Swimming at the Games of the X Olympiad | |
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Venue | LA84 Foundation/John C. Argue Swim Stadium |
Dates | 6–13 August 1932 |
No. of events | 11 |
Competitors | 128 from 20 nations |
Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics | ||
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Freestyle | ||
100 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | |
Backstroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
Breaststroke | ||
200 m | men | women |
Freestyle relay | ||
4 × 100 m | women | |
4 × 200 m | men | |
At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women. [1] The competitions were held from Saturday, August 6, to Saturday, August 13, 1932. There was a total of 128 participants from 20 countries competing. [2]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Japan (JPN) | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
2 | United States (USA) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
3 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
4 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
5 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
6 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
7 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (10 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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100 m freestyle | Yasuji Miyazaki Japan | Tatsugo Kawaishi Japan | Albert Schwartz United States |
400 m freestyle | Buster Crabbe United States | Jean Taris France | Tsutomu Ōyokota Japan |
1500 m freestyle | Kusuo Kitamura Japan | Shozo Makino Japan | Jim Cristy United States |
100 m backstroke | Masaji Kiyokawa Japan | Toshio Irie Japan | Kentaro Kawatsu Japan |
200 m breaststroke | Yoshiyuki Tsuruta Japan | Reizo Koike Japan | Teófilo Yldefonso Philippines |
4 × 200 m freestyle relay | Japan (JPN) Yasuji Miyazaki Hisakichi Toyoda Takashi Yokoyama Masanori Yusa | United States (USA) Frank Booth George Fissler Maiola Kalili Manuella Kalili | Hungary (HUN) István Bárány László Szabados András Székely András Wanié |
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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100 m freestyle | Helene Madison United States | Willy den Ouden Netherlands | Eleanor Saville United States |
400 m freestyle | Helene Madison United States | Lenore Kight United States | Jenny Maakal South Africa |
100 m backstroke | Eleanor Holm United States | Bonnie Mealing Australia | Valerie Davies Great Britain |
200 m breaststroke | Clare Dennis Australia | Hideko Maehata Japan | Else Jacobsen Denmark |
4 × 100 m freestyle relay | United States (USA) Helen Johns Helene Madison Josephine McKim Eleanor Saville | Netherlands (NED) Corrie Laddé Willy den Ouden Puck Oversloot Maria Vierdag | Great Britain (GBR) Joyce Cooper Valerie Davies Edna Hughes Helen Varcoe |
128 swimmers from 20 nations competed. [2]
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