Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle

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The men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place between 5 and 7 August, at the Empire Pool. [1] This swimming event used freestyle swimming, which means that the method of the stroke is not regulated (unlike backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly events). Nearly all swimmers use the front crawl or a variant of that stroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consists of 30 lengths of the pool.

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Medalists

Gold Jimmy McLane
US flag 48 stars.svg United States
Silver John Marshall
Flag of Australia.svg Australia
Bronze György Mitró
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg Hungary

Results

Heats

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 John Marshall Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 20:01.1
2 György Csordás Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 20:06.8
3 Marijan Stipetić Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 20:10.1
4 Donald Bland Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 20:13.9
5 György Mitró Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 20:15.0
6 Jimmy McLane US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 20:17.7
7 Miroslav Bartůšek Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 20:19.4
8 Per-Olof Östrand Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 20:19.8
9 Florbel Pérez Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 20:20.2
10 Forbes Norris US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 20:21.0
11 Bill Heusner US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 20:29.6
12 Ferenc Vörös Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 20:31.9
13 Jack Hale Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 20:31.9
14 Jo Bernardo Flag of France.svg  France 20:34.8
15 Rolf Kestener Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 20:36.3
16 Luis González Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 20:40.6
17 Don Johnston Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg  South Africa 20:41.8
18 Jack Wardrop Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 20:43.0
19 Ramón Bravo Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 20:45.5
20 Luis Child Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 20:47.0
21 Angel Maldonado Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 20:47.2
22 René Cornu Flag of France.svg  France 21:01.6
23 Sambiao Basanung Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines 21:05.9
24 Isidoro Martínez-Vela Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 21:13.7
25 César Borja Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 21:15.8
26 Alejandro Febrero Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 21:15.9
27 Adolfo Mancuso Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 21:16.7
28 Vanja Illić Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 21:17.0
29 Joseph Reynders Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 21:23.1
30 Doug Gibson Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada 21:25.6
31 Juan Garay Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 21:33.2
32 Jesús Domínguez Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 21:33.5
33 Garrick Agnew Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 21:40.1
34 Janko Puhar Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 21:45.1
35 Derek Oatway Flag of Bermuda (1910-1999).svg  Bermuda 21:55.1
36 Bimal Chandra Flag of India.svg  India 22:52.9
37 Philip Tribley Flag of Bermuda (1910-1999).svg  Bermuda 22:56.6
38 Allen Gilchrist Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada 23:00.6
39 Anwar Aziz Chaudhry Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 25:37.4

Semifinals

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Jimmy McLane US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 19:52.2Q
2 John Marshall Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 19:53.8Q
3 György Mitró Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 20:06.5Q
4 György Csordás Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 20:06.6Q
5 Forbes Norris US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 20:09.3Q
6 Marjan Stipetić Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 20:12.9Q
7 Donald Bland Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 20:19.8q
8 Bill Heusner US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 20:23.9q
9 Jo Bernardo Flag of France.svg  France 20:25.5
10 Ferenc Vörös Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 20:31.4
11 Florbel Pérez Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 20:32.6
12 Miroslav Bartůšek Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 20:32.9
13 Luis González Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 20:41.6
14 Rolf Egon Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 20:44.6

Key: Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place

Final

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Jimmy McLane US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 19:18.5
Silver medal icon.svg John Marshall Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 19:31.3
Bronze medal icon.svg György Mitró Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 19:43.2
4 György Csordás Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 19:54.2
5 Marjan Stipetić Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 20:10.7
6 Forbes Norris US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 20:18.8
7 Donald Bland Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 20:19.8
8 Bill Heusner US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 20:45.4

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References

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