Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Appearance
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.
Medal table
1 | ![]() |
8 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
3 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
5 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
6 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
7 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medal summary
Men's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 m freestyle | Wally Ris![]() |
57.3 (OR) | Alan Ford![]() |
57.8 | Géza Kádas![]() |
58.1 |
400 m freestyle | Bill Smith![]() |
4:41.0 (OR) | Jimmy McLane![]() |
4:43.4 | John Marshall![]() |
4:47.7 |
1500 m freestyle | Jimmy McLane![]() |
19:18.5 | John Marshall![]() |
19:31.3 | György Mitró![]() |
19:43.2 |
100 m backstroke | Allen Stack![]() |
1:06.4 | Bob Cowell![]() |
1:06.5 | Georges Vallerey![]() |
1:07.8 |
200 m breaststroke | Joe Verdeur![]() |
2:39.3 (OR) | Keith Carter![]() |
2:40.2 | Bob Sohl![]() |
2:43.9 |
4×200 m freestyle relay | ![]() Wally Ris Jimmy McLane Wally Wolf Bill Smith |
8:46.0 (WR) | ![]() Elemér Szatmári György Mitró Imre Nyéki Géza Kádas |
8:48.4 | ![]() Joseph Bernardo René Cornu Henri Padou Alexandre Jany |
9:08.0 |
Women's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 m freestyle | Greta Andersen![]() |
1:06.3 | Ann Curtis![]() |
1:06.5 | Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen![]() |
1:07.6 |
400 m freestyle | Ann Curtis![]() |
5:17.8 (OR) | Karen Harup![]() |
5:21.2 | Catherine Gibson![]() |
5:22.5 |
100 m backstroke | Karen Harup![]() |
1:14.4 (OR) | Suzanne Zimmerman![]() |
1:16.0 | Judy-Joy Davies![]() |
1:16.7 |
200 m breaststroke | Nel van Vliet![]() |
2:57.2 | Nancy Lyons![]() |
2:57.7 | Éva Novák![]() |
3:00.2 |
4×100 m freestyle relay | ![]() Marie Corridon Thelma Kalama Brenda Helser Ann Curtis |
4:29.2 (OR) | ![]() Eva Arndt Karen Harup Greta Andersen Fritze Carstensen |
4:29.6 | ![]() Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher Margot Marsman Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen Hannie Termeulen |
4:31.6 |
References
- 1948 Summer Olympics results: swimming, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2009-10-01.