Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics

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.[1]

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)86115
2 Denmark (DEN)2204
3 Netherlands (NED)1023
4 Australia (AUS)0224
5 Hungary (HUN)0134
6 France (FRA)0022
7 Great Britain (GBR)0011
Totals (7 nations)11111133


Medal summary

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m freestyle
 Wally Ris
 United States		57.3 (OR) Alan Ford
 United States		57.8 Géza Kádas
 Hungary		58.1
400 m freestyle
 Bill Smith
 United States		4:41.0 (OR) Jimmy McLane
 United States		4:43.4 John Marshall
 Australia		4:47.7
1500 m freestyle
 Jimmy McLane
 United States		19:18.5 John Marshall
 Australia		19:31.3 György Mitró
 Hungary		19:43.2
100 m backstroke
 Allen Stack
 United States		1:06.4 Bob Cowell
 United States		1:06.5 Georges Vallerey
 France		1:07.8
200 m breaststroke
 Joe Verdeur
 United States		2:39.3 (OR) Keith Carter
 United States		2:40.2 Bob Sohl
 United States		2:43.9
4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
  United States (USA)
Wally Ris
Jimmy McLane
Wally Wolf
Bill 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, Jr.
Alexandre Jany		9:08.0

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m freestyle
 Greta Andersen
 Denmark		1:06.3 Ann Curtis
 United States		1:06.5 Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen
 Netherlands		1:07.6
400 m freestyle
 Ann Curtis
 United States		5:17.8 (OR) Karen Harup
 Denmark		5:21.2 Catherine Gibson
 Great Britain		5:22.5
100 m backstroke
 Karen Harup
 Denmark		1:14.4 (OR) Suzanne Zimmerman
 United States		1:16.0 Judy-Joy Davies
 Australia		1:16.7
200 m breaststroke
 Nel van Vliet
 Netherlands		2:57.2 Nancy Lyons
 Australia		2:57.7 Éva Novák
 Hungary		3:00.2
4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
  United States (USA)
Marie Corridon
Thelma Kalama
Brenda Helser
Ann Curtis		4:29.2 (OR)  Denmark (DEN)
Eva Arndt
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

Participating nations

249 swimmers from 34 nations competed.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Swimming at the 1948 London Summer Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved 15 September 2016.

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