1948 Olympics: Swimming
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
Men
| Event | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 100m Free | Wally Ris, USA | 57.3 | OR |
| Alan Ford, USA | 57.8 | ||
| Géza Kádas, HUN | 58.1 | ||
| 400m Free | Bill Smith, USA | 4:41.0 | OR |
| Jimmy McLane, USA | 4:43.4 | ||
| John Marshall, AUS | 4:47.7 | ||
| 1500m Free | Jimmy McLane, UScA | 19:18.5 | |
| John Marshall, AUS | 19:31.3 | ||
| György Mitró, HUN | 19:43.2 | ||
| 100m Back | Allen Stack, USA | 1:06.4 | |
| Robert Cowell, USA | 1:06.5 | ||
| Georges Vallerey, FRA | 1:07.8 | ||
| 200m Brst | Joe Verdeur, USA | 2:39.3 | OR |
| Keith Carter, USA | 2:40.2 | ||
| Robert Sohl, USA | 2:43.9 | ||
| 4x200m Free | USA (Wally Ris, Jimmy McLane, Wally Wolf, Bill Smith) | 8:46.0 | WR |
| Hungary | 8:48.4 | ||
| France | 9:08.0 |
| Diving | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| Platform | Sammy Lee, USA | 130.05 |
| Bruce Harlan, USA | 122.30 | |
| Joaquin Capilla, MEX | 113.52 | |
| Spring | Bruce Harlan, USA | 163.64 |
| Miller Anderson, USA | 157.29 | |
| Sammy Lee, USA | 145.52 |
Women
| Event | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 100m Free | Greta Andersen, DEN | 1:06.3 | |
| Ann Curtis, USA | 1:06.5 | ||
| Marie-Louise Vaessen, NED | 1:07.6 | ||
| 400m Free | Ann Curtis, USA | 5:17.8 | OR |
| Karen M. Harup, DEN | 5:21.2 | ||
| Catherine Gibson, GBR | 5:22.5 | ||
| 100m Back | Karen M. Harup, DEN | 1:14.4 | OR |
| Suzanne Zimmermann, USA | 1:16.0 | ||
| Judy Davies, AUS | 1:16.7 | ||
| 200m Brst | Nel van Vliet, NED | 2:57.2 | |
| Beatrice Lyons, AUS | 2:57.7 | ||
| Evá Novák, HUN | 3:00.2 | ||
| 4x100m Free | USA (Marie Corridon, Thelma Kalama, Brenda Helser, Ann Curtis) | 4:29.2 | OR |
| Denmark | 4:29.6 | ||
| Netherlands | 4:31.6 |
| Diving | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| Platform | Vicki Draves, USA | 68.87 |
| Patricia Elsner, USA | 66.28 | |
| Birte Christofferson, DEN | 66.04 | |
| Spring | Vicki Draves, USA | 108.74 |
| Zoe Ann Olsen, USA | 108.23 | |
| Patricia Elsner, USA | 101.30 |
