The men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place between 4 and 6 August, at the Empire Pool.[1] This swimming event used the backstroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Allen Stack United States
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| Silver | Bob Cowell United States
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| Bronze | Georges Vallerey France
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Results edit
Heats edit
The fastest two in each heat and the four fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.
Heat 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jackie Wiid (RSA) |
1:08.5 | |
| 2 |  Kees Kievit (NED) |
1:10.8 | |
| 3 |  José Vegazzi (ARG) |
1:13.8 | |
| 4 |  Francisco Calamita (ESP) |
1:14.2 | |
| 5 |  Eric Jubb (CAN) |
1:14.3 | |
| 6 |  Per-Olof Olsson (SWE) |
1:14.6 | |
| 7 |  Khamlillal Shah (IND) |
1:19.9 |
Heat 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bruce Bourke (AUS) |
1:11.3 | |
| 2 |  Ilo da Fonseca (BRA) |
1:11.9 | |
| 3 |  Jiří Kovář (TCH) |
1:12.9 | |
| 4 |  Carlos Noriega (URU) |
1:15.0 | |
| 5 | Martin Lundén (SWE) |
1:15.6 | |
| 6 |  Tonatiuh Gutiérrez (MEX) |
1:15.6 | |
| 7 |  Jaffar Ali Shah (PAK) |
1:30.2 |
Heat 3
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  John Brockaway (GBR) |
1:09.2 | |
| 2 | Mario Chávez (ARG) |
1:09.7 | |
| 3 | Clemente Mejía (MEX) |
1:09.8 | |
| 4 |  Lucien Zins (FRA) |
1:10.9 | |
| 5 |  Mário Simas (POR) |
1:12.8 | |
| 6 |  Fritz Zwazl (AUT) |
1:13.5 | |
| 7 |  Nikolaos Melanofeidis (GRE) |
1:22.0 |
Heat 4
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Allen Stack (USA) |
1:06.6 | |
| 2 | Bert Kinnear (GBR) |
1:09.7 | |
| 3 | Paulo Silva (BRA) |
1:10.0 | |
| 4 | Tony Summers (GBR) |
1:11.2 | |
| 5 |  Gyula Válent (HUN) |
1:11.8 | |
| 6 | Manuel Guerra (AUT) |
1:14.8 | |
| 7 | Prahtip Mitra (IND) |
1:24.5 |
Heat 5
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Cowell (USA) |
1:06.9 | |
| 2 | René Pirolley (FRA) |
1:11.4 | |
| 3 |  Donald Shanks (BER) |
1:17.1 | |
| 4 |  Dorri El-Said (EGY) |
1:19.0 | |
| 5 |  Guðmundur Ingólfsson (ISL) |
1:19.4 |
Heat 6
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georges Vallerey, Jr. (FRA) |
1:07.4 | |
| 2 | Howard Patterson (USA) |
1:09.3 | |
| 3 | Hélio Silva (BRA) |
1:10.5 | |
| 4 | Federico Neumayer (ARG) |
1:10.8 | |
| 5 | Peter Mingie (CAN) |
1:13.2 | |
| 6 |  Hans Blumer (SUI) |
1:18.5 |
Semifinals edit
The fastest three in each semi-final and the fastest from across the semi-finals advanced.
Semifinal 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allen Stack (USA) |
1:07.3 | |
| 2 | Georges Vallerey, Jr. (FRA) |
1:08.3 | |
| 3 | John Brockaway (GBR) |
1:09.1 | |
| 4 | Clemente Mejía (MEX) |
1:09.6 | |
| 5 | Mario Chávez (ARG) |
1:09.8 | |
| 6 | Paulo Silva (BRA) |
1:09.8 | |
| 7 | Kees Kievit (NED) |
1:11.3 | |
| 8 | Bruce Bourke (AUS) |
1:11.4 |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Cowell (USA) |
1:08.5 | |
| 2 | Bert Kinnear (GBR) |
1:09.2 | |
| 3 | Jackie Wiid (RSA) |
1:09.2 | |
| 4 | Howard Patterson (USA) |
1:09.9 | |
| 5 | Hélio Silva (BRA) |
1:10.1 | |
| 6 | Lucien Zins (FRA) |
1:11.5 | |
| 7 | Ilo da Fonseca (BRA) |
1:11.6 | |
| 8 | René Pirolley (FRA) |
1:12.9 |
Key: Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place
Final edit
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Allen Stack | United States |
1:06.4 | |
 |
Bob Cowell | United States |
1:06.5 | |
 |
Georges Vallerey | France |
1:07.8 | |
| 4 | Mario Chávez | Argentina |
1:09.0 | |
| 4 | Clemente Mejía | Mexico |
1:09.0 | |
| 6 | Jackie Wiid | South Africa |
1:09.1 | |
| 7 | John Brockway | Great Britain |
1:09.2 | |
| 8 | Bert Kinnear | Great Britain |
1:09.6 |
References edit
- ^ "Swimming at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2016.