Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the 1948 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 1948 Summer Olympics in London, 11 swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women. All swimming events took place at the Empire Pool. There was a total of 249 participants from 34 countries competing.[1]
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 8 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medal summary
Men's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 m freestyle |
Wally Ris![]() | 57.3 (OR) | Alan Ford![]() | 57.8 | Géza Kádas![]() | 58.1 |
400 m freestyle |
Bill Smith![]() | 4:41.0 (OR) | Jimmy McLane![]() | 4:43.4 | John Marshall![]() | 4:47.7 |
1500 m freestyle |
Jimmy McLane![]() | 19:18.5 | John Marshall![]() | 19:31.3 | György Mitró![]() | 19:43.2 |
100 m backstroke |
Allen Stack![]() | 1:06.4 | Bob Cowell![]() | 1:06.5 | Georges Vallerey![]() | 1:07.8 |
200 m breaststroke |
Joe Verdeur![]() | 2:39.3 (OR) | Keith Carter![]() | 2:40.2 | Bob Sohl![]() | 2:43.9 |
4 × 200 metre freestyle relay |
![]() Wally Ris Jimmy McLane Wally Wolf Bill Smith | 8:46.0 (WR) | ![]() Elemér Szatmári György Mitró Imre Nyéki Géza Kádas | 8:48.4 | ![]() Joseph Bernardo René Cornu Henri Padou, Jr. Alexandre Jany | 9:08.0 |
Women's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 m freestyle |
Greta Andersen![]() | 1:06.3 | Ann Curtis![]() | 1:06.5 | Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen![]() | 1:07.6 |
400 m freestyle |
Ann Curtis![]() | 5:17.8 (OR) | Karen Harup![]() | 5:21.2 | Catherine Gibson![]() | 5:22.5 |
100 m backstroke |
Karen Harup![]() | 1:14.4 (OR) | Suzanne Zimmerman![]() | 1:16.0 | Judy-Joy Davies![]() | 1:16.7 |
200 m breaststroke |
Nel van Vliet![]() | 2:57.2 | Nancy Lyons![]() | 2:57.7 | Éva Novák![]() | 3:00.2 |
4 × 100 metre freestyle relay |
![]() Marie Corridon Thelma Kalama Brenda Helser Ann Curtis | 4:29.2 (OR) | ![]() Eva Arndt Karen Harup Greta Andersen Fritze Carstensen | 4:29.6 | ![]() Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher Margot Marsman Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen Hannie Termeulen | 4:31.6 |
Participating nations
249 swimmers from 34 nations competed.[1]
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References
- 1 2 "Swimming at the 1948 London Summer Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
Coordinates: 51°33′29″N 0°16′59″W / 51.5581°N 0.2830°W
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