–SwedenSWE4:38.1Q
7–FranceFRA4:42.0Q
8–Unified Team of GermanyGER4:42.7Q
9–ItalyITA4:52.6
10–JapanJPN4:54.0
=11–CanadaCAN4:54.8
=11–BelgiumBEL4:54.8
13–FinlandFIN4:56.0

Heat #1

PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTimeSplitExchange
1–HungaryHUN4:32.5– (–)– (–)Q
Lead-off587Mária Littomeritzky –1:09.1 (1)– (–)
2nd Leg583Éva Gérard-Novák –1:06.2 (1)2:15.3 (1)
3rd Leg–Ilona Novák –1:08.5 (2)3:23.8 (1)
Anchor580Katalin Szőke –1:08.7 (2)– (–)
2–Great BritainGBR4:36.0– (–)– (–)Q
Lead-off227Margaret Linton –1:09.5 (2)– (–)
2nd Leg213Jean Botham –1:09.0 (2)2:18.5 (2)
3rd Leg212Angela Barnwell –1:08.3 (1)3:26.8 (2)
Anchor214Lillian Preece –1:09.2 (=3)– (–)
3–DenmarkDEN4:36.4– (–)– (–)Q
Lead-off554Rita Larsen –1:11.0 (3)– (–)
2nd Leg547Mette Ove Petersen –1:09.1 (3)2:20.1 (3)
3rd Leg548Greta Andersen –1:10.1 (4)3:30.2 (3)
Anchor549Ragnhild Hveger –1:06.2 (1)– (–)
4–Unified Team of GermanyGER4:42.7– (–)– (–)Q
Lead-off507Wera Schäferkordt –1:12.1 (4)– (–)
2nd Leg513Kati Jansen –1:12.6 (5)2:24.7 (4)
3rd Leg506Elisabeth Rechlin –1:08.8 (3)3:33.5 (4)
Anchor511Gisela Jacob-Arendt –1:09.2 (=3)– (–)
5–ItalyITA4:52.6– (–)– (–)
Lead-off249Maria Nardi –1:14.0 (5)– (–)
2nd Leg251Fides Benini –1:11.2 (4)2:25.2 (5)
3rd Leg250Eva Belaise –1:15.2 (6)3:40.4 (5)
Anchor248Romana Calligaris –1:12.2 (5)– (–)
6–JapanJPN4:54.0– (–)– (–)
Lead-off297Yasuko Oishi –1:14.1 (6)– (–)
2nd Leg291Fumiko Sakaguchi –1:13.8 (6)2:27.9 (6)
3rd Leg295Misako Tamura –1:13.7 (5)3:41.6 (6)
Anchor290Sadako Yamashita –1:12.4 (6)– (–)

Heat #2

PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTimeSplitExchange
1–United StatesUSA4:28.1– (–)– (–)QOR
Lead-off640Evelyn Kawamoto –1:08.3 (2)– (–)
2nd Leg648Jackie LaVine –1:06.7 (1)2:15.0 (1)
3rd Leg633Marilee Stepan –1:07.0 (1)3:22.0 (1)
Anchor631Jody Alderson –1:06.1 (1)– (–)
2–NetherlandsNED4:30.6– (–)– (–)Q
Lead-off168Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen –1:07.5 (1)– (–)
2nd Leg159Koosje van Voorn –1:08.3 (2)2:15.8 (2)
3rd Leg158Hannie Termeulen –1:07.2 (2)3:23.0 (2)
Anchor157Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher –1:07.6 (3)– (–)
3–SwedenSWE4:38.1– (–)– (–)Q
Lead-off481Marianne Lundquist –1:10.3 (4)– (–)
2nd Leg487Anita Andersson –1:10.6 (3)2:20.9 (4)
3rd Leg480Maud Berglund –1:09.7 (3)3:30.6 (3)
Anchor482Ingegärd Fredin –1:07.5 (2)– (–)
4–FranceFRA4:42.0– (–)– (–)Q
Lead-off440Josette Arène –1:08.6 (3)– (–)
2nd Leg447Maryse Morandini –1:11.9 (4)2:20.5 (3)
3rd Leg442Gaby Tanguy –1:11.2 (4)3:31.7 (4)
Anchor441Ginette Jany-Sendral –1:10.3 (4)– (–)
5–CanadaCAN4:54.8– (–)– (–)
Lead-off324Irene Strong –1:14.2 (7)– (–)
2nd Leg325Lenora Fisher –1:17.3 (7)2:31.5 (7)
3rd Leg322Gladys Priestley –1:11.8 (5)3:43.3 (6)
Anchor323Kay McNamee –1:11.5 (6)– (–)
6–BelgiumBEL4:54.8– (–)– (–)
Lead-off59Nicole Guilini –1:13.6 (=5)– (–)
2nd Leg58Huguette Peeters –1:15.2 (5)2:28.8 (5)
3rd Leg61Irène Possemiers –1:12.8 (6)3:41.6 (5)
Anchor56Sybille Verckist –1:13.2 (7)– (–)
7–FinlandFIN4:56.0– (–)– (–)
Lead-off528Raili Riuttala –1:13.6 (=5)– (–)
2nd Leg527Ritva Koivula –1:16.5 (6)2:30.1 (6)
3rd Leg529Anneli Haaranen –1:15.1 (7)3:45.2 (7)
Anchor526Ritva Järvinen –1:10.8 (5)– (–)

Final

Date1 August 1952 — 17:00
PosCompetitorsNOCTimeSplitExchange
1HungaryHUN4:24.4– (–)– (–)WR
Lead-offIlona Novák –1:07.8 (1)– (–)
2nd LegJudit Temes –1:05.8 (1)2:13.6 (1)
3rd LegÉva Gérard-Novák –1:05.1 (1)3:18.7 (1)
AnchorKatalin Szőke –1:05.7 (1)– (–)
2NetherlandsNED4:29.0– (–)– (–)
Lead-offMarie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen –1:08.1 (=2)– (–)
2nd LegKoosje van Voorn –1:07.8 (3)2:15.9 (3)
3rd LegHannie Termeulen –1:06.5 (3)3:22.4 (3)
AnchorIrma Heijting-Schuhmacher –1:06.6 (2)– (–)
3United StatesUSA4:30.1– (–)– (–)
Lead-offJackie LaVine –1:08.1 (=2)– (–)
2nd LegMarilee Stepan –1:07.7 (2)2:15.8 (2)
3rd LegJody Alderson –1:06.3 (2)3:22.1 (2)
AnchorEvelyn Kawamoto –1:08.0 (5)– (–)
4DenmarkDEN4:36.2– (–)– (–)
Lead-offRita Larsen –1:10.1 (=5)– (–)
2nd LegMette Ove Petersen –1:08.6 (4)2:18.7 (4)
3rd LegGreta Andersen –1:10.5 (7)3:29.2 (5)
AnchorRagnhild Hveger –1:07.0 (3)– (–)
5Great BritainGBR4:37.8– (–)– (–)
Lead-offMargaret Linton –1:10.1 (=5)– (–)
2nd LegJean Botham –1:09.7 (5)2:19.8 (6)
3rd LegAngela Barnwell –1:07.8 (4)3:27.6 (4)
AnchorLillian Preece –1:10.2 (7)– (–)
6SwedenSWE4:39.0– (–)– (–)
Lead-offMarianne Lundquist –1:10.7 (7)– (–)
2nd LegAnita Andersson –1:10.2 (7)2:20.9 (7)
3rd LegMaud Berglund –1:10.3 (6)3:31.2 (6)
AnchorIngegärd Fredin –1:07.8 (4)– (–)
7Unified Team of GermanyGER4:40.3– (–)– (–)
Lead-offElisabeth Rechlin –1:09.2 (4)– (–)
2nd LegWera Schäferkordt –1:10.0 (6)2:19.2 (5)
3rd LegKati Jansen –1:12.4 (8)3:31.6 (7)
AnchorGisela Jacob-Arendt –1:08.7 (6)– (–)
8FranceFRA4:44.1– (–)– (–)
Lead-offGaby Tanguy –1:11.2 (8)– (–)
2nd LegMaryse Morandini –1:12.5 (8)2:23.7 (8)
3rd LegGinette Jany-Sendral –1:09.8 (5)3:33.5 (8)
AnchorJosette Arène –1:10.6 (8)– (–)