Women 4x100m Freestyle Relay Swimming Olympic Games 1948 London, Great Britain - Friday, 6th August - Gold Medal: United States
Final 22:00time gapLRk.______________
1.USA United States4:29.2OR 33.
Marie Corridon 18, Thelma Kalama 17, Brenda Helser 24, Ann Curtis 22
2.DEN Denmark4:29.6 +0.4s52.
Eva Arndt-Riise 28, Karen Margrethe Harup 23, Greta Andersen 21, Fritze Carstensen 23
3.NED Netherlands4:31.6 +2.4s41.
Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher 23, Margot Marsman 16, Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen 20, Hannie Termeulen 19
4.GBR Great Britain4:34.7 +15.5s64.
Patricia Nielsen 18, Margaret Wellington 21, Lillian Preece 20, Cathie Gibson 17
5.HUN Hungary4:44.8 +15.6s76.
Mária Littomeritzky 21, Ilona Novák 18, Judit Temes 17, Éva Székely 21
6.BRA Brazil4:49.1 +19.9s88.
Eleonora Schmitt 16, Maria da Costa 17, Talita Rodrígues 13, Piedade Coutinho-Tavares 22
7.FRA France4:49.8 +20.6s17.
Josette Arène 23, Gisèle Vallerey 18, Colette Thomas 19, Ginette Jany-Sendral 16
-.SWE SwedenDQ 25.
Gisela Thidholm 19, Elisabeth Ahlgren 23, Marianne Lundquist 17, Ingegerd Fredin 17
Todor 66index Swimming OG
index London 1948index Swimming London 1948
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
Women 4x100m Freestyle Relay History1952 Women 4x100m Freestyle Relay1936 Women 4x100m Freestyle Relay
After the individual 100m had been decided it seemed logical that the medals would be decided between four teams, Denmark, the USA, the Netherlands and Sweden. With a rejuvenated Greta Andersen included in their line-up, the Danes found themselves battling the Dutch for the gold medal as the last leg swimmers got under way. The United States and Great Britain trailed and appeared to be fighting only for the bronze but the last American swimmer was Ann Curtis. Curtis soon moved away from her British rival and began to make headway on the leaders. With just 15 metres to go she overtook the Dutch swimmer and with the crowd cheering wildly edged ever closer to Fritze Carstensen of Denmark. With a desperate final sprint Curtis touched the wall ahead of the Dane to break the Olympic record and clinch the championship. Curtis's time of 1:04.4 was the fastest ever recorded though it could not be ratified as a world record because only the first leg of a relay is allowed to stand for record purposes
World Record: Denmark (Eva Arndt, Gunvor Kraft, Brite Ove Pedersen, Ragnhild Hveger) 4:27.6 Kopenhagen, Denmark 7th August 1938
Olympic Record: Netherlands (Jopie Selbach, Tini Wagner, Willy den Ouden, Hendrika Mastenbriek) 4:36.0 Berlin, Germany 14th August 1936
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Heats - Wednesday, 4th August 16:30

Heat 1time gapLRk.______________
1.DEN Denmark4:33.5OR+2.2s-2.
Eva Arndt-Riise 28, Elvi Svendsen 28, Fritze Carstensen 23, Greta Andersen 21
2.USA United States4:34.1 +2.8s-3.
Marie Corridon 18, Thelma Kalama 17, Brenda Helser 24, Ann Curtis 22
3.GBR Great Britain4:36.1 +4.8s-4.
Margaret Wellington 21, Patricia Nielsen 18, Lillian Preece 20, Cathie Gibson 17
4.FRA France4:50.0 +18.7s-7.
Josette Arène 23, Colette Thomas 19, Marie Foucher-Creteau, Ginette Jany-Sendral 16
5.ARG Argentina4:59.5 +28.2s-10.
Enriqueta Duarte 19, Liliana Gonzalias, Adriana Camelli 20, Eileen Holt
6.CaN Canada5:04.5 +33.2s-11.
Kay McNamee-Ferguson 17, Joyce Court, Vivian King 18, Irene Strong 19
Heat 2time gapLRk.______________
1.NED Netherlands4:31.3OR -1.
Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher 23, Margot Marsman 16, Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen 23, Hannie Termeulen 19
2.SWE Sweden4:38.5 +7.2s-5.
Marianne Lundquist 17, Gisela Thidholm 18, Elisabeth Ahlgren 23, Ingegerd Fredin 17
3.HUN Hungary4:47.5 +16.4s-6.
Mária Littomeritzky 21, Judit Temes 17, Éva Székely 21, Ilona Novák 18
4.BRA Brazil4:51.4 +20.1s-8.
Eleonora Schmitt 16, Maria da Costa 17, Talita Rodrígues 13, Piedade Coutinho-Tavares 28
5.BEL Belgium4:54.9 +23.6s-9.
Maria Huybrechts 18, Maria Oeyen 17, Maria Van Den Brand 24, Fernande Caroen 28
Final 22:00time gapLRk.
1.USA United States4:29.2OR 33.Marie Corridon 18, Thelma Kalama 17, Brenda Helser 24, Ann Curtis 22
2.DEN Denmark4:29.6 +0.4s52.Eva Arndt-Riise 28, Karen Margrethe Harup 23, Greta Andersen 21, Fritze Carstensen 23
3.NED Netherlands4:31.6 +2.4s41.Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher 23, Margot Marsman 16, Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen 20, Hannie Termeulen 19
4.GBR Great Britain4:34.7 +15.5s64.Patricia Nielsen 18, Margaret Wellington 21, Lillian Preece 20, Cathie Gibson 17
5.HUN Hungary4:44.8 +15.6s76.Mária Littomeritzky 21, Ilona Novák 18, Judit Temes 17, Éva Székely 21
6.BRA Brazil4:49.1 +19.9s88.Eleonora Schmitt 16, Maria da Costa 17, Talita Rodrígues 13, Piedade Coutinho-Tavares 22
7.FRA France4:49.8 +20.6s17.Josette Arène 23, Gisèle Vallerey 18, Colette Thomas 19, Ginette Jany-Sendral 16
-.SWE SwedenDQ 25.Gisela Thidholm 19, Elisabeth Ahlgren 23, Marianne Lundquist 17, Ingegerd Fredin 17
Heat 1time gapLRk.
Heat 2time gapLRk.
1.NED Netherlands4:31.3OR -1.Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher 23, Margot Marsman 16, Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen 23, Hannie Termeulen 19
1.DEN Denmark4:33.5OR+2.2s-2.Eva Arndt-Riise 28, Elvi Svendsen 28, Fritze Carstensen 23, Greta Andersen 21
2.USA United States4:34.1 +2.8s-3.Marie Corridon 18, Thelma Kalama 17, Brenda Helser 24, Ann Curtis 22
3.GBR Great Britain4:36.1 +4.8s-4.Margaret Wellington 21, Patricia Nielsen 18, Lillian Preece 20, Cathie Gibson 17
2.SWE Sweden4:38.5 +7.2s-5.Marianne Lundquist 17, Gisela Thidholm 18, Elisabeth Ahlgren 23, Ingegerd Fredin 17
3.HUN Hungary4:47.5 +16.4s-6.Mária Littomeritzky 21, Judit Temes 17, Éva Székely 21, Ilona Novák 18
4.FRA France4:50.0 +18.7s-7.Josette Arène 23, Colette Thomas 19, Marie Foucher-Creteau, Ginette Jany-Sendral 16
4.BRA Brazil4:51.4 +20.1s-8.Eleonora Schmitt 16, Maria da Costa 17, Talita Rodrígues 13, Piedade Coutinho-Tavares 28
5.BEL Belgium4:54.9 +23.6s-9.Maria Huybrechts 18, Maria Oeyen 17, Maria Van Den Brand 24, Fernande Caroen 28
5.ARG Argentina4:59.5 +28.2s-10.Enriqueta Duarte 19, Liliana Gonzalias, Adriana Camelli 20, Eileen Holt
6.CaN Canada5:04.5 +33.2s-11.Kay McNamee-Ferguson 17, Joyce Court, Vivian King 18, Irene Strong 19
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