Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle
| Women's 100 metre freestyle at the Games of the V Olympiad
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| Venue | Djurgårdsbrunnsviken | ||||||||||||
| Dates | July 8–12 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 27 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
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Fanny Durack |
 Australasia
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Mina Wylie |
Australasia
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Jennie Fletcher |
 Great Britain
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The women's 100 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first appearance of a women's event in Olympic swimming, followed closely by the 4x100 metre free relay. The competition was held from Monday July 8, 1912 to Friday July 12, 1912.
Twenty-seven swimmers from eight nations competed.
Durack also won the gold medal, with compatriot Wylie close behind for silver.
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Belle Moore, swimming in the first heat, set the first Olympic record with 1:29.8 minutes. In the second heat Daisy Curwen bettered the record with 1:23.6 minutes. And in the fourth heat Fanny Durack set a new world record with 1:19.8 minutes.
The top two in each heat advanced along with the fastest loser overall.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Heat 5
The top two from each heat and the faster of the two third place swimmers advanced.
Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Curwen had to undergo an operation for appendicitis and missed the final. Rosenberg advanced to the final to replace her.
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