| Swimming at the 1955 Mediterranean Games | |
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| Location | Barcelona, Spain |
| Dates | 15–25 July 1955 |
The swimming competition at the 1955 Mediterranean Games was held in Barcelona, Spain.
| Swimming at the 1955 Mediterranean Games | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Location | Barcelona, Spain |
| Dates | 15–25 July 1955 |
The swimming competition at the 1955 Mediterranean Games was held in Barcelona, Spain.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle | Aldo Eminente  France | 59.7 | Abdel Aziz El-Shafei  Egypt | 60.2 | Alfonso Buonocore  Italy | 60.4 |
| 400 m freestyle | Jean Boiteux France | 4:42.2 | Angelo Romani Italy | 4:42.4 | Guy Montserret France | 4:49.5 |
| 1500 m freestyle | Jean Boiteux France | 19:14.1 | Jacques Collignon France | 19:31.4 | Guy Montserret France | 19:40.0 |
| 100 m backstroke | Gilbert Bozon France | 1:06.2 | Gérard Coignot France | 1:09.5 | Egidio Massaria Italy | 1:10.6 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Hugues Broussard France | 2:47.8 | Jesús Domínguez  Spain | 2:52.3 | Roberto Lazzari Italy | 2:52.3 |
| 200 m butterfly | Maurice Lusien France | 2:41.7 | Roberto Lazzari Italy | 2:44.3 | Eduardo Ley Spain | 2:44.9 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | France | 9:03.8 | Italy | 9:13.3 | Spain | 9:19.4 |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | France | 4:35.8 | Italy | 4:43.4 | Spain | 4:47.0 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | Italy | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Spain | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Egypt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
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