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{{Short description|none}}
{{Infobox Olympic event
|event = Swimming
|games = 1952 Summer
|image =
|caption =
|venue = [[Helsinki Swimming Stadium]]
|dates = 26 July – 2 August 1952
|num_events = 11
|competitors = 319
|nations = 48
|prev = [[Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics|1948]]
|next = [[Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics|1956]]
}}
{{SwimmingAt1952SummerOlympics}}
{{SwimmingAt1952SummerOlympics}}
At the [[1952 Summer Olympics]] in [[Helsinki]], a total number of eleven [[swimming (sport)|swimming]] events were contested, six for men and five for women. The events were held at the [[Helsinki Swimming Stadium|Swimming Stadium]]. There was a total of 319 participants from 48 countries competing.<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite web |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1952/SWI/ |title=Swimming at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games |accessdate=20 September 2016 |work=Sports Reference}}</ref>
At the [[1952 Summer Olympics]] in [[Helsinki]], a total number of eleven [[swimming (sport)|swimming]] events were contested, six for men and five for women.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Olympedia – Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics |url=https://www.olympedia.org/editions/13/sports/SWM |access-date=2023-12-16 |website=www.olympedia.org}}</ref> The events were held at the [[Helsinki Swimming Stadium|Swimming Stadium]]. There was a total of 319 participants from 48 countries competing.<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1952/SWI/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055031/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1952/SWI/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Swimming at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games |access-date=20 September 2016 |work=Sports Reference}}</ref>


==Medal table==
==Medal table==
{{Medals table
{| {{RankedMedalTable}}
| caption =
|-
| host =
| 1 ||align=left| {{FlagIOCteam|USA|1952 Summer}} || 4|| 2 || 3 || 9
| flag_template = FlagIOCteam
|-
| event = 1952 Summer
| 2 ||align=left| {{FlagIOCteam|HUN|1952 Summer}} || 4 || 2 || 1 || 7
| team =
|-
| gold_USA = 4 | silver_USA = 2 | bronze_USA = 3
| 3 ||align=left| {{FlagIOCteam|FRA|1952 Summer}} || 1 || 1 || 1 || 3
| gold_HUN = 4 | silver_HUN = 2 | bronze_HUN = 1
|-
| gold_FRA = 1 | silver_FRA = 1 | bronze_FRA = 1
|rowspan=2| 4 ||align=left| {{FlagIOCteam|AUS|1952 Summer}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
| gold_AUS = 1 | silver_AUS = 0 | bronze_AUS = 0
|-
| gold_RSA = 1 | silver_RSA = 0 | bronze_RSA = 0
|align=left| {{FlagIOCteam|RSA|1952 Summer}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
| gold_JPN = 0 | silver_JPN = 3 | bronze_JPN = 0
|-
| gold_NED = 0 | silver_NED = 3 | bronze_NED = 0
|rowspan=2| 6 ||align=left| {{FlagIOCteam|JPN|1952 Summer}} || 0 || 3 || 0 || 3
| gold_SWE = 0 | silver_SWE = 0 | bronze_SWE = 2
|-
| gold_BRA = 0 | silver_BRA = 0 | bronze_BRA = 1
|align=left| {{FlagIOCteam|NED|1952 Summer}} || 0 || 3 || 0 || 3
| gold_GBR = 0 | silver_GBR = 0 | bronze_GBR = 1
|-
| gold_NZL = 0 | silver_NZL = 0 | bronze_NZL = 1
| 8 ||align=left| {{FlagIOCteam|SWE|1952 Summer}} || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2
| gold_GER = 0 | silver_GER = 0 | bronze_GER = 1
|-
}}
|rowspan=4| 9 ||align=left| {{FlagIOCteam|BRA|1952 Summer}} || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
|align=left| {{FlagIOCteam|GBR|1952 Summer}} || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
|align=left| {{FlagIOCteam|NZL|1952 Summer}} || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
|align=left| {{FlagIOCteam|GER|1952 Summer}} || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|}


==Medal summary==
==Medal summary==


===Men's events===
===Men's events===
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
{| {{MedalistTable| width=225|labelwidth=200|columns=2}}
|-
|-
| 100 m freestyle<br>{{detailslink|Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle}}
| 100 m freestyle<br>{{detailslink|Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle}}
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Clarke Scholes]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 57.4
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Clarke Scholes]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 57.4
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Hiroshi Suzuki (swimmer)|Hiroshi Suzuki]]|JPN|1952 Summer}} || 57.4
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Hiroshi Suzuki (swimmer)|Hiroshi Suzuki]]|JPN|1952 Summer}} || 57.4
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Göran Larsson (swimmer)|Göran Larsson]]|SWE|1952 Summer}} || 58.2
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Göran Larsson (swimmer)|Göran Larsson]]|SWE|1952 Summer}} || 58.2
|-
|-
| 400 m freestyle<br>{{detailslink|Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre freestyle}}
| 400 m freestyle<br>{{detailslink|Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle}}
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Jean Boiteux]]|FRA|1952 Summer}} || 4:30.7 '''(OR)'''
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Jean Boiteux]]|FRA|1952 Summer}} || 4:30.7 <br> '''(OR)'''
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Ford Konno]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 4:31.3
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Ford Konno]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 4:31.3
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Per-Olof Östrand]]|SWE|1952 Summer}} || 4:35.2
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Per-Olof Östrand]]|SWE|1952 Summer}} || 4:35.2
|-
|-
| 1500 m freestyle<br>{{detailslink|Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle}}
| 1500 m freestyle<br>{{detailslink|Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle}}
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Ford Konno]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 18:30.3 '''(OR)'''
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Ford Konno]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 18:30.3 <br> '''(OR)'''
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Shiro Hashizume]]|JPN|1952 Summer}} || 18:41.4
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Shiro Hashizume]]|JPN|1952 Summer}} || 18:41.4
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Tetsuo Okamoto]]|BRA|1952 Summer}} || 18:51.3
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Tetsuo Okamoto]]|BRA|1952 Summer}} || 18:51.3
|-
|-
| 100 m backstroke<br>{{detailslink|Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre backstroke}}
| 100 m backstroke<br>{{detailslink|Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke}}
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Yoshi Oyakawa]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 1:05.9 '''(OR)'''
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Yoshi Oyakawa]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 1:05.4 <br> '''(OR)'''
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Gilbert Bozon]]|FRA|1952 Summer}} || 1:06.2
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Gilbert Bozon]]|FRA|1952 Summer}} || 1:06.2
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Jack Taylor (swimmer)|Jack Taylor]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 1:06.4
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Jack Taylor (American swimmer)|Jack Taylor]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 1:06.4
|-
|-
| 200 m breaststroke<br>{{detailslink|Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre breaststroke}}
| 200 m breaststroke<br>{{detailslink|Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke}}
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[John Davies (swimmer)|John Davies]]|AUS|1952 Summer}} || 2:34.4 '''(OR)'''
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[John Davies (swimmer)|John Davies]]|AUS|1952 Summer}} || 2:34.4 <br> '''(OR)'''
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Bowen Stassforth]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 2:34.7
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Bowen Stassforth]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 2:34.7
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Herbert Klein (swimmer)|Herbert Klein]]|GER|1952 Summer}} || 2:35.9
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Herbert Klein (swimmer)|Herbert Klein]]|GER|1952 Summer}} || 2:35.9
|-valign="top"
|-
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay<br>{{detailslink|Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay}}
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay<br>{{detailslink|Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay}}
| {{FlagIOCteam|USA|1952 Summer}}<br />[[Wayne Moore (swimmer)|Wayne Moore]]<br />[[Bill Woolsey]]<br />[[Ford Konno]]<br />[[Jimmy McLane]] || 8:31.1 '''(OR)'''
| {{FlagIOCteam|USA|1952 Summer}}<br />[[Wayne Moore (swimmer)|Wayne Moore]]<br />[[Bill Woolsey]]<br />[[Ford Konno]]<br />[[Jimmy McLane]] || 8:31.1 <br> '''(OR)'''
| {{FlagIOCteam|JPN|1952 Summer}}<br />[[Hiroshi Suzuki (swimmer)|Hiroshi Suzuki]]<br />[[Yoshihiro Hamaguchi]]<br />[[Toru Goto]]<br />[[Teijiro Tanikawa]] || 8:33.5
| {{FlagIOCteam|JPN|1952 Summer}}<br />[[Hiroshi Suzuki (swimmer)|Hiroshi Suzuki]]<br />[[Yoshihiro Hamaguchi]]<br />[[Toru Goto]]<br />[[Teijiro Tanikawa]] || 8:33.5
| {{FlagIOCteam|FRA|1952 Summer}}<br />[[Joseph Bernardo]]<br />[[Aldo Eminente]]<br />[[Alexandre Jany]]<br />[[Jean Boiteux]] || 8:45.9
| {{FlagIOCteam|FRA|1952 Summer}}<br />[[Joseph Bernardo]]<br />[[Aldo Eminente]]<br />[[Alexandre Jany]]<br />[[Jean Boiteux]] || 8:45.9
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===Women's events===
===Women's events===
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
{| {{MedalistTable| width=225|labelwidth=200|columns=2}}
|-
|-
| 100 m freestyle<br>{{detailslink|Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre freestyle}}
| 100 m freestyle<br>{{detailslink|Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle}}
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Katalin Szöke]]|HUN|1952 Summer}} || 1:06.3
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Katalin Szöke]]|HUN|1952 Summer}} || 1:06.8
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Hannie Termeulen]]|NED|1952 Summer}} || 1:06.5
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Hannie Termeulen]]|NED|1952 Summer}} || 1:07.0
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Judit Temes]]|HUN|1952 Summer}} || 1:07.6
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Judit Temes]]|HUN|1952 Summer}} || 1:07.1
|-
|-
| 400 m freestyle<br>{{detailslink|Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre freestyle}}
| 400 m freestyle<br>{{detailslink|Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle}}
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Valéria Gyenge]]|HUN|1952 Summer}} || 5:12.1 '''(OR)'''
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Valéria Gyenge]]|HUN|1952 Summer}} || 5:12.1 <br> '''(OR)'''
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Éva Novák-Gerard|Éva Novák]]|HUN|1952 Summer}} || 5:13.7
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Éva Novák-Gerard|Éva Novák]]|HUN|1952 Summer}} || 5:13.7
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Evelyn Kawamoto]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 5:14.6
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Evelyn Kawamoto]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 5:14.6
|-
|-
| 100 m backstroke<br>{{detailslink|Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre backstroke}}
| 100 m backstroke<br>{{detailslink|Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke}}
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Joan Harrison (swimmer)|Joan Harrison]]|RSA|1952 Summer}} || 1:14.3
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Joan Harrison (swimmer)|Joan Harrison]]|RSA|1952 Summer}} || 1:14.3
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Geertje Wielema]]|NED|1952 Summer}} || 1:14.5
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Geertje Wielema]]|NED|1952 Summer}} || 1:14.5
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Jean Stewart]]|NZL|1952 Summer}} || 1:15.8
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Jean Stewart (swimmer)|Jean Stewart]]|NZL|1952 Summer}} || 1:15.8
|-
|-
| 200 m breaststroke<br>{{detailslink|Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre breaststroke}}
| 200 m breaststroke<br>{{detailslink|Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke}}
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Éva Székely]]|HUN|1952 Summer}} || 2:51.7 '''(OR)'''
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Éva Székely]]|HUN|1952 Summer}} || 2:51.7 <br> '''(OR)'''
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Éva Novák-Gerard|Éva Novák]]|HUN|1952 Summer}} || 2:54.4
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Éva Novák-Gerard|Éva Novák]]|HUN|1952 Summer}} || 2:54.4
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Elenor Gordon|Helen Gordon]]|GBR|1952 Summer}} || 2:57.6
| {{FlagIOCmedalist|[[Elenor Gordon|Helen Gordon]]|GBR|1952 Summer}} || 2:57.6
|-valign="top"
|-
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay<br>{{detailslink|Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay}}
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay<br>{{detailslink|Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay}}
| {{FlagIOCteam|HUN|1952 Summer}}<br />[[Ilona Novák]]<br />[[Judit Temes]]<br />[[Éva Novák-Gerard|Éva Novák]]<br />[[Katalin Szöke]] || 4:24.4 '''(WR)'''
| {{FlagIOCteam|HUN|1952 Summer}}<br />[[Ilona Novák]]<br />[[Judit Temes]]<br />[[Éva Novák-Gerard|Éva Novák]]<br />[[Katalin Szöke]] || 4:24.4 <br> '''(WR)'''
| {{FlagIOCteam|NED|1952 Summer}}<br />[[Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen]]<br />[[Koosje van Voorn]]<br />[[Hannie Termeulen]]<br />[[Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher]] || 4:29.0
| {{FlagIOCteam|NED|1952 Summer}}<br />[[Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen]]<br />[[Koosje van Voorn]]<br />[[Hannie Termeulen]]<br />[[Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher]] || 4:29.0
| {{FlagIOCteam|USA|1952 Summer}}<br />[[Jackie LaVine]]<br />[[Marilee Stepan]]<br />[[Jody Alderson]]<br />[[Evelyn Kawamoto]] || 4:30.1
| {{FlagIOCteam|USA|1952 Summer}}<br />[[Jackie LaVine]]<br />[[Marilee Stepan]]<br />[[Jody Alderson]]<br />[[Evelyn Kawamoto]] || 4:30.1
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==Participating nations==
==Participating nations==
319 swimmers from 48 nations competed.<ref name="SportsRef"/>
319 swimmers from 48 nations competed.<ref name="SportsRef"/>

{|
|
* {{flagIOC|ARG|1952 Summer|7}}
* {{flagIOC|AUS|1952 Summer|10}}
* {{flagIOC|AUT|1952 Summer|3}}
* {{flagIOC|BEL|1952 Summer|10}}
* {{flagIOC|BER|1952 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|BRA|1952 Summer|12}}
* {{flagIOC|CAN|1952 Summer|9}}
* {{flagIOC|CEY|1952 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|CHI|1952 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|CHN|1952 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|CUB|1952 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|TCH|1952 Summer|4}}
|width=50|
|valign=top|
* {{flagIOC|DEN|1952 Summer|9}}
* {{flagIOC|EGY|1952 Summer|3}}
* {{flagIOC|FIN|1952 Summer|13}}
* {{flagIOC|FRA|1952 Summer|16}}
* {{flagIOC|GER|1952 Summer|9}}
* {{flagIOC|GBR|1952 Summer|21}}
* {{flagIOC|GUA|1952 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|HKG|1952 Summer|4}}
* {{flagIOC|HUN|1952 Summer|15}}
* {{flagIOC|IND|1952 Summer|5}}
* {{flagIOC|INA|1952 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|ISR|1952 Summer|1}}
|width=50|
|valign=top|
* {{flagIOC|ITA|1952 Summer|10}}
* {{flagIOC|JPN|1952 Summer|22}}
* {{flagIOC|LUX|1952 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|MEX|1952 Summer|8}}
* {{flagIOC|NED|1952 Summer|13}}
* {{flagIOC|NZL|1952 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|NOR|1952 Summer|3}}
* {{flagIOC|PAK|1952 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|PHI|1952 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|POL|1952 Summer|7}}
* {{flagIOC|POR|1952 Summer|4}}
* {{flagIOC|ROU|1952 Summer|1}}
|width=50|
|valign=top|
* {{flagIOC|SAA|1952 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|SIN|1952 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|RSA|1952 Summer|6}}
* {{flagIOC|URS|1952 Summer|18}}
* {{flagIOC|ESP|1952 Summer|3}}
* {{flagIOC|SWE|1952 Summer|12}}
* {{flagIOC|SUI|1952 Summer|8}}
* {{flagIOC|USA|1952 Summer|30}}
* {{flagIOC|URU|1952 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|VEN|1952 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|VIE|1952 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|YUG|1952 Summer|3}}
|}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}]
{{reflist}}


{{EventsAt1952SummerOlympics}}
{{EventsAt1952SummerOlympics}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming At The 1952 Summer Olympics}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming At The 1952 Summer Olympics}}
[[Category:Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics| ]]
[[Category:1952 Summer Olympics events]]
[[Category:1952 Summer Olympics events]]
[[Category:Swimming at the Summer Olympics|1952]]
[[Category:Swimming at the Summer Olympics|1952]]

Latest revision as of 16:38, 18 June 2024

Swimming
at the Games of the XV Olympiad
VenueHelsinki Swimming Stadium
Dates26 July – 2 August 1952
No. of events11
Competitors319 from 48 nations
← 1948
1956 →
Swimming at the
1952 Summer Olympics
Freestyle
100 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
200 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4 × 100 mwomen
4 × 200 mmen

At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, a total number of eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women.[1] The events were held at the Swimming Stadium. There was a total of 319 participants from 48 countries competing.[2]

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Vereinigte Staaten (USA)4239
2 Ungarn (HUN)4217
3 Frankreich (FRA)1113
4 Australien (AUS)1001
 Südafrika (RSA)1001
6 Japan (JPN)0303
 Niederlande (NED)0303
8 Schweden (SWE)0022
9 Brasilien (BRA)0011
 Deutschland (GER)0011
 Great Britain (GBR)0011
 Neuseeland (NZL)0011
Totals (12 entries)11111133

Medal summary

[edit]

Men's events

[edit]
Games Gold Silver Bronze
100 m freestyle
details 		Clarke Scholes
 Vereinigte Staaten		 57.4 Hiroshi Suzuki
 Japan		 57.4 Göran Larsson
 Schweden		 58.2
400 m freestyle
details 		Jean Boiteux
 Frankreich		 4:30.7
(OR) 		Ford Konno
 Vereinigte Staaten		 4:31.3 Per-Olof Östrand
 Schweden		 4:35.2
1500 m freestyle
details 		Ford Konno
 Vereinigte Staaten		 18:30.3
(OR) 		Shiro Hashizume
 Japan		 18:41.4 Tetsuo Okamoto
 Brasilien		 18:51.3
100 m backstroke
details 		Yoshi Oyakawa
 Vereinigte Staaten		 1:05.4
(OR) 		Gilbert Bozon
 Frankreich		 1:06.2 Jack Taylor
 Vereinigte Staaten		 1:06.4
200 m breaststroke
details 		John Davies
 Australien		 2:34.4
(OR) 		Bowen Stassforth
 Vereinigte Staaten		 2:34.7 Herbert Klein
 Deutschland		 2:35.9
4 × 200 m freestyle relay
details 		 Vereinigte Staaten (USA)
Wayne Moore
Bill Woolsey
Ford Konno
Jimmy McLane		 8:31.1
(OR) 		 Japan (JPN)
Hiroshi Suzuki
Yoshihiro Hamaguchi
Toru Goto
Teijiro Tanikawa		 8:33.5  Frankreich (FRA)
Joseph Bernardo
Aldo Eminente
Alexandre Jany
Jean Boiteux		 8:45.9

Women's events

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Games Gold Silver Bronze
100 m freestyle
details 		Katalin Szöke
 Ungarn		 1:06.8 Hannie Termeulen
 Niederlande		 1:07.0 Judit Temes
 Ungarn		 1:07.1
400 m freestyle
details 		Valéria Gyenge
 Ungarn		 5:12.1
(OR) 		Éva Novák
 Ungarn		 5:13.7 Evelyn Kawamoto
 Vereinigte Staaten		 5:14.6
100 m backstroke
details 		Joan Harrison
 Südafrika		 1:14.3 Geertje Wielema
 Niederlande		 1:14.5 Jean Stewart
 Neuseeland		 1:15.8
200 m breaststroke
details 		Éva Székely
 Ungarn		 2:51.7
(OR) 		Éva Novák
 Ungarn		 2:54.4 Helen Gordon
 Great Britain		 2:57.6
4 × 100 m freestyle relay
details 		 Ungarn (HUN)
Ilona Novák
Judit Temes
Éva Novák
Katalin Szöke		 4:24.4
(WR) 		 Niederlande (NED)
Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen
Koosje van Voorn
Hannie Termeulen
Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher		 4:29.0  Vereinigte Staaten (USA)
Jackie LaVine
Marilee Stepan
Jody Alderson
Evelyn Kawamoto		 4:30.1

Participating nations

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319 swimmers from 48 nations competed.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Olympedia – Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  2. ^ a b "Swimming at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
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