Women 100m Backstroke Swimming Olympic Games 1936 Berlin, Germany - Thursday, 13th August - Gold Medal: Nida Senff, Netherlands
Final 17:10 timegapLY
1. Nida SenffNED Netherlands1:18.9 516
2. Hendrika MastenbroekNED Netherlands1:19.2+0.3s417
3. Alice BridgesUSA United States1:19.4+0.5s620
4. Edith MotridgeUSA United States1:19.6+0.7s323
4. Tove Brunnstrom MadsenDEN Denmark1:20.4+1.5s215
6. Lorna FramptonGBR Great Britain1:20.6+1.7s716
7. Phyllis HardingGBR Great Britain1:21.5+2.6s128
World Record: Hendrika Mastenbroek, Netherlands 1:15.8 Amsterdam, Netherlands 27 February 1936
Olympic Record: Eleanore Holm, United States 1:18.3 Los Angeles, United States 9 August 1932
Todor 66index Swimming OG
index Berlin 1956index Swimming Berlin 1936
Men 100m FreestyleWomen 100m Freestyle
Men 400m FreestyleWomen 400m Freestyle
Men 1500m Freestyle
Men 100m BackstrokeWomen 100m Backstroke
Men 200m BreaststrokeWomen 200m Breaststroke
Men 4x200m Freestyle RelayWomen 4x100m Freestyle Relay
1948 Women 100m BackstrokeWomen 100m Backstroke History1932 Women 100m Backstroke
The final seemed to have been decided when Senff built up an apparently unassailable lead at halfway but she made what appeared to be a disastrous error and failed to touch the wall. Rather than risk disqualification she turned round and went back but dropped from first to sixth. Mastenbroek moved ahead of the pack but she clipped the lane dividers and lost enough time for Senff to close back on her. With twenty metres left Senff edged into the lead and held on to win the championship.

Semi-Finals - Wednesday, 12th August 20:00

First 3 from each Semi and Best 4th (Phyllis Harding, Great Britain) advanced to Final.
Semi 1 timegapLYRk.
1. Nida SenffNED Netherlands1:17.1 4161.
2. Edith MotridgeUSA United States1:19.1+2.0s1232.
3. Tove Brunnstrom MadsenDEN Denmark1:19.1+2.0s2152.
4. Phyllis HardingGBR Great Britain1:19.8+2.7s6286.
5. Anni StolteGer Germany1:21.7+4.6s32110.
6. Patricia NortonAUS Australia1:21.9+4.8s51711.
Semi 2 timegapLYRk.
1. Hendrika MastenbroekNED Netherlands1:19.1+2.0s3172.
2. Lorna FramptonGBR Great Britain1:19.6+2.5s1165.
3. Alice BridgesUSA United States1:20.4+3.3s4207.
4. Alberdina Geetruida KerkmeesterNED Netherlands1:21.3+4.2s2148.
5. Audrey Morris Mavis HancockGBR Great Britain1:21.6+4.5s6179.
6. Tove NielsenDEN Denmark1:22.0+4.9s51912.
The first sensation of this event happened before one of the potential medallists had even set foot in Germany. Eleanor Holm, the glamorous American who had won this event in Los Angeles, was removed from the US team because of her behaviour on the boat bringing her from America. She was accused, amongst other charges, of being blind drunk following a party. Holm was still present in the Olympic swimming stadium but only covering the Games for a press agency.

Heats - Tuesday, 11th August 08:00

First 4 from each Heat advanced to Semi-Finals.
Heat 1 timegapLYRk.
1. Nida SenffNED Netherlands1:16.6OR2161.
2. Tove Brunnstrom MadsenDEN Denmark1:20.4+3.8s6153.
3. Lorna FramptonGBR Great Britain1:20.9+4.3s3164.
4. Anni StolteGer Germany1:23.1+6.5s82110.
5. Ethel Ellen MackayAUS Australia1:24.6+8.0s52114.
6. Iren GyorffyHUN Hungary1:25.8+9.2s71617.
7. Noel Gertrude Oxenbury-MorrowCaN Canada1:28.9+12.3s11719.
8. Sieglinde Lenk-ZiglerBRA Brazil1:32.0+15.4s41720.
Heat 2 timegapLYRk.
1. Alice BridgesUSA United States1:19.2+2.6s1202.
2. Alberdina Geetruida KerkmeesterNED Netherlands1:21.2+4.6s4146.
3. Phyllis HardingGBR Great Britain1:22.1+5.5s3288.
4. Patricia NortonAUS Australia1:22.3+5.7s8179.
5. Christel RupkeGer Germany1:23.7+7.1s51712.
6. Therese BlondeauFRA France1:23.8+7.2s72213.
7. Roma WagnerAUT Austria1:28.4+11.8s62418.
-. Irene Pirie-MiltonCaN CanadaDNS 222-.
Heat 3 timegapLYRk.
1. Edith MotridgeUSA United States1:21.0+4.4s5235.
2. Hendrika MastenbroekNED Netherlands1:22.0+5.4s4177.
3. Audrey Morris Mavis HancockGBR Great Britain1:23.6+7.0s61711.
4. Tove NielsenDEN Denmark1:25.3+8.7s31915.
5. Mary Christine McconkeyCaN Canada1:25.3+8.7s71915.
6. Sau-King YeungCHN China1:36.4+19.8s11721.
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