Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, 11 swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women.
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[edit] Medal summary
[edit] Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 100 m freestyle |  Clark ScholesUnited States (USA) |
57.4 |  Hiroshi SuzukiJapan (JPN) |
57.4 |  Göran LarssonSweden (SWE) |
58.2 |
| 400 m freestyle |  Jean BoiteuxFrance (FRA) |
4:30.7 | Ford Konno United States (USA) |
4:31.3 | Per-Olof Östrand Sweden (SWE) |
4:35.2 |
| 1500 m freestyle | Ford Konno United States (USA) |
18:30.3 | Shiro Hashizume Japan (JPN) |
18:41.4 |  Tetsuo OkamotoBrazil (BRA) |
18:51.3 |
| 100 m backstroke | Yoshinobu Oyakawa United States (USA) |
1:05.9 | Gilbert Bozon France (FRA) |
1:06.2 | Jack Taylor United States (USA) |
1:06.4 |
| 200 m breaststroke |  John DaviesAustralia (AUS) |
2:34.4 | Bowen Strassforth United States (USA) |
2:34.7 |  Herbert KleinWest Germany (FRG) |
2:35.9 |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | United States (USA) Wayne Moore William Woolsey Ford Konno James McLane |
8:31.1 | 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 |
[edit] Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 100 m freestyle |  Katalin SzökeHungary (HUN) |
1:06.3 |  Hannie TermeulenNetherlands (NED) |
1:06.5 | Judit Temes Hungary (HUN) |
1:07.6 |
| 400 m freestyle | Valéria Gyenge Hungary (HUN) |
5:12.1 | Éva Novák Hungary (HUN) |
5:13.7 | Evelyn Kawamoto United States (USA) |
5:14.6 |
| 100 m backstroke |  Joan HarrisonSouth Africa (RSA) |
1:14.3 | Geertje Wielema Netherlands (NED) |
1:14.5 |  Jean StewartNew Zealand (NZL) |
1:15.8 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Éva Székely Hungary (HUN) |
2:51.7 | Éva Novák Hungary (HUN) |
2:54.4 |  Helen GordonGreat Britain (GBR) |
2:57.6 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | Hungary (HUN) Ilona Novák Judit Temes Éva Novák Katalin Szöke |
4:24.4 | Netherlands (NED) Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen Koosje van Voorn Hannie Termeulen Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher |
4:29.0 | United States (USA) Jacqueline Lavine Marilee Stepan Joan Alderson Evelyn Kawamoto |
4:30.1 |
[edit] 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 |
| Great Britain (GBR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| New Zealand (NZL) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| West Germany (FRG) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Events at the 1952 Summer Olympics (Helsinki) |
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| Athletics • Baseball (demonstration) • Basketball • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Hockey • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Swimming • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
| Swimming at the Summer Olympics |  |
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