1956 Olympics: Swimming
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
Men
| Event | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 100m Free | Jon Henricks, AUS | 55.4 | OR |
| John Devitt, AUS | 55.8 | ||
| Gary Chapman, AUS | 56.7 | ||
| 400m Free | Murray Rose, AUS | 4:27.3 | OR |
| Tsuyoshi Yamanaka, JPN | 4:30.4 | ||
| George Breen, USA | 4:32.5 | ||
| 1500m Free | Murray Rose, AUS | 17:58.9 | |
| Tsuyoshi Yamanaka, JPN | 18:00.3 | ||
| George Breen, USA | 18:08.2 | ||
| 100m Back | David Theile, AUS | 1:02.2 | OR |
| John Monckton, AUS | 1:03.2 | ||
| Frank McKinney, USA | 1:04.5 | ||
| 200m Brst | Masaru Furukawa, JPN | 2:34.7 | OR |
| Masahiro Yoshimura, JPN | 2:36.7 | ||
| Charis Yunitschev, USSR | 2:36.8 | ||
| 200m Fly | Bill Yorzyk, USA | 2:19.3 | OR |
| Takashi Ishimoto, JPN | 2:23.8 | ||
| György Tumpek, HUN | 2:23.9 | ||
| 4x200m Free | AUS (Kevin O'Halloran, John Devitt, Murray Rose, Jon Henricks) | 8:23.6 | WR |
| United States | 8:31.5 | ||
| Soviet Union | 8:34.7 |
| Diving | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| Platform | Joaquin Capilla, MEX | 152.44 |
| Gary Tobian, USA | 152.41 | |
| Richard Connor, USA | 149.79 | |
| Spring | Bob Clotworthy, USA | 159.56 |
| Donald Harper, USA | 156.23 | |
| Joaquin Capilla, MEX | 150.69 |
Women
| Event | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 100m Free | Dawn Fraser, AUS | 1:02.0 | WR |
| Lorraine Crapp, AUS | 1:02.3 | ||
| Faith Leech, AUS | 1:05.1 | ||
| 400m Free | Lorraine Crapp, AUS | 4:54.6 | OR |
| Dawn Fraser, AUS | 5:02.5 | ||
| Sylvia Ruuska, USA | 5:07.1 | ||
| 100m Back | Judy Grinham, GBR | 1:12.9 | OR |
| Carin Cone, USA | 1:12.9 | ||
| Magaret Edwards, GBR | 1:13.1 | ||
| 200m Brst | Ursula Happe, GER | 2:53.1 | OR |
| Eva Ezékely, HUN | 2:54.8 | ||
| Eva-Maria ten Elsen, GER | 2:55.1 | ||
| 100m Fly | Shelly Mann, USA | 1:11.0 | OR |
| Nancy Ramey, USA | 1:11.9 | ||
| Mary Sears, USA | 1:14.4 | ||
| 4x100m Free | AUS (Dawn Fraser, Faith Leech, Sandra Morgan, Lorraine Crapp) | 4:17.1 | WR |
| United States | 4:19.2 | ||
| South Africa | 4:25.7 |
| Diving | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| Platform | Pat McCormick, USA | 84.85 |
| Juno Irwin, USA | 81.64 | |
| Paula Jean Myers, USA | 81.58 | |
| Spring | Pat McCormick, USA | 142.36 |
| Jeanne Stunyo, USA | 125.89 | |
| Irene Mac Donald, CAN | 121.40 |
