| Swimming at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Wembley Arena |
| Dates | 30 July – 7 August |
| No. of events | 11 |
| Competitors | 249 from 34 nations |
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 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 nations) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |
Medal summary
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 100 m freestyle | Wally Ris.svg.png){kind=small} United States | 57.3 (OR) | Alan Ford United States | 57.8 | Géza Kádas.svg.png){kind=small} 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
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 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
249 swimmers from 34 nations competed.[1]
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Gallery of the medalists
Some of the Olympic medalists in London:
References
- ^ a b "Swimming at the 1948 London Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2016.