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
| 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
Men's events
| 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
| 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
319 swimmers from 48 nations competed.[2]
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References
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