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]
| Swimming at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Wembley Arena |
| Dates | 30 July – 7 August 1948 |
| No. of events | 11 |
| Competitors | 249 from 34 nations |
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 8 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 |  Denmark (DEN) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |  Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |
Medal summary edit
Men's events edit
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle |
Wally Ris United States |
57.3 (OR) | Alan Ford United States |
57.8 | Géza Kádas Hungary |
58.1 |
| 400 m freestyle |
Bill Smith United States |
4:41.0 (OR) | Jimmy McLane United States |
4:43.4 | John Marshall Australia |
4:47.7 |
| 1500 m freestyle |
Jimmy McLane United States |
19:18.5 | John Marshall Australia |
19:31.3 | György Mitró Hungary |
19:43.2 |
| 100 m backstroke |
Allen Stack United States |
1:06.4 | Bob Cowell United States |
1:06.5 | Georges Vallerey France |
1:07.8 |
| 200 m breaststroke |
Joe Verdeur United States |
2:39.3 (OR) | Keith Carter United States |
2:40.2 | Bob Sohl United States |
2:43.9 |
| 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay |
United States (USA) Wally Ris Jimmy McLane Wally Wolf Bill Smith |
8:46.0 (WR) | Hungary (HUN) Elemér Szatmári György Mitró Imre Nyéki Géza Kádas |
8:48.4 | France (FRA) Joseph Bernardo René Cornu Henri Padou, Jr. Alexandre Jany |
9:08.0 |
Women's events edit
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle |
Greta Andersen Denmark |
1:06.3 | Ann Curtis United States |
1:06.5 | Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen Netherlands |
1:07.6 |
| 400 m freestyle |
Ann Curtis United States |
5:17.8 (OR) | Karen Harup Denmark |
5:21.2 | Catherine Gibson Great Britain |
5:22.5 |
| 100 m backstroke |
Karen Harup Denmark |
1:14.4 (OR) | Suzanne Zimmerman United States |
1:16.0 | Judy-Joy Davies Australia |
1:16.7 |
| 200 m breaststroke |
Nel van Vliet Netherlands |
2:57.2 | Nancy Lyons Australia |
2:57.7 | Éva Novák Hungary |
3:00.2 |
| 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay |
United States (USA) Marie Corridon Thelma Kalama Brenda Helser Ann Curtis |
4:29.2 (OR) | Denmark (DEN) Eva Arndt Karen Harup Greta Andersen Fritze Carstensen |
4:29.6 | Netherlands (NED) Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher Margot Marsman Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen Hannie Termeulen |
4:31.6 |
Participating nations edit
249 swimmers from 34 nations competed.[2]
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Gallery of the medalists edit
References edit
- ^ "Olympedia – Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ a b "Swimming at the 1948 London Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2016.