Women 100m Freestyle Swimming XVII Olympic Games 1960 Rome, Italy - Monday, 29th August

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	Australia	1:01.2	OR		4	22
2. Chris Von Saltza	United States	1:02.8		+1.6s	5	16
3. Natalie Steward	Great Britain	1:03.1		+1.9s	3	17
4. Carolyn Wood	United States	1:03.4		+2.2s	1	14
5. Csilla Madarasz-Bajnogel-Dobai	Hungary	1:03.6		+2.4s	6	17
6. Erica Terpstra	Netherlands	1:04.3		+3.1s	2	17
7. Cocky Gastelaars	Netherlands	1:04.7		+3.5s	7	22
8. Mary Pauline Stewart	Canada	1:05.5		+4.3s	8	14

32 Competitors from 20 Nations. Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto.
1964 Women 100m Freestyle	Women 100m Freestyle History	1956 Women 100m Freestyle

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

Todor 66	index Swimming OG
index Rome 1960	index Swimming Rome 1960


Men 100m Freestyle	Women 100m Freestyle
Men 400m Freestyle	Women 400m Freestyle
Men 1500m Freestyle
Men 100m Backstroke	Women 100m Backstroke
Men 200m Breaststroke	Women 200m Breaststroke
Men 200m Butterfly	Women 100m Butterfly
Men 4x200m Freestyle Relay	Women 4x100m Freestyle Relay
Men 4x100m Medley Relay	Women 4x100m Medley Relay

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.

Semi-Finals (1/2) - Sunday, 27th August 20:40

Best 8 times advanced to Final.

Semi 1		time	gap	L	Y	Rk
1. Chris Von Saltza	United States	1:02.5	+1.1s	4	16	2.
2. Natalie Steward	Great Britain	1:02.9	+1.5s	5	17	3.
3. Csilla Madarasz-Bajnogel-Dobai	Hungary	1:03.0	+1.6s	2	17	4.
4. Ilsa Konrads	Australia	1:04.7	+3.3s	3	16	9.
5. Heda Frost	France	1:05.4	+4.0s	1	23	11.
6. Paola Saini	Italy	1:05.4	+4.0s	6	14	11.
7. Heidi Pechstein	UT Germany	1:05.6	+4.2s	7	16	13.
7. Inger Thorngren	Sweden	1:05.6	+4.2s	8	17	13.

Semi 2		time		gap	L	Y	Rk
1. Dawn Fraser	Australia	1:01.4	OR		4	22	1.
3. Erica Terpstra	Netherlands	1:03.7		+2.3s	6	17	5.
4. Cocky Gastelaars	Netherlands	1:03.9		+2.5s	5	22	6.
5. Mary Pauline Stewart	Canada	1:04.2		+2.8s	1	14	7.
5. Carolyn Wood	United States	1:04.2		+2.8s	3	14	7.
6. Ursula Brunner	UT Germany	1:04.8		+3.4s	2	19	10.
7. Katalin Boros	Hungary	1:06.2		+4.8s	7	19	15.
8. Karin Larsson	Sweden	1:06.5		+5.1s	8	18	16.

Heats - Friday 26th August 15:00

Best 16 times advanced to Semi-Finals (1/2)>.

Heat 5		time	gap	L	Y	Rk
1. Natalie Steward	Great Britain	1:03.5	+1.6s	5	17	3.
2. Carolyn Wood	United States	1:04.3	+2.4s	4	14	6.
3. Paola Saini	Italy	1:04.4	+2.5s	6	14	7.
4. Marina Shamal	Soviet Union	1:06.4	+4.5s	3	21	17.
5. Marie Laure Gaillot	France	1:08.0	+6.1s	2	17	27.
6. Maria Luisa Souza	Mexico	1:08.4	+6.5s	7	18	28.

Heat 4		time		gap	L	Y	Rk
1. Chris Von Saltza	United States	1:01.9	OR		4	16	1.
2. Ursula Brunner	UT Germany	1:04.6		+2.7s	3	19	10.
3. Heda Frost	France	1:05.8		+3.9s	6	23	13.
4. Mary Pauline Stewart	Canada	1:06.0		+4.1s	5	14	14.
5. Ulvi Voog	Soviet Union	1:06.7		+4.8s	2	23	19.
6. Haydee Coloso Espino	Philippines	1:07.8		+5.9s	1	22	25.
7. Dorothy Sutcliffe	South Rhodesia	1:09.0		+7.1s	7	13	30.

Heat 3		time	gap	L	Y	Rk
1. Csilla Madarasz-Bajnogel-Dobai	Hungary	1:04.5	+2.6s	4	17	9.
2. Heidi Pechstein	UT Germany	1:05.1	+3.2s	3	16	11.
3. Diana Wilkinson	Great Britain	1:07.5	+5.6s	6	16	22.
4. Margaret Iwasaki	Canada	1:07.6	+5.7s	5	18	24.
5. Anneliese Rockenbach	Venezuela	1:08.5	+6.6s	7	17	29.
6. Hitomi Jinno	Japan	1:09.8	+7.9s	2	23	31.
7. Rita Pulido Castro	Spain	1:10.0	+8.1s	1	15	32.

Heat 2		time	gap	L	Y	Rk
1. Dawn Fraser	Australia	1:02.1	+0.2s	4	22	2.
2. Cocky Gastelaars	Netherlands	1:03.9	+2.0s	5	22	4.
3. Inger Thorngren	Sweden	1:06.1	+4.2s	3	17	15.
4. Yoshiko Sato	Japan	1:06.4	+4.5s	6	22	17.
5. Nora Novotny	Austria	1:07.4	+5.5s	7	21	21.
6. Agusta Thorsteinsdottir	Iceland	1:07.5	+5.6s	1	18	22.

Heat 1		time	gap	L	Y	Rk
1. Ilsa Konrads	Australia	1:04.2	+2.3s	4	16	5.
2. Erica Terpstra	Netherlands	1:04.4	+2.5s	5	17	7.
3. Katalin Boros	Hungary	1:05.2	+3.3s	6	19	12.
4. Karin Larsson	Sweden	1:06.3	+4.4s	3	18	16.
5. Maria Cristina Pacifici	Italy	1:07.1	+5.2s	2	15	20.
6. Blanca Luz Barron Serrano	Mexico	1:07.9	+6.0s	7	26	26.

Final 21:10		time		gap	L	Y	Rk
1. Dawn Fraser	Australia	1:01.2	OR		4	22	1.
2. Chris Von Saltza	United States	1:02.8		+1.6s	5	16	2.
3. Natalie Steward	Great Britain	1:03.1		+1.9s	3	17	3.
4. Carolyn Wood	United States	1:03.4		+2.2s	1	14	4.
5. Csilla Madarasz-Bajnogel-Dobai	Hungary	1:03.6		+2.4s	6	17	5.
6. Erica Terpstra	Netherlands	1:04.3		+3.1s	2	17	6.
7. Cocky Gastelaars	Netherlands	1:04.7		+3.5s	7	22	7.
8. Mary Pauline Stewart	Canada	1:05.5		+4.3s	8	14	8.
Semis		time		gap	L	Y	Rk
1. Dawn Fraser	Australia	1:01.4	OR		4	22	1.
1. Chris Von Saltza	United States	1:02.5		+1.1s	4	16	2.
2. Natalie Steward	Great Britain	1:02.9		+1.5s	5	17	3.
3. Csilla Madarasz-Bajnogel-Dobai	Hungary	1:03.0		+1.6s	2	17	4.
3. Erica Terpstra	Netherlands	1:03.7		+2.3s	6	17	5.
4. Cocky Gastelaars	Netherlands	1:03.9		+2.5s	5	22	6.
5. Mary Pauline Stewart	Canada	1:04.2		+2.8s	1	14	7.
5. Carolyn Wood	United States	1:04.2		+2.8s	3	14	7.
4. Ilsa Konrads	Australia	1:04.7		+3.3s	3	16	9.
6. Ursula Brunner	UT Germany	1:04.8		+3.4s	2	19	10.
5. Heda Frost	France	1:05.4		+4.0s	1	23	11.
6. Paola Saini	Italy	1:05.4		+4.0s	6	14	11.
7. Heidi Pechstein	UT Germany	1:05.6		+4.2s	7	16	13.
7. Inger Thorngren	Sweden	1:05.6		+4.2s	8	17	13.
7. Katalin Boros	Hungary	1:06.2		+4.8s	7	19	15.
8. Karin Larsson	Sweden	1:06.5		+5.1s	8	18	16.
Heats		time		gap	L	Y	Rk
1. Chris Von Saltza	United States	1:01.9	OR		4	16	1.
1. Dawn Fraser	Australia	1:02.1		+0.2s	4	22	2.
1. Natalie Steward	Great Britain	1:03.5		+1.6s	5	17	3.
2. Cocky Gastelaars	Netherlands	1:03.9		+2.0s	5	22	4.
1. Ilsa Konrads	Australia	1:04.2		+2.3s	4	16	5.
2. Carolyn Wood	United States	1:04.3		+2.4s	4	14	6.
3. Paola Saini	Italy	1:04.4		+2.5s	6	14	7.
2. Erica Terpstra	Netherlands	1:04.4		+2.5s	5	17	7.
1. Csilla Madarasz-Bajnogel-Dobai	Hungary	1:04.5		+2.6s	4	17	9.
2. Ursula Brunner	UT Germany	1:04.6		+2.7s	3	19	10.
2. Heidi Pechstein	UT Germany	1:05.1		+3.2s	3	16	11.
3. Katalin Boros	Hungary	1:05.2		+3.3s	6	19	12.
3. Heda Frost	France	1:05.8		+3.9s	6	23	13.
4. Mary Pauline Stewart	Canada	1:06.0		+4.1s	5	14	14.
3. Inger Thorngren	Sweden	1:06.1		+4.2s	3	17	15.
4. Karin Larsson	Sweden	1:06.3		+4.4s	3	18	16.
4. Yoshiko Sato	Japan	1:06.4		+4.5s	6	22	17.
4. Marina Shamal	Soviet Union	1:06.4		+4.5s	3	21	17.
5. Ulvi Voog	Soviet Union	1:06.7		+4.8s	2	23	19.
5. Maria Cristina Pacifici	Italy	1:07.1		+5.2s	2	15	20.
5. Nora Novotny	Austria	1:07.4		+5.5s	7	21	21.
6. Agusta Thorsteinsdottir	Iceland	1:07.5		+5.6s	1	18	22.
3. Diana Wilkinson	Great Britain	1:07.5		+5.6s	6	16	22.
4. Margaret Iwasaki	Canada	1:07.6		+5.7s	5	18	24.
6. Haydee Coloso Espino	Philippines	1:07.8		+5.9s	1	22	25.
6. Blanca Luz Barron Serrano	Mexico	1:07.9		+6.0s	7	26	26.
5. Marie Laure Gaillot	France	1:08.0		+6.1s	2	17	27.
6. Maria Luisa Souza	Mexico	1:08.4		+6.5s	7	18	28.
5. Anneliese Rockenbach	Venezuela	1:08.5		+6.6s	7	17	29.
7. Dorothy Sutcliffe	South Rhodesia	1:09.0		+7.1s	7	13	30.
6. Hitomi Jinno	Japan	1:09.8		+7.9s	2	23	31.
7. Rita Pulido Castro	Spain	1:10.0		+8.1s	1	15	32.

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