1952 Olympics: Swimming

Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff

Men

Event  Time  
 100m Free Clarke Scholes, USA 57.4  
 Hiroshi Suzuki, JPN57.4 
 Göran Larsson, SWE58.2 
 400m Free Jean Boiteux, FRA 4:30.7 OR
 Ford Konno, USA4:31.3 
 Per-Olof Östrand, SWE4:35.2 
1500m Free Ford Konno, USA 18:30.3 OR
 Shiro Hashizune, JPN18:41.4 
 Tetsuo Okamoto, BRA18:51.3 
 100m Back Yoshi Oyakawa, USA 1:05.4 OR
 Gilbert Bozon, FRA1:06.2 
 Jack Taylor, USA1:06.5 
 200m Brst John Davies, AUS 2:34.4 OR
 Bowen Stassforth, USA2:34.7 
 Herbert Klein, GER2:35.9 
4x200m Free USA (Wayne Moore, Bill Woolsey,
Ford Konno, Jimmy McLane)
8:31.1 OR
 Japan8:33.5 
 France8:45.9 
Diving  Points
Platform Sammy Lee, USA 156.28
 Joaquin Capilla, MEX145.21
 Günther Haase, GER141.31
Spring Skippy Browning, USA 205.29
 Miller Anderson, USA199.84
 Robert Clotworthy, USA184.92

Women

Event  Time  
 100m Free Katalin Szöke, HUN 1:06.8  
 Johanna Termeulen, NED1:07.0 
 Judit Termes, HUN1:07.1 
 400m Free Valéria Gyenge, HUN 5:12.1 OR
 Eva Novák, HUN5:13.7 
 Evelyn Kawamoto, USA5:14.6 
 100m Back Joan Harrison, S. Afr. 1:14.3  
 Geertje Wielema, NED1:14.5 
 Jean Stewart, NZL1:15.8 
 200m Brst Éva Szekely, HUN 2:51.7 OR
 Eva Novák, HUN2:54.4 
 Helen Gordon, GBR2:57.6 
4x100m Free HUN (Ilona Novák, Judit Temes,
Eva Novák, Katalin Szöke)
4:24.4 WR
 Netherlands4:29.0 
 United States4:30.1 
Diving  Points
Platform Pat McCormick, USA 79.37
 Paula Jean Myers, USA71.63
 Juno Irwin-Stover, USA70.49
Spring Pat McCormick, USA 147.30
 Mady Moreau, FRA139.34
 Zoe Ann Jensen-Olsen, USA127.57
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