Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke
| Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| 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 | |
The men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place between August 4 and 6, at the Empire Pool.[1] This swimming event used the backstroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.
Medalists
| Gold | Allen Stack.svg.png){kind=small} |
| Silver | Bob Cowell |
| Bronze | Georges Vallerey |
Results
Heats
The fastest two in each heat and the four fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.
Heat 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1:08.5 | |
| 2 |  | 1:10.8 | |
| 3 |  | 1:13.8 | |
| 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1:14.2 | |
| 5 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1:14.3 | |
| 6 |  | 1:14.6 | |
| 7 |  | 1:19.9 |
Heat 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 1:11.3 | |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1:11.9 | |
| 3 |  | 1:12.9 | |
| 4 |  | 1:15.0 | |
| 5 | | 1:15.6 | |
| 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1:15.6 | |
| 7 |  | 1:30.2 |
Heat 3
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 1:09.2 | |
| 2 | | 1:09.7 | |
| 3 | | 1:09.8 | |
| 4 | | 1:10.9 | |
| 5 |  | 1:12.8 | |
| 6 |  | 1:13.5 | |
| 7 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1:22.0 |
Heat 4
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 1:06.6 | |
| 2 | | 1:09.7 | |
| 3 | | 1:10.0 | |
| 4 | | 1:11.2 | |
| 5 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1:11.8 | |
| 6 | | 1:14.8 | |
| 7 | | 1:24.5 |
Heat 5
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 1:06.9 | |
| 2 | | 1:11.4 | |
| 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1:17.1 | |
| 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1:19.0 | |
| 5 |  | 1:19.4 |
Heat 6
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 1:07.4 | |
| 2 | | 1:09.3 | |
| 3 | | 1:10.5 | |
| 4 | | 1:10.8 | |
| 5 | | 1:13.2 | |
| 6 |  | 1:18.5 |
Semifinals
The fastest three in each semi-final and the fastest from across the semi-finals advanced.
Semifinal 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 1:07.3 | |
| 2 | | 1:08.3 | |
| 3 | | 1:09.1 | |
| 4 | | 1:09.6 | |
| 5 | | 1:09.8 | |
| 6 | | 1:09.8 | |
| 7 | | 1:11.3 | |
| 8 | | 1:11.4 |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 1:08.5 | |
| 2 | | 1:09.2 | |
| 3 | | 1:09.2 | |
| 4 | | 1:09.9 | |
| 5 | | 1:10.1 | |
| 6 | | 1:11.5 | |
| 7 | | 1:11.6 | |
| 8 | | 1:12.9 |
Key: Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Allen Stack | | 1:06.4 | |
 | Bob Cowell | | 1:06.5 | |
 | Georges Vallerey | | 1:07.8 | |
| 4 | Mario Chávez | | 1:09.0 | |
| 4 | Clemente Mejía | | 1:09.0 | |
| 6 | Jackie Wiid | | 1:09.1 | |
| 7 | John Brockway | | 1:09.2 | |
| 8 | Bert Kinnear | | 1:09.6 |
| 100 yards |
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| 100 metres |
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References
- ↑ "Swimming at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
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