Women 100m Freestyle Swimming XVII Olympic Games 1960 Rome, Italy - Monday, 29th August - Gold Medal: Dawn Fraser, Australia
Final 21:10 time gap L Y 1. Dawn Fraser Australia1:01.2 OR 4 22 2. Chris Von Saltza United States1:02.8 +1.6s 5 16 3. Natalie Steward Great Britain1:03.1 +1.9s 3 17 4. Carolyn Wood United States1:03.4 +2.2s 1 14 5. Csilla Madarasz-Bajnogel-Dobai Hungary1:03.6 +2.4s 6 17 6. Erica Terpstra Netherlands1:04.3 +3.1s 2 17 7. Cocky Gastelaars Netherlands1:04.7 +3.5s 7 22 8. Mary Pauline Stewart Canada1:05.5 +4.3s 8 14
World Record: Dawn Fraser, Australia 1:00.2 Sydney, Australia, 23 February 1960 Olympic Record: Dawn Fraser, Australia 1:01.2 Melbourne 1st December 1956
Dawn Fraser had won this event in Melbourne and had not lost a 100 freestyle in the ensuing four years, setting the last five world records, the most recent being 1:00.2 set in Sydney in February. The American hope was Chris von Saltza, distantly descended from Swedish royalty, but she was given little chance to defeat Fraser. Von Saltza had the fastest time in the heats with 1:01.9, Fraser winning her heat easily in 1:02.1, but in the semis Fraser posted 1:01.4 to Chris Von Saltza's 1:02.5, as they qualified 1-2 for the final. The final was not close as Fraser won comfortably in 1:01.2, von Saltza taking the silver medal in 1:02.8. Fraser would return in 1964 at Tokyo to win the event for a third consecutive time, the first Olympic swimmer to pull off that feat. Von Saltza would sparkle in Rome, winning the 400 freestyle and two relay gold medals, for four Olympic medals in all.
Best 8 times advanced to Final .
Semi 1 time gap L Y Rk 1. Chris Von Saltza United States1:02.5 +1.1s 4 16 2. 2. Natalie Steward Great Britain1:02.9 +1.5s 5 17 3. 3. Csilla Madarasz-Bajnogel-Dobai Hungary1:03.0 +1.6s 2 17 4. 4. Ilsa Konrads Australia1:04.7 +3.3s 3 16 9. 5. Heda Frost France1:05.4 +4.0s 1 23 11. 6. Paola Saini Italy1:05.4 +4.0s 6 14 11. 7. Heidi Pechstein UT Germany1:05.6 +4.2s 7 16 13. 7. Inger Thorngren Sweden1:05.6 +4.2s 8 17 13.
Semi 2 time gap L Y Rk 1. Dawn Fraser Australia1:01.4 OR 4 22 1. 3. Erica Terpstra Netherlands1:03.7 +2.3s 6 17 5. 4. Cocky Gastelaars Netherlands1:03.9 +2.5s 5 22 6. 5. Mary Pauline Stewart Canada1:04.2 +2.8s 1 14 7. 5. Carolyn Wood United States1:04.2 +2.8s 3 14 7. 6. Ursula Brunner UT Germany1:04.8 +3.4s 2 19 10. 7. Katalin Boros Hungary1:06.2 +4.8s 7 19 15. 8. Karin Larsson Sweden1:06.5 +5.1s 8 18 16.
Heats - Friday 26th August 15:00Best 16 times advanced to Semi-Finals (1/2)>.
Heat 5 time gap L Y Rk 1. Natalie Steward Great Britain1:03.5 +1.6s 5 17 3. 2. Carolyn Wood United States1:04.3 +2.4s 4 14 6. 3. Paola Saini Italy1:04.4 +2.5s 6 14 7. 4. Marina Shamal Soviet Union1:06.4 +4.5s 3 21 17. 5. Marie Laure Gaillot France1:08.0 +6.1s 2 17 27. 6. Maria Luisa Souza Mexico1:08.4 +6.5s 7 18 28.
Heat 4 time gap L Y Rk 1. Chris Von Saltza United States1:01.9 OR 4 16 1. 2. Ursula Brunner UT Germany1:04.6 +2.7s 3 19 10. 3. Heda Frost France1:05.8 +3.9s 6 23 13. 4. Mary Pauline Stewart Canada1:06.0 +4.1s 5 14 14. 5. Ulvi Voog Soviet Union1:06.7 +4.8s 2 23 19. 6. Haydee Coloso Espino Philippines1:07.8 +5.9s 1 22 25. 7. Dorothy Sutcliffe South Rhodesia1:09.0 +7.1s 7 13 30.
Heat 3 time gap L Y Rk 1. Csilla Madarasz-Bajnogel-Dobai Hungary1:04.5 +2.6s 4 17 9. 2. Heidi Pechstein UT Germany1:05.1 +3.2s 3 16 11. 3. Diana Wilkinson Great Britain1:07.5 +5.6s 6 16 22. 4. Margaret Iwasaki Canada1:07.6 +5.7s 5 18 24. 5. Anneliese Rockenbach Venezuela1:08.5 +6.6s 7 17 29. 6. Hitomi Jinno Japan1:09.8 +7.9s 2 23 31. 7. Rita Pulido Castro Spain1:10.0 +8.1s 1 15 32.
Heat 2 time gap L Y Rk 1. Dawn Fraser Australia1:02.1 +0.2s 4 22 2. 2. Cocky Gastelaars Netherlands1:03.9 +2.0s 5 22 4. 3. Inger Thorngren Sweden1:06.1 +4.2s 3 17 15. 4. Yoshiko Sato Japan1:06.4 +4.5s 6 22 17. 5. Nora Novotny Austria1:07.4 +5.5s 7 21 21. 6. Agusta Thorsteinsdottir Iceland1:07.5 +5.6s 1 18 22.
Heat 1 time gap L Y Rk 1. Ilsa Konrads Australia1:04.2 +2.3s 4 16 5. 2. Erica Terpstra Netherlands1:04.4 +2.5s 5 17 7. 3. Katalin Boros Hungary1:05.2 +3.3s 6 19 12. 4. Karin Larsson Sweden1:06.3 +4.4s 3 18 16. 5. Maria Cristina Pacifici Italy1:07.1 +5.2s 2 15 20. 6. Blanca Luz Barron Serrano Mexico1:07.9 +6.0s 7 26 26.
Final 21:10 time gap L Y Rk 1. Dawn Fraser Australia1:01.2 OR 4 22 1. 2. Chris Von Saltza United States1:02.8 +1.6s 5 16 2. 3. Natalie Steward Great Britain1:03.1 +1.9s 3 17 3. 4. Carolyn Wood United States1:03.4 +2.2s 1 14 4. 5. Csilla Madarasz-Bajnogel-Dobai Hungary1:03.6 +2.4s 6 17 5. 6. Erica Terpstra Netherlands1:04.3 +3.1s 2 17 6. 7. Cocky Gastelaars Netherlands1:04.7 +3.5s 7 22 7. 8. Mary Pauline Stewart Canada1:05.5 +4.3s 8 14 8. Semis time gap L Y Rk 1. Dawn Fraser Australia1:01.4 OR 4 22 1. 1. Chris Von Saltza United States1:02.5 +1.1s 4 16 2. 2. Natalie Steward Great Britain1:02.9 +1.5s 5 17 3. 3. Csilla Madarasz-Bajnogel-Dobai Hungary1:03.0 +1.6s 2 17 4. 3. Erica Terpstra Netherlands1:03.7 +2.3s 6 17 5. 4. Cocky Gastelaars Netherlands1:03.9 +2.5s 5 22 6. 5. Mary Pauline Stewart Canada1:04.2 +2.8s 1 14 7. 5. Carolyn Wood United States1:04.2 +2.8s 3 14 7. 4. Ilsa Konrads Australia1:04.7 +3.3s 3 16 9. 6. Ursula Brunner UT Germany1:04.8 +3.4s 2 19 10. 5. Heda Frost France1:05.4 +4.0s 1 23 11. 6. Paola Saini Italy1:05.4 +4.0s 6 14 11. 7. Heidi Pechstein UT Germany1:05.6 +4.2s 7 16 13. 7. Inger Thorngren Sweden1:05.6 +4.2s 8 17 13. 7. Katalin Boros Hungary1:06.2 +4.8s 7 19 15. 8. Karin Larsson Sweden1:06.5 +5.1s 8 18 16. Heats time gap L Y Rk 1. Chris Von Saltza United States1:01.9 OR 4 16 1. 1. Dawn Fraser Australia1:02.1 +0.2s 4 22 2. 1. Natalie Steward Great Britain1:03.5 +1.6s 5 17 3. 2. Cocky Gastelaars Netherlands1:03.9 +2.0s 5 22 4. 1. Ilsa Konrads Australia1:04.2 +2.3s 4 16 5. 2. Carolyn Wood United States1:04.3 +2.4s 4 14 6. 3. Paola Saini Italy1:04.4 +2.5s 6 14 7. 2. Erica Terpstra Netherlands1:04.4 +2.5s 5 17 7. 1. Csilla Madarasz-Bajnogel-Dobai Hungary1:04.5 +2.6s 4 17 9. 2. Ursula Brunner UT Germany1:04.6 +2.7s 3 19 10. 2. Heidi Pechstein UT Germany1:05.1 +3.2s 3 16 11. 3. Katalin Boros Hungary1:05.2 +3.3s 6 19 12. 3. Heda Frost France1:05.8 +3.9s 6 23 13. 4. Mary Pauline Stewart Canada1:06.0 +4.1s 5 14 14. 3. Inger Thorngren Sweden1:06.1 +4.2s 3 17 15. 4. Karin Larsson Sweden1:06.3 +4.4s 3 18 16. 4. Yoshiko Sato Japan1:06.4 +4.5s 6 22 17. 4. Marina Shamal Soviet Union1:06.4 +4.5s 3 21 17. 5. Ulvi Voog Soviet Union1:06.7 +4.8s 2 23 19. 5. Maria Cristina Pacifici Italy1:07.1 +5.2s 2 15 20. 5. Nora Novotny Austria1:07.4 +5.5s 7 21 21. 6. Agusta Thorsteinsdottir Iceland1:07.5 +5.6s 1 18 22. 3. Diana Wilkinson Great Britain1:07.5 +5.6s 6 16 22. 4. Margaret Iwasaki Canada1:07.6 +5.7s 5 18 24. 6. Haydee Coloso Espino Philippines1:07.8 +5.9s 1 22 25. 6. Blanca Luz Barron Serrano Mexico1:07.9 +6.0s 7 26 26. 5. Marie Laure Gaillot France1:08.0 +6.1s 2 17 27. 6. Maria Luisa Souza Mexico1:08.4 +6.5s 7 18 28. 5. Anneliese Rockenbach Venezuela1:08.5 +6.6s 7 17 29. 7. Dorothy Sutcliffe South Rhodesia1:09.0 +7.1s 7 13 30. 6. Hitomi Jinno Japan1:09.8 +7.9s 2 23 31. 7. Rita Pulido Castro Spain1:10.0 +8.1s 1 15 32.
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