Women's 100 m freestyle - Swimming
Melbourne 1956 Summer Olympics

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Women's 100 m freestyle 1956
Final
Dawn FraserAUS1.02,0WR
Lorraine CrappAUS1.02,3
Faith LeechAUS1.05,1
4. Joan RosazzaUSA1.05,2
5. Virginia GrantCAN1.05,4
6. Shelley MannUSA1.05,6
7. Marrion RoeNZL1.05,6
8. Natalie MyburghRSA1.05,8
Semifinal
1. Dawn FraserAUS1.03,0q
2. Faith LeechAUS1.05,2q
3. Joan RosazzaUSA1.05,9q
4. Natalie MyburghRSA1.06,0q
5. Valeria GyengeHUN1.06,4
6. Zsussa ÖrdögHUN1.06,9
7. Helen StewartCAN1.06,9
8. Birgit KlompGER1.07,9
Semifinal
1. Lorraine CrappAUS1.03,1q
2. Marrion RoeNZL1.05,3q
3. Virginia GrantCAN1.05,5q
4. Shelley MannUSA1.05,5q
5. Nancy SimonsUSA1.06,1
6. Kate JobsonSWE1.06,1
7. Susan RobertsRSA1.06,6
8. Jeanette MyburghRSA1.06,7
Round 1
1. Lorraine CrappAUS1.03,4OR
2. Joan RosazzaUSA1.05,5q
3. Helen StewartCAN1.07,1q
4. Jeanette MyburghRSA1.07,1q
5. Anita HellströmSWE1.08,5
6. Irene SweydBEL1.08,9
7. Winifred GriffinNZL1.10,4
8. Margaret NorthropKEN1.12,8
Round 1
1. Nancy SimonsUSA1.06,5q
2. Katalin SzökeHUN1.08,0
3. Katharine JansenGER1.08,3
4. Odile CouauxFRA1.08,6
5. Fearne EwartGBR1.08,8
6. Setsuko ShimadaJPN1.11,8
Round 1
1. Marrion RoeNZL1.05,9q
2. Valeria GyengeHUN1.06,6q
3. Birgit KlompGER1.07,7q
4. Heda FrostFRA1.08,8
5. Blanca Barron SerranoMEX1.09,5
6. Yoshiko SatoJPN1.10,3
7. Gertrudez LozadaPHI1.13,7
Round 1
1. Faith LeechAUS1.04,9q
2. Zsussa ÖrdögHUN1.06,5q
3. Kate JobsonSWE1.07,3q
4. Susan RobertsRSA1.07,9q
5. Christel SteffinGER1.08,1
6. Hitomi JinnoJPN1.08,8
7. Gladys PriestleyCAN1.09,2
Round 1
1. Dawn FraserAUS1.02,4EWR
2. Natalie MyburghRSA1.05,1q
3. Virginia GrantCAN1.05,1q
4. Shelley MannUSA1.05,4q
5. Frances HogbenGBR1.08,5
6. Ginette SendralFRA1.09,9
7. Shoshana RivnerISR1.10,3

Women's 100 m freestyle - Swimming - Melbourne 1956 Summer Olympics

Event Format: Swimmers competed in preliminary heats, semifinals and final. Normally eight swimmers competed in each heat. The 16 swimmers with the best time in the preliminary heats advanced to the semifinals. From the semifinals the eight swimmers with the best time in the semifinals advanced to the final.

Event facts: Women's 100 m freestyle competition was held at the Swimming Stadium and 35 athletes participated in the event.

These results for Women's 100 m freestyle - Melbourne 1956 Summer Olympics - are based on the official Olympic reports and the Olympian Database
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