1948 Summer Olympics / Swimming

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At the XIV Summer Olympics in London in 1948 , eleven swimming competitions were held, six for men and five for women.

Men

100 m freestyle

space country athlete time
1 United States Walter Ris 57.3 s
2 United States Alan Ford 57.8 s
3 HUN Géza Kádas 58.1 s

400 m freestyle

space country athlete time
1 United States William Smith 4: 41.0 min
2 United States James McLane 4: 43.4 min
3 OUT John Marshall 4: 47.7 min

1500 m freestyle

space country athlete time
1 United States James McLane 19: 18.5 min
2 OUT John Marshall 19: 31.3 min
3 HUN György Mitró 19: 43.2 min

100 m back

space country athlete time
1 United States Allen stack 1: 06.4 min
2 United States Robert Cowell 1: 06.5 min
3 FRA Georges Vallerey 1: 07.8 min

200 m chest

space country athlete time
1 United States Joseph Verdeur 2: 39.3 min
2 United States Keith Carter 2: 40.2 min
3 United States Robert Sohl 2: 43.9 min

4 × 200 m freestyle

Women

100 m freestyle

space country Athlete time
1 THE Greta Andersen 1: 06.3 min
2 United States Ann Curtis 1: 06.5 s
3 NED Marie-Louise Linssen 1: 07.6 min

400 m freestyle

space country Athlete time
1 United States Ann Curtis 5: 17.8 min
2 THE Karen Harup 5: 21.2 min
3 GBR Catherine Gibson 5: 22.5 min

100 m back

space country Athlete time
1 THE Karen Harup 1: 14.4 min
2 United States Suzanne Zimmerman 1: 16.0 min
3 OUT Judy-Joy Davies 1: 16.7 min

200 m chest

space country Athlete time
1 NED Petronella van Vliet 2: 57.2 min
2 OUT Beatrice Lyons 2: 57.7 min
3 HUN Éva Novák 3: 00.2 min

4 × 100 m freestyle