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Encyclopedia > Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics

At the 1932 Summer Olympics, 11 swimming events were contested. The Games of the X Olympiad were held in 1932 in Los Angeles, sports Opening ceremonies July 30, 1932 Closing ceremonies August 14, 1932 Officially opened by Charles Curtis Athletes Oath George Calnan Judges Oath: - Olympic Torch - Highlights Held during a worldwide economic crisis, many nations or athletes... Swimming is the method by which humans (or other animals) move themselves through water. ...

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100 m Freestyle, Men

Pos Athlete Time
Gold Yasuji Mioyazaki (JPN) 58.2
Silver Tatsugo Kawaishi (JPN) 58.6
Bronze Albert Schwartz (USA) 58.8

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400 m Freestyle, Men

Pos Athlete Time
Gold Clarence Crabbe (USA) 4:48.4
Silver Jean Taris (FRA) 4:48.5
Bronze Tsutomu Oyokota (JPN) 4:52.3

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1500 m Freestyle, Men

Pos Athlete Time
Gold Kusuo Kitamura (JPN) 19:12.4
Silver Shozo Makino (JPN) 19:14.1
Bronze James Crapo Cristy Jr. (USA) 19:39.5

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100 m Backstroke, Men

Pos Athlete Time
Gold Masaji Kiyokawa (JPN) 1:08.6
Silver Toshio Iriye (JPN) 1:09.8
Bronze Kentaro Kawatsu (JPN) 1:10.0

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200 m Breaststroke, Men

Pos Athlete Time
Gold Yoshiyuki Tsuruta (JPN) 2:45.4
Silver Reizo Koike (JPN) 2:46.6
Bronze Teofilo Yldefonso (PHI) 2:47.1

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4 x 200 m Freestyle relay, Men

Pos Team Time
Gold Hisakichi Toyoda, Masanori Yusa, Yasuji Mioyazaki, Takashi Yokoyama (JPN) 8:58.4
Silver George Fissler, Francis Ewen Booth, Manuella Kalili, Maiola Kalili (USA) 9:10.5
Bronze András Wanié, András Székely, István Bárány, László Szabados (HUN) 9:31.4

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100 m Freestyle, Women

Pos Athlete Time
Gold Helene Madison (USA) 1:06.8
Silver Willemyntje den Ouden (NED) 1:07.8
Bronze Eleanor Saville (USA) 1:09.3

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400 m Freestyle, Women

Pos Athlete Time
Gold Helene Madison (USA) 5:28.5
Silver Lenore Kight-Wingard (USA) 5:28.6
Bronze Jenny Maakal (RSA) 5:47.3

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100 m Backstroke, Women

Pos Athlete Time
Gold Eleanor Holm (USA) 1:19.4
Silver Philomenia Alecia Mealing (AUS) 1:21.3
Bronze Elizabeth Valerie Davies (GBR) 1:22.5

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200 m Breaststroke, Women

Pos Athlete Time
Gold Clare Dennis (AUS) 3:06.3
Silver Hideko Maehata (JPN) 3:06.4
Bronze Else Agnes Ella Jacobsen (DEN) 3:07.1

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4 x 100m Freestyle relay, Women

Pos Team Time
Gold Helen Eileen Johns, Eleanor Saville, Josephine McKim, Helene Madison (USA) 4:38.0
Silver Willemyntje den Ouden, Maria Petronella Oversloot, Cornelia Ladde, Maria Vierdag (NED) 4:47.5
Bronze Margaret Joyce Cooper, Elizabeth Valerie Davies, Edna Tildesley Hughes, Helen Gradwell Varcoe (GBR) 4:52.4


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Swimming at the Summer Olympics
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Swimming has been a sport at every modern Olympic Games. ... At the 1896 Summer Olympics, four swimming events were contested. ... At the 1900 Summer Olympics, seven swimming events were contested. ... At the 1904 Summer Olympics, nine swimming events were contested. ... At the 1908 Summer Olympics, six swimming events were contested. ... At the 1912 Summer Olympics, nine swimming events were contested. ... Medals Awarded Swimming Gertrude Ederle Gold in 400 meter freestyle relay Bronze in 400 meter freestyle Bronze in 100 meter freestyle External link 1924 olympics medalists - from CBS Categories: Olympic stubs ... At the 1928 Summer Olympics, 11 swimming events were contested. ... At the 1936 Summer Olympics, 11 swimming events were contested. ... Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics as usual was a part of the Swimming Sport, other two parts were Water Polo and Diving. ... Swimming event highlights at the 1984 Summer Olympics Victor Davis of Canada captured the gold medal in the 200-metre breaststroke, in the process establishing a new world record. ... Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics. ... At the 1996 Summer Olympics, 32 swimming events were contested. ... At the 2000 Summer Olympics, 32 swimming events were contested. ... Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events. ...

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