Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle

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Swimming at the
1948 Summer Olympics
File:Swimming pictogram.svg
Freestyle
100 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
200 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4 × 100 mwomen
4 × 200 mmen

The men's 400 metre freestyle event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place between 31 July and 4 August at the Empire Pool.[1] This swimming event used freestyle swimming, which means that the method of the stroke is not regulated (unlike backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly events). Nearly all swimmers use the front crawl or a variant of that stroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of eight lengths of the pool.

Medalists

Gold Bill Smith
File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States
Silver Jimmy McLane
File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States
Bronze John Marshall
File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia

Results

Heats

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Jimmy McLane File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States 4:42.2 Q, OR
2 Bill Smith File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States 4:45.3 Q
3 John Marshall File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia 4:51.4 Q
4 Géza Kádas File:Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg Hungary 4:52.8 Q
5 Jack Hale File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain 4:53.3 Q
5 Alex Jany File:Flag of France.svg France 4:53.3 Q
7 Per-Olof Östrand File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 4:53.5 Q
8 Alfredo Yantorno File:Flag of Argentina (1861–2010).svg Argentina 4:53.8 Q
9 György Mitró File:Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg Hungary 4:56.0 Q
10 Bill Heusner File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States 4:58.3 Q
11 Don Johnston File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg South Africa 4:57.4 Q
12 Miroslav Bartůšek File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia 4:57.9 q
13 Branko Vidović File:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia 4:58.7 q
14 Janko Puhar File:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia 5:00.8 q
15 Marijan Stipetić File:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia 5:01.4 q
16 Imre Nyéki File:Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg Hungary 5:01.8 Q
17 Luis González File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 5:02.1
18 Roy Botham File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain 5:03.4
19 Jo Bernardo File:Flag of France.svg France 5:03.8
20 Florbel Pérez File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 5:04.7
21 René Cornu File:Flag of France.svg France 5:05.2
22 José Durañona File:Flag of Argentina (1861–2010).svg Argentina 5:05.8
23 Garrick Agnew File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia 5:06.1
24 Luis Child File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 5:08.5
25 Isidoro Martínez-Vela File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Spain 5:10.0
26 Juan Garay File:Flag of Argentina (1861–2010).svg Argentina 5:10.4
27 Doug Gibson File:Flag of Canada (1921–1957).svg Canada 5:13.4
28 Isidoro Pérez File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Spain 5:16.1
29 Ari Guðmundsson File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 5:16.2
30 Alejandro Febrero File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Spain 5:16.9
31 Tom Holt File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain 5:20.7
32 Derek Oatway File:Flag of Bermuda (1910–1999).svg Bermuda 5:20.9
33 Allen Gilchrist File:Flag of Canada (1921–1957).svg Canada 5:21.5
34 Sambiao Basanung File:Flag of the Philippines (1936–1985, 1986–1998).svg Philippines 5:21.5
35 Walter Schneider File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 5:25.5
36 Walter Bardgett File:Flag of Bermuda (1910–1999).svg Bermuda 5:37.2
37 Robert Cook File:Flag of Bermuda (1910–1999).svg Bermuda 5:37.9
38 Bimal Chandra File:Flag of India.svg India 5:38.6
39 Jack Hakim File:Flag of Egypt (1922–1953).svg Egypt 5:40.3
40 Anwar Aziz Chaudhry File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 6:17.4
41 Sultan Karim Ali File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 7:16.9

Key: OR = Olympic record, Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place

Semifinals

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Géza Kádas File:Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg Hungary 4:47.8 Q
2 William Smith File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States 4:48.4 Q
3 Jimmy McLane File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States 4:49.5 Q
4 John Marshall File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia 4:50.0 Q
5 György Mitró File:Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg Hungary 4:50.8 q
6 Alex Jany File:Flag of France.svg France 4:51.3 q
7 Jack Hale File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain 4:51.4 q
8 Alfredo Yantorno File:Flag of Argentina (1861–2010).svg Argentina 4:57.3 q
9 Bill Heusner File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States 4:57.4
10 Marjan Stipetić File:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia 4:58.6
11 Janko Puhar File:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia 4:58.7
11 Miroslav Bartůšek File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia 4:58.7
13 Branko Vidović File:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia 4:59.4
14 Don Johnston File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg South Africa 4:59.5

Key: Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place

Final

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Bill Smith File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States 4:41.0 OR
2 Jimmy McLane File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States 4:43.4
3 John Marshall File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia 4:47.4
4 Géza Kádas File:Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg Hungary 4:49.4
5 György Mitró File:Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg Hungary 4:49.9
6 Alex Jany File:Flag of France.svg France 4:51.4
7 Jack Hale File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain 4:55.9
8 Alfredo Yantorno File:Flag of Argentina (1861–2010).svg Argentina 4:58.7

Key: OR = Olympic record

References

  1. ↑ "Swimming at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's 400 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
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