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4 Γ— 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women

Date4 – 6 December 1956
StatusOlympic
LocationOlympic Park Swimming and Diving Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria
Participants45 from 10 countries

Having smashed the world record twice in the previous eight weeks, and with all three individual medallists included in their quartet, it seemed implausible that any team other than the home nation of Australia would win the women’s relay in Melbourne.

Individual 100 m gold medallist Dawn Fraser faltered at the start when she mistakenly thought a false start had been called but recovered and gave the Aussies a healthy lead on leg one before newly crowned Olympic butterfly champion Shelley Mann dragged the USA back into the fray. The race was effectively decided only on the final leg when 400 m champion Lorraine Crapp sprinted away into the distance. Despite the incident at the start Australia still beat the world record yet again. The time for the second place Americans was also under the old world record.

PosNumberCompetitorsNOCR1Final
1–AustraliaπŸ‘ Image
AUS		4:25.0 (1 h2)4:17.1 (1)Gold
2Dawn Fraser ––
3Faith Leech ––
34Sandra Morgan ––
–Lorraine Crapp ––
–Margaret Gibson ––
–Elizabeth Fraser ––
–Alva Colquhoun DNS––
–Jan Munro DNS––
2–United StatesπŸ‘ Image
USA		4:27.3 (2 h1)4:19.2 (2)Silver
46Sylvia Ruuska ––
71Shelley Mann ––
33Nancy Simons ––
32Joan Rosazza ––
–Betty Brey ––
–Kay Knapp ––
47Marley Shriver ––
3–South AfricaπŸ‘ Image
RSA		4:26.8 (1 h1)4:25.7 (3)Bronze
26Natalie Myburgh ––
27Susan Roberts ––
70Moira Abernethy ––
25Jeanette Myburgh ––
4–Unified Team of GermanyπŸ‘ Image
GER		4:27.5 (3 h1)4:26.1 (4)
38Ingrid KΓΌnzel ––
–Hertha Haase ––
11Kati Jansen ––
12Birgit Klomp ––
13Christel Steffin DNS––
5–CanadaπŸ‘ Image
CAN		4:29.3 (3 h2)4:28.3 (5)
51Helen Stewart ––
6Gladys Priestley ––
64Sara Barber ––
5Virginia Grant ––
35Beth Whittall DNS––
6–SwedenπŸ‘ Image
SWE		4:30.1 (4 h2)4:30.0 (6)
–Anita HellstrΓΆm ––
44Birgitta WΓ€ngberg ––
43Karin Larsson ––
30Kate Jobson ––
28Anita Andersson DNS––
7–HungaryπŸ‘ Image
HUN		4:28.1 (2 h2)4:31.1 (7)
101MΓ‘ria Littomeritzky ––
95Katalin SzΕ‘ke ––
99Judit Temes ––
94ValΓ©ria Gyenge ––
102Γ‰va SzΓ©kely DNS––
96Zsuzsa Γ–rdΓΆg DNS––
8–Great BritainπŸ‘ Image
GBR		4:34.6 (4 h1)4:35.8 (8)
15Frances Hogben ––
79Judith Grinham ––
39Margaret Girvan ––
14Fearne Ewart ––
78Margaret Edwards DNS––
9–JapanπŸ‘ Image
JPN		4:35.8 (5 h2)–
17Hitomi Jinno ––
–Eiko Wada ––
18Yoshiko Sato ––
40Yukiko Otaka ––
–Setsuko Shimada DNS––
10–FranceπŸ‘ Image
FRA		4:36.6 (5 h1)–
10Odile Vouaux ––
36Viviane Gouverneur ––
9Ginette Sendral ––
–HΓ©da Frost ––
37Colette Thomas DNS––

Round One

Date4 December 1956 β€” 14:55
FormatFastest eight advanced to the final.
PosLaneTeamNOCTime
1–AustraliaπŸ‘ Image
AUS		4:25.0
2–South AfricaπŸ‘ Image
RSA		4:26.8
3–United StatesπŸ‘ Image
USA		4:27.3
4–Unified Team of GermanyπŸ‘ Image
GER		4:27.5
5–HungaryπŸ‘ Image
HUN		4:28.1
6–CanadaπŸ‘ Image
CAN		4:29.3
7–SwedenπŸ‘ Image
SWE		4:30.1
8–Great BritainπŸ‘ Image
GBR		4:34.6
9–JapanπŸ‘ Image
JPN		4:35.81
10–FranceπŸ‘ Image
FRA		4:36.6

Heat #1

PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTimeSplitExchange
1–South AfricaπŸ‘ Image
RSA		4:26.8– (–)– (–)
Lead-off–Jeanette Myburgh –1:07.3 (1)– (–)
2nd Leg–Susan Roberts –1:06.5 (3)2:13.8 (3)
3rd Leg–Moira Abernethy –1:08.2 (=2)3:22.0 (3)
Anchor–Natalie Myburgh –1:04.8 (1)– (–)
2–United StatesπŸ‘ Image
USA		4:27.3– (–)– (–)
Lead-off–Betty Brey –1:07.9 (3)– (–)
2nd Leg–Nancy Simons –1:05.5 (=1)2:13.4 (2)
3rd Leg–Kay Knapp –1:08.2 (=2)3:21.6 (2)
Anchor–Marley Shriver –1:05.7 (2)– (–)
3–Unified Team of GermanyπŸ‘ Image
GER		4:27.5– (–)– (–)
Lead-off–Ingrid KΓΌnzel –1:07.6 (2)– (–)
2nd Leg–Hertha Haase –1:05.5 (=1)2:13.1 (1)
3rd Leg–Kati Jansen –1:07.0 (1)3:20.1 (1)
Anchor–Birgit Klomp –1:07.4 (=4)– (–)
4–Great BritainπŸ‘ Image
GBR		4:34.6– (–)– (–)
Lead-off–Frances Hogben –1:08.3 (4)– (–)
2nd Leg–Margaret Girvan –1:08.6 (4)2:16.9 (4)
3rd Leg–Fearne Ewart –1:09.3 (4)3:26.2 (4)
Anchor–Judith Grinham –1:07.4 (=4)– (–)
5–FranceπŸ‘ Image
FRA		4:36.6– (–)– (–)
Lead-off–Odile Vouaux –1:08.4 (5)– (–)
2nd Leg–Viviane Gouverneur –1:10.4 (5)2:18.8 (5)
3rd Leg–Ginette Sendral –1:10.6 (5)3:29.4 (5)
Anchor–HΓ©da Frost –1:07.2 (3)– (–)

Heat #2

PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTimeSplitExchange
1–AustraliaπŸ‘ Image
AUS		4:25.0– (–)– (–)
Lead-off–Margaret Gibson –1:06.4 (1)– (–)
2nd Leg–Sandra Morgan –1:05.4 (1)2:11.8 (1)
3rd Leg–Elizabeth Fraser –1:07.3 (2)3:19.1 (1)
Anchor–Faith Leech –1:05.9 (1)– (–)
2–HungaryπŸ‘ Image
HUN		4:28.1– (–)– (–)
Lead-off–Judit Temes –1:07.1 (3)– (–)
2nd Leg–MΓ‘ria Littomeritzky –1:07.1 (2)2:14.2 (2)
3rd Leg–Katalin SzΕ‘ke –1:07.0 (1)3:21.2 (2)
Anchor–ValΓ©ria Gyenge –1:06.9 (4)– (–)
3–CanadaπŸ‘ Image
CAN		4:29.3– (–)– (–)
Lead-off–Virginia Grant –1:06.7 (2)– (–)
2nd Leg–Gladys Priestley –1:07.7 (=3)2:14.4 (3)
3rd Leg–Sara Barber –1:08.1 (4)3:22.5 (3)
Anchor–Helen Stewart –1:06.8 (3)– (–)
4–SwedenπŸ‘ Image
SWE		4:30.1– (–)– (–)
Lead-off–Anita HellstrΓΆm –1:08.3 (5)– (–)
2nd Leg–Birgitta WΓ€ngberg –1:07.7 (=3)2:16.0 (5)
3rd Leg–Karin Larsson –1:07.4 (3)3:23.4 (4)
Anchor–Kate Jobson –1:06.7 (2)– (–)
5–JapanπŸ‘ Image
JPN		4:35.8– (–)– (–)2
Lead-off–Hitomi Jinno –1:07.8 (4)– (–)
2nd Leg–Eiko Wada –1:08.1 (5)2:15.9 (4)
3rd Leg–Yoshiko Sato –1:08.8 (5)3:24.7 (5)
Anchor–Yukiko Otaka –1:11.3 (5)– (–)

Final Round

Date6 December 1956 β€” 20:20
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTimeSplitExchange
1–AustraliaπŸ‘ Image
AUS		4:17.1– (–)– (–)
Lead-off–Dawn Fraser –1:04.0 (1)– (–)
2nd Leg–Faith Leech –1:05.3 (=2)2:09.3 (1)
3rd Leg–Sandra Morgan –1:04.7 (2)3:14.0 (1)
Anchor–Lorraine Crapp –1:03.1 (1)– (–)
2–United StatesπŸ‘ Image
USA		4:19.2– (–)– (–)
Lead-off–Sylvia Ruuska –1:06.3 (2)– (–)
2nd Leg–Shelley Mann –1:03.9 (1)2:10.2 (2)
3rd Leg–Nancy Simons –1:04.6 (1)3:14.8 (2)
Anchor–Joan Rosazza –1:04.4 (2)– (–)
3–South AfricaπŸ‘ Image
RSA		4:25.7– (–)– (–)
Lead-off–Natalie Myburgh –1:07.7 (5)– (–)
2nd Leg–Susan Roberts –1:05.3 (=2)2:13.0 (3)
3rd Leg–Moira Abernethy –1:08.0 (7)3:21.0 (4)
Anchor–Jeanette Myburgh –1:04.7 (3)– (–)
4–Unified Team of GermanyπŸ‘ Image
GER		4:26.1– (–)– (–)
Lead-off–Ingrid KΓΌnzel –1:06.6 (3)– (–)
2nd Leg–Hertha Haase –1:06.7 (=4)2:13.3 (4)
3rd Leg–Kati Jansen –1:05.7 (3)3:19.0 (3)
Anchor–Birgit Klomp –1:07.1 (6)– (–)
5–CanadaπŸ‘ Image
CAN		4:28.3– (–)– (–)
Lead-off–Helen Stewart –1:07.1 (4)– (–)
2nd Leg–Gladys Priestley –1:07.1 (6)2:14.2 (5)
3rd Leg–Sara Barber –1:07.5 (6)3:21.7 (5)
Anchor–Virginia Grant –1:06.6 (5)– (–)
6–SwedenπŸ‘ Image
SWE		4:30.0– (–)– (–)
Lead-off–Anita HellstrΓΆm –1:08.8 (=6)– (–)
2nd Leg–Birgitta WΓ€ngberg –1:07.7 (7)2:16.5 (6)
3rd Leg–Karin Larsson –1:07.4 (5)3:23.9 (7)
Anchor–Kate Jobson –1:06.1 (4)– (–)
7–HungaryπŸ‘ Image
HUN		4:31.1– (–)– (–)
Lead-off–MΓ‘ria Littomeritzky –1:09.9 (8)– (–)
2nd Leg–Katalin SzΕ‘ke –1:06.7 (=4)2:16.6 (7)
3rd Leg–Judit Temes –1:06.7 (4)3:23.3 (6)
Anchor–ValΓ©ria Gyenge –1:07.8 (7)– (–)
8–Great BritainπŸ‘ Image
GBR		4:35.8– (–)– (–)
Lead-off–Frances Hogben –1:08.8 (=6)– (–)
2nd Leg–Judith Grinham –1:09.0 (8)2:17.8 (8)
3rd Leg–Margaret Girvan –1:09.4 (8)3:27.2 (8)
Anchor–Fearne Ewart –1:08.6 (8)– (–)