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Encyclopedia > Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics

At the 1948 Summer Olympics, 11 swimming events were contested. The Games of the XIV Olympiad were held in 1948 in London, United Kingdom. ... Swimming is the method by which living creatures move themselves through water in a method not involving simply walking on the bottom. ...

Contents


MEN'S EVENTS

100 m Freestyle, Men

Pos Athlete Time
Gold Walter Stephen Ris (USA) 57.3
Silver Alan Robert Ford (USA) 57.8
Bronze Géza Kádas (HUN) 58.1

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400 m Freestyle, Men

Pos Athlete Time
Gold William Smith Jr. (USA) 4:41.0
Silver James Price McLean Jr. (USA) 4:43.4
Bronze John Birnie Marshall (AUS) 4:47.7

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1500 m Freestyle, Men

Pos Athlete Time
Gold James Price McLean Jr. (USA) 19:18.5
Silver John Birnie Marshall (AUS) 19:31.3
Bronze György Mitró (HUN) 19:43.2

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100 m Backstroke, Men

Pos Athlete Time
Gold Allen McIntyre Stack (USA) 1:06.4
Silver Robert Elmer Cowell (USA) 1:06.5
Bronze Georges Vallerey Jr. (FRA) 1:07.8

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200 m Breaststroke, Men

Pos Athlete Time
Gold Joseph Thomas Verdeur (USA) 2:39.3
Silver Keith Eyre Carter (USA) 2:40.2
Bronze Robert Raymond Sohl (USA) 2:43.9

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4 x 200 m Freestyle relay, Men

Pos Team Time
Gold Walter Stephen Ris, James Price McLean Jr., Wallace Perry Wolf, William Smith Jr. (USA) 8:46.0
Silver Elemér Szatmári, György Mitró, Imre Nyéki, Géza Kádas (HUN) 8:48.4
Bronze Joseph Bernardo, René Cornu, Henri Padou Jr., Alexandre Jany (FRA) 9:08.0

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WOMEN'S EVENTS

100 m Freestyle, Women

Pos Athlete Time
Gold Greta Marie Andersen (DEN) 1:06.3
Silver Ann Elisabeth Curtis (USA) 1:06.5
Bronze Marie-Louise Jean Linssen-Vaessen (NED) 1:07.6

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400 m Freestyle, Women

Pos Athlete Time
Gold Ann Elisabeth Curtis (USA) 5:17.8
Silver Karen Margrethe Harup (DEN) 5:21.2
Bronze Catherine Gibson (GBR) 5:22.5

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100 m Backstroke, Women

Pos Athlete Time
Gold Karen Margrethe Harup (DEN) 1:14.4
Silver Suzanne Winona Zimmerman (USA) 1:16.0
Bronze Judith Joy Davies (AUS) 1:16.7

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200 m Breaststroke, Women

Pos Athlete Time
Gold Petronella van Vliet (NED) 2:57.2
Silver Beatrice Nancy Lyons (AUS) 2:57.7
Bronze Éva Novák-Gerard (HUN) 3:00.2

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4 x 100m Freestyle relay, Women

Pos Team Time
Gold Marie Louise Corridon, Thelma Kalama, Brenda Merserau Helser, Ann Elisabeth Curtis (USA) 4:29.2
Silver Eva Johanne Riis, Karen Margrethe Harup, Greta Marie Andersen, Fritze Wulf Carstensen (DEN) 4:29.6
Bronze Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher, Margot Marsman, Marie-Louise Jean Linssen-Vaessen, Johanna Maria Termeulen (NED) 4:31.6


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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. ... At the 1920 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 1932 Summer Olympics, 11 swimming events were contested. ... At the 1936 Summer Olympics, 11 swimming events were contested. ... At the 1952 Summer Olympics, 11 swimming events were contested. ... At the 1956 Summer Olympics, 13 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 at the 1984 Summer Olympics MENS EVENTS WOMENS EVENTS ... The 1988 Summer Olympics took place in Seoul, South Korea. ... MENS EVENTS WOMENS EVENTS Category: ‪1992 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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