Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics | ||
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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 × 100 m | women | |
4 × 200 m | men | |
The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place on 2 and 3 August at the Empire Pool.[1] The relay featured teams of four swimmers each swimming four lengths of the 50 m pool freestyle.
Medalists
[edit]Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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![]() Wally Ris Jimmy McLane Wally Wolf Bill Smith |
![]() Elemér Szatmári György Mitró Imre Nyéki Géza Kádas |
![]() Joseph Bernardo René Cornu Henri Padou, Jr. Alexandre Jany |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]- Heat One
Place | Swimmers | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
8:53.6 | |
2 | ![]() |
8:55.9 | |
3 | ![]() |
9:16.9 | |
4 | ![]() |
9:19.9 | |
5 | ![]() |
9:28.3 | |
6 | ![]() |
12:25.8 | |
7 | ![]() |
DQ |
- Heat Two
Place | Swimmers | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
9:08.8 | |
2 | ![]() |
9:12.4 | |
3 | ![]() |
9:12.9 | |
4 | ![]() |
9:23.4 | |
5 | ![]() |
9:26.6 | |
6 | ![]() |
9:43.2 | |
7 | ![]() |
10:25.0 |
Final
[edit]Place | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
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8:46.0 | OR |
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8:48.4 | |
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9:08.0 | |
4 | ![]() |
9:09.1 | |
5 | ![]() |
9:14.0 | |
6 | ![]() |
9:19.2 | |
7 | ![]() |
9:20.2 | |
8 | ![]() |
9:31.0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Swimming at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2016.