Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Swallow

Swallow
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Gold medalist
Venue Torbay
Dates August 3–12
Competitors 38 from 12 nations
Teams 12
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Stewart Morris
David Bond
 Great Britain
2nd, silver medalist(s) Duarte de Almeida Bello
Fernando Pinto Coelho Bello
 Portugal
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Lockwood Pirie
Owen Torrey
 United States

The Swallow was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics program in Torbay. Seven races were scheduled. 38 sailors, on 14 boats, from 14 nations competed.

Results


Rank
Helmsman (Country) Crew [1] Yachtname Race I Race II Race III Race IV Race V Race VI Race VII Total
Points
[2]
Total
-1
[3]
RankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPoints
1st, gold medalist(s) Stewart Morris  (GBR)David Bond Swift3770112473770112472946DSQ0464556255625
2nd, silver medalist(s) Duarte de Almeida Bello  (POR)Fernando Pinto Coelho Bello Symphony112474645464555481124755481124761295579
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Lockwood Pirie  (USA)Owen Torrey Margaret55489293554837701120611247294645584352
4 Stig Hedberg  (SWE)Lars Matton Change29463770141018344464512168646934433342
5 Johan Frederik Rathje  (DEN)Naalli Marius Petersen NN834474021124792931024774021216831032935
6 Dario Salata  (ITA)Achille Roncoroni Entoria12168646910247294692934645929330612893
7 John Robertson  (CAN)Dick Townsend Scaup7402294629461120614101DSQ01120628072807
8 O. Christensen  (NOR)Knut Bengtson
K. Heje
Oivind Thommessen
Nora464510247121686469646937701313329012768
9 Jacques Lebrun  (FRA)Henri Perrissol
Jean Peytel
Red Indian64695548112061024737709293740229352729
10 Victorio Walter Dos Reis Ferraz  (BRA)Carlos Borchers Andorinha92931120692931216883442946554827982630
11 Wim de Vries Lentsch  (NED)Flip Keegstra St. MargriteDNF01313364694645131338344377024942494
12 C. A. Saez  (URU)J. B. Bidegaray
J. Gamenara
Nortazo10247834474027402121686469834423762208
13 Alfred Fred Joseph Delany  (IRL)R. Allen
E. Macnally
David Sullivan
The CloudDNF0121688344131335548112061410115001500
14 J. Cibert  (ARG)M. Lawrence
S. Merlo
Horacio Monti
Antares112061410113133DNF07402102471024713361336

DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified
= Male, = Female

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the Dragon during the 1948 Summer Olympics

Courses at Torbay

A total of three race area's was positioned by the Royal Navy in Torbay. Each of the classes was using the same kind of course and the same scoring system.

Notes

  1. Per yacht a maximum of two crew members was selected from these sailors, but it is unknown in which race each of them competed.
  2. The 1948 Olympic scoring system was used.
  3. Total after applying discard.

References

  • Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad London 1948 (1951). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad London 1948 (PDF).
  • Hugh Drake & Paul Henderson (2009). Canada's Olympic Sailing Legacy, Paris 1924 - Beijing 2008. Toronto: CYA.
  • "London 1948". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
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