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]
| 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 |
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
editMen's events
edit| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle |
Clarke Scholes United States |
57.4 | Hiroshi Suzuki Japan |
57.4 | Göran Larsson Sweden |
58.2 |
| 400 m freestyle |
Jean Boiteux France |
4:30.7 (OR) |
Ford Konno United States |
4:31.3 | Per-Olof Östrand Sweden |
4:35.2 |
| 1500 m freestyle |
Ford Konno United States |
18:30.3 (OR) |
Shiro Hashizume Japan |
18:41.4 | Tetsuo Okamoto Brazil |
18:51.3 |
| 100 m backstroke |
Yoshi Oyakawa United States |
1:05.4 (OR) |
Gilbert Bozon France |
1:06.2 | Jack Taylor United States |
1:06.4 |
| 200 m breaststroke |
John Davies Australia |
2:34.4 (OR) |
Bowen Stassforth United States |
2:34.7 | Herbert Klein Germany |
2:35.9 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay |
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 |
Katalin Szöke Hungary |
1:06.8 | Hannie Termeulen Netherlands |
1:07.0 | Judit Temes Hungary |
1:07.1 |
| 400 m freestyle |
Valéria Gyenge Hungary |
5:12.1 (OR) |
Éva Novák Hungary |
5:13.7 | Evelyn Kawamoto United States |
5:14.6 |
| 100 m backstroke |
Joan Harrison South Africa |
1:14.3 | Geertje Wielema Netherlands |
1:14.5 | Jean Stewart New Zealand |
1:15.8 |
| 200 m breaststroke |
Éva Székely Hungary |
2:51.7 (OR) |
Éva Novák Hungary |
2:54.4 | Helen Gordon Great Britain |
2:57.6 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay |
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
edit319 swimmers from 48 nations competed.[2]
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References
edit- ^ "Olympedia – Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ a b "Swimming at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2016.