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Swimming at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games:
Women's 400 metres Freestyle Round One
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Host City: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Location: Olympic Sports Park Swim Stadium
Date Started: August 4, 1928
Date Finished: August 4, 1928
Format: Top two in each heat and the next fastest advanced to the semi-finals.
| Gold: |  Martha Norelius |
| Silver: |  Zus Philipsen-Braun |
| Bronze: | Josephine McKim |
Round One Heat One
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martha Norelius | 19 | United States | USA | 5:45.4 | QU/OR |
| 2 | Cissie Stewart | 16 | Great Britain | GBR | 6:12.2 | QU |
| 3 | Truus Baumeister | 20 | Netherlands | NED | 6:26.4 | |
| 4 | Marguerite Ledoux | France | FRA | |||
| 5 | Marie Bedford | 21 | South Africa | RSA | ||
| 6 | Dora Schönemann | Germany | GER | 6:37.0 |
Round One Heat Two
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethel McGary | 20 | United States | USA | 6:04.6 | QU |
| 2 | Vera Tanner | Great Britain | GBR | 6:11.0 | QU | |
| 3 | Edna Davey | Australia | AUS | 6:12.0 | ||
| 4 | Lotte Lehmann | 21 | Germany | GER | 6:28.0 | |
| 5 | Rhoda Rennie | South Africa | RSA | |||
| 6 | Georgina Roty | France | FRA |
Round One Heat Three
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josephine McKim | 18 | United States | USA | 6:10.0 | QU |
| 2 | Kathleen Miller | New Zealand | NZL | 6:16.8 | QU | |
| 3 | Fritzi Löwy | 17 | Austria | AUT | 6:20.0 | |
| 4 | Disa Lindberg | 18 | Finland | FIN |
Round One Heat Four
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zus Philipsen-Braun | 16 | Netherlands | NED | 5:53.8 | QU |
| 2 | Freddie van der Goes | 19 | South Africa | RSA | 6:03.6 | QU |
| 3 | Edith Mayne | 22 | Great Britain | GBR | 6:10.4 | QC |
| 4 | Reni Erkens | 18 | Germany | GER |
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