At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, a total number of eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women. The events were held at the Swimming Stadium. There was a total of 319 participants from 48 countries competing.
| Swimming at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Helsinki Swimming Stadium |
| Dates | 26 July – 2 August 1952 |
| No. of events | 11 |
| Competitors | 319 from 48 nations |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | Hungary | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | France | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Japan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 8 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |
Medal summary
Men's events
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle | Clarke Scholes United States | 57.4 | Hiroshi Suzuki Japan | 57.4 | Göran Larsson Sweden | 58.2 |
| 400 m freestyle | Jean Boiteux France | 4:30.7 (OR) | Ford Konno United States | 4:31.3 | Per-Olof Östrand Sweden | 4:35.2 |
| 1500 m freestyle | Ford Konno United States | 18:30.3 (OR) | Shiro Hashizume Japan | 18:41.4 | Tetsuo Okamoto Brazil | 18:51.3 |
| 100 m backstroke | Yoshi Oyakawa United States | 1:05.4 (OR) | Gilbert Bozon France | 1:06.2 | Jack Taylor United States | 1:06.4 |
| 200 m breaststroke | John Davies Australia | 2:34.4 (OR) | Bowen Stassforth United States | 2:34.7 | Herbert Klein Germany | 2:35.9 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | United States Wayne Moore Bill Woolsey Ford Konno Jimmy McLane | 8:31.1 (OR) | Japan Hiroshi Suzuki Yoshihiro Hamaguchi Toru Goto Teijiro Tanikawa | 8:33.5 | France Joseph Bernardo Aldo Eminente Alexandre Jany Jean Boiteux | 8:45.9 |
Women's events
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle | Katalin Szöke Hungary | 1:06.8 | Hannie Termeulen Netherlands | 1:07.0 | Judit Temes Hungary | 1:07.1 |
| 400 m freestyle | Valéria Gyenge Hungary | 5:12.1 (OR) | Éva Novák Hungary | 5:13.7 | Evelyn Kawamoto United States | 5:14.6 |
| 100 m backstroke | Joan Harrison South Africa | 1:14.3 | Geertje Wielema Netherlands | 1:14.5 | Jean Stewart New Zealand | 1:15.8 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Éva Székely Hungary | 2:51.7 (OR) | Éva Novák Hungary | 2:54.4 | Helen Gordon Great Britain | 2:57.6 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | Hungary Ilona Novák Judit Temes Éva Novák Katalin Szöke | 4:24.4 (WR) | Netherlands Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen Koosje van Voorn Hannie Termeulen Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher | 4:29.0 | United States Jackie LaVine Marilee Stepan Jody Alderson Evelyn Kawamoto | 4:30.1 |
Participating nations
319 swimmers from 48 nations competed.
- Argentina (7)
- Australia (10)
- Austria (3)
- Belgium (10)
- Bermuda (2)
- Brazil (12)
- Canada (9)
- Ceylon (1)
- Chile (1)
- China (1)
- Cuba (2)
- Czechoslovakia (4)
- Denmark (9)
- Egypt (3)
- Finland (13)
- France (16)
- Germany (9)
- Great Britain (21)
- Guatemala (1)
- Hong Kong (4)
- Hungary (15)
- India (5)
- Indonesia (1)
- Israel (1)
- Italy (10)
- Japan (22)
- Luxembourg (1)
- Mexico (8)
- Netherlands (13)
- New Zealand (2)
- Norway (3)
- Pakistan (2)
- Philippines (1)
- Poland (7)
- Portugal (4)
- Romania (1)
- Saar (1)
- Singapore (1)
- South Africa (6)
- Soviet Union (18)
- Spain (3)
- Sweden (12)
- Switzerland (8)
- United States (30)
- Uruguay (1)
- Venezuela (1)
- Vietnam (1)
- Yugoslavia (3)
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