Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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| Swimming at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Helsinki Swimming Stadium |
| Dates | 26 July – 2 August 1952 |
| No. of events | 11 |
| Competitors | 319 from 48 nations |
| Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4 ×ばつ 100 m | ×ばつ 100 metre freestyle relay">women | |
| 4 ×ばつ 200 m | ×ばつ 200 metre freestyle relay">men | |
At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, a total number of eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women.[1] The events were held at the Swimming Stadium. There was a total of 319 participants from 48 countries competing.[2]
Medal table
[edit ]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | Hungary (HUN) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| South Africa (RSA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 8 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |
Medal summary
[edit ]Men's events
[edit ]| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle details |
Clarke Scholes United States |
57.4 | Hiroshi Suzuki Japan |
57.4 | Göran Larsson Sweden |
58.2 |
| 400 m freestyle details |
Jean Boiteux France |
4:30.7 (OR) |
Ford Konno United States |
4:31.3 | Per-Olof Östrand Sweden |
4:35.2 |
| 1500 m freestyle details |
Ford Konno United States |
18:30.3 (OR) |
Shiro Hashizume Japan |
18:41.4 | Tetsuo Okamoto Brazil |
18:51.3 |
| 100 m backstroke details |
Yoshi Oyakawa United States |
1:05.4 (OR) |
Gilbert Bozon France |
1:06.2 | Jack Taylor United States |
1:06.4 |
| 200 m breaststroke details |
John Davies Australia |
2:34.4 (OR) |
Bowen Stassforth United States |
2:34.7 | Herbert Klein Germany |
2:35.9 |
| 4 ×ばつ 200 m freestyle relay ×ばつ 200 metre freestyle relay">details |
United States (USA) Wayne Moore Bill Woolsey Ford Konno Jimmy McLane |
8:31.1 (OR) |
Japan (JPN) Hiroshi Suzuki Yoshihiro Hamaguchi Toru Goto Teijiro Tanikawa |
8:33.5 | France (FRA) Joseph Bernardo Aldo Eminente Alexandre Jany Jean Boiteux |
8:45.9 |
Women's events
[edit ]| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle details |
Katalin Szöke Hungary |
1:06.8 | Hannie Termeulen Netherlands |
1:07.0 | Judit Temes Hungary |
1:07.1 |
| 400 m freestyle details |
Valéria Gyenge Hungary |
5:12.1 (OR) |
Éva Novák Hungary |
5:13.7 | Evelyn Kawamoto United States |
5:14.6 |
| 100 m backstroke details |
Joan Harrison South Africa |
1:14.3 | Geertje Wielema Netherlands |
1:14.5 | Jean Stewart New Zealand |
1:15.8 |
| 200 m breaststroke details |
Éva Székely Hungary |
2:51.7 (OR) |
Éva Novák Hungary |
2:54.4 | Helen Gordon Great Britain |
2:57.6 |
| 4 ×ばつ 100 m freestyle relay ×ばつ 100 metre freestyle relay">details |
Hungary (HUN) Ilona Novák Judit Temes Éva Novák Katalin Szöke |
4:24.4 (WR) |
Netherlands (NED) Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen Koosje van Voorn Hannie Termeulen Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher |
4:29.0 | United States (USA) Jackie LaVine Marilee Stepan Jody Alderson Evelyn Kawamoto |
4:30.1 |
Participating nations
[edit ]319 swimmers from 48 nations competed.[2]
- Argentina (7)
- Australia (10)
- Austria (3)
- Belgium (10)
- Bermuda (2)
- Brazil (12)
- Canada (9)
- Ceylon (1)
- Chile (1)
- China (1)
- Cuba (2)
- Czechoslovakia (4)
- Denmark (9)
- Egypt (3)
- Finland (13)
- France (16)
- Germany (9)
- Great Britain (21)
- Guatemala (1)
- Hong Kong (4)
- Hungary (15)
- India (5)
- Indonesia (1)
- Israel (1)
- Italy (10)
- Japan (22)
- Luxembourg (1)
- Mexico (8)
- Netherlands (13)
- New Zealand (2)
- Norway (3)
- Pakistan (2)
- Philippines (1)
- Poland (7)
- Portugal (4)
- Romania (1)
- Saar (1)
- Singapore (1)
- South Africa (6)
- Soviet Union (18)
- Spain (3)
- Sweden (12)
- Switzerland (8)
- United States (30)
- Uruguay (1)
- Venezuela (1)
- Vietnam (1)
- Yugoslavia (3)
References
[edit ]- ^ "Olympedia – Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2023年12月16日.
- ^ a b "Swimming at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2016.