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]

Swimming
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
VenueWembley Arena
Dates30 July – 7 August
No. of events11
Competitors249 from 34 nations

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]

Some of the Olympic medalists in London:

References

  1. "Swimming at the 1948 London Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2016.

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