Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Swallow

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Swallow
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
1948 Swallow downwind.jpg
Gold medalist
Venue Torbay
Dates3–12 August
Competitors38 from 12 nations
Teams12
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Stewart Morris
David Bond
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Silver medal icon.svg Duarte de Almeida Bello
Fernando Pinto Coelho Bello
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Bronze medal icon.svg Lockwood Pirie
Owen Torrey
US flag 48 stars.svg  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. [1]

Results

Swallow insigna.png
Rank
Helmsman (Country)Crew [2] YachtnameRace IRace IIRace IIIRace IVRace VRace VIRace VIITotal
Points
[3]
Total
-1
[4]
RankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Stewart Morris Mars symbol.svg  (GBR) David Bond Mars symbol.svg Swift3770112473770112472946DSQ0464556255625
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Portugal.svg  Duarte de Almeida Bello Mars symbol.svg  (POR) Fernando Pinto Coelho Bello Mars symbol.svg Symphony112474645464555481124755481124761295579
Bronze medal icon.svgUS flag 48 stars.svg  Lockwood Pirie Mars symbol.svg  (USA) Owen Torrey Mars symbol.svg Margaret55489293554837701120611247294645584352
4Flag of Sweden.svg  Stig Hedberg Mars symbol.svg  (SWE) Lars Matton Mars symbol.svg Change29463770141018344464512168646934433342
5Flag of Denmark.svg  Johan Rathje Mars symbol.svg  (DEN) Naalli Petersen Mars symbol.svg NN 834474021124792931024774021216831032935
6Flag of Italy.svg  Dario Salata Mars symbol.svg  (ITA) Achille Roncoroni Mars symbol.svg Entoria12168646910247294692934645929330612893
7Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  John Robertson Mars symbol.svg  (CAN) Dick Townsend Mars symbol.svg Scaup7402294629461120614101DSQ01120628072807
8Flag of Norway.svg  Øivind Christensen Mars symbol.svg  (NOR) Knut Bengtson Mars symbol.svg
K. Heje Mars symbol.svg
Oivind Thommessen Mars symbol.svg
Nora464510247121686469646937701313329012768
9Flag of France.svg  Jacques Lebrun Mars symbol.svg  (FRA) Henri Perrissol Mars symbol.svg
Jean Peytel Mars symbol.svg
Red Indian64695548112061024737709293740229352729
10Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Victorio Walter Dos Reis Ferraz Mars symbol.svg  (BRA) Carlos Borchers Mars symbol.svg Andorinha92931120692931216883442946554827982630
11Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Wim de Vries Lentsch Mars symbol.svg  (NED) Flip Keegstra Mars symbol.svg St. MargriteDNF01313364694645131338344377024942494
12Flag of Uruguay.svg  Carlos Sáez Mars symbol.svg  (URU) Juan Bidegaray Mars symbol.svg
J. Gamenara Mars symbol.svg
Nortazo10247834474027402121686469834423762208
13Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Alf Delany Mars symbol.svg  (IRL)Hugh Allen Mars symbol.svg
E. Macnally Mars symbol.svg
David Sullivan Mars symbol.svg
The CloudDNF0121688344131335548112061410115001500
14Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Gastón Cibert Mars symbol.svg  (ARG)M. Lawrence Mars symbol.svg
Silvio Merlo Mars symbol.svg
Horacio Monti Mars symbol.svg
Antares112061410113133DNF07402102471024713361336

DNF = Did not finish, DNS= Did not start, DSQ = Disqualified
Mars symbol.svg = Male, Venus symbol.svg = Female

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the Swallow during the 1948 Summer Olympics 1948Swallow Positions during the serie.png
Graph showing the daily standings in the Swallow 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. "Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics: Two Person Keelboat (Swallow), Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  2. Per yacht a maximum of two crew members was selected from these sailors, but it is unknown in which race each of them competed.
  3. The 1948 Olympic scoring system was used.
  4. Total after applying discard.

References