Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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| Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics  |
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| Freestyle | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| Backstroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| Breaststroke | ||||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Freestyle relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | women | |||
| 4×200 m | men | |||
At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, 11 swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women. All swimming events took place at the Empire Pool. There was a total of 249 participants from 34 countries competing.
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[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) |
8 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 |  Denmark (DEN) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |  Netherlands (NED) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 |  Australia (AUS) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 |  Hungary (HUN) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 |  France (FRA) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 |  Great Britain (GBR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
[edit] Medal summary
[edit] Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle | Walter Ris United States (USA) |
57.3 (OR) | Alan Ford United States (USA) |
57.8 | Géza Kádas Hungary (HUN) |
58.1 |
| 400 m freestyle | William Smith United States (USA) |
4:41.0 (OR) | James McLane United States (USA) |
4:43.4 | John Marshall Australia (AUS) |
4:47.7 |
| 1500 m freestyle | James McLane United States (USA) |
19:18.5 | John Marshall Australia (AUS) |
19:31.3 | György Mitró Hungary (HUN) |
19:43.2 |
| 100 m backstroke | Allen Stack United States (USA) |
1:06.4 | Robert Cowell United States (USA) |
1:06.5 | Georges Vallerey France (FRA) |
1:07.8 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Joseph Verdeur United States (USA) |
2:39.3 (OR) | Keith Carter United States (USA) |
2:40.2 | Robert Sohl United States (USA) |
2:43.9 |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | United States (USA) Walter Ris James McLane Wallace Wolf William Smith |
8:46.0 (WR) | Hungary (HUN) Elemér Szatmári György Mitró Imre Nyéki Géza Kádas |
8:48.4 | France (FRA) Joseph Bernardo René Cornu Henri Padou Alexandre Jany |
9:08.0 |
[edit] Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle | Greta Andersen Denmark (DEN) |
1:06.3 | Ann Curtis United States (USA) |
1:06.5 | Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen Netherlands (NED) |
1:07.6 |
| 400 m freestyle | Ann Curtis United States (USA) |
5:17.8 (OR) |
Karen Harup Denmark (DEN) |
5:21.2 | Catherine Gibson Great Britain (GBR) |
5:22.5 |
| 100 m backstroke | Karen Harup Denmark (DEN) |
1:14.4 (OR) | Suzanne Zimmerman United States (USA) |
1:16.0 | Judy-Joy Davies Australia (AUS) |
1:16.7 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Nel van Vliet Netherlands (NED) |
2:57.2 | Nancy Lyons Australia (AUS) |
2:57.7 | Éva Novák Hungary (HUN) |
3:00.2 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | United States (USA) Marie Corridon Thelma Kalama Brenda Helser Ann Curtis |
4:29.2 (OR) | Denmark (DEN) Eva Riis Karen Harup Greta Andersen Fritze Carstensen |
4:29.6 | Netherlands (NED) Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher Margot Marsman Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen Hannie Termeulen |
4:31.6 |
[edit] References
- 1948 Summer Olympics results: swimming, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2009-10-01.
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