Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics

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Swimming
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Venue Wembley Arena
Dates30 July – 7 August 1948
No. of events11
Competitors249 from 34 nations
  1936
1952  

At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, 11 swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women. [1] All swimming events took place at the Empire Pool. There was a total of 249 participants from 34 countries competing. [2]

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)86115
2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)2204
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)1023
4Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)0224
5Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary  (HUN)0134
6Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)0022
7Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)0011
Totals (7 entries)11111133

Medal summary

Men's events

GamesGoldSilverBronze
100 m freestyle
details
Wally Ris
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
57.3 (OR) Alan Ford
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
57.8 Géza Kádas
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary
58.1
400 m freestyle
details
Bill Smith
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
4:41.0 (OR) Jimmy McLane
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
4:43.4 John Marshall
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
4:47.7
1500 m freestyle
details
Jimmy McLane
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
19:18.5 John Marshall
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
19:31.3 György Mitró
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary
19:43.2
100 m backstroke
details
Allen Stack
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
1:06.4 Bob Cowell
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
1:06.5 Georges Vallerey
Flag of France.svg  France
1:07.8
200 m breaststroke
details
Joe Verdeur
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
2:39.3 (OR) Keith Carter
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
2:40.2 Bob Sohl
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
2:43.9
4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
details
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)
Wally Ris
Jimmy McLane
Wally Wolf
Bill Smith
8:46.0 (WR)Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary  (HUN)
Elemér Szatmári
György Mitró
Imre Nyéki
Géza Kádas
8:48.4Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)
Joseph Bernardo
René Cornu
Henri Padou, Jr.
Alexandre Jany
9:08.0

Women's events

GamesGoldSilverBronze
100 m freestyle
details
Greta Andersen
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
1:06.3 Ann Curtis
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
1:06.5 Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
1:07.6
400 m freestyle
details
Ann Curtis
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
5:17.8 (OR) Karen Harup
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
5:21.2 Catherine Gibson
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
5:22.5
100 m backstroke
details
Karen Harup
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
1:14.4 (OR) Suzanne Zimmerman
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
1:16.0 Judy-Joy Davies
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
1:16.7
200 m breaststroke
details
Nel van Vliet
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
2:57.2 Nancy Lyons
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
2:57.7 Éva Novák
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary
3:00.2
4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
details
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)
Marie Corridon
Thelma Kalama
Brenda Helser
Ann Curtis
4:29.2 (OR)Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)
Eva Arndt
Karen Harup
Greta Andersen
Fritze Carstensen
4:29.6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)
Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher
Margot Marsman
Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen
Hannie Termeulen
4:31.6

Participating nations

249 swimmers from 34 nations competed. [2]

Some of the Olympic medalists in London:

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References

  1. "Olympedia – Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  2. 1 2 "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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