Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Swimming
at the Games of the X Olympiad
VenueLA84 Foundation/John C. Argue Swim Stadium
Dates6–13 August 1932
No. of events11
Competitors128 from 20 nations
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At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women.[1] The competitions were held from Saturday, August 6, to Saturday, August 13, 1932. There was a total of 128 participants from 20 countries competing.[2]

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Japan (JPN)55212
2 United States (USA)52310
3 Australia (AUS)1102
4 Netherlands (NED)0202
5 France (FRA)0101
6 Great Britain (GBR)0022
7 Denmark (DEN)0011
 Hungary (HUN)0011
 Philippines (PHI)0011
 South Africa (RSA)0011
Totals (10 entries)11111133

Medal summary

Men's events

Games Gold Silver Bronze
100 m freestyle
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Yasuji Miyazaki
 Japan
Tatsugo Kawaishi
 Japan
Albert Schwartz
 United States
400 m freestyle
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Buster Crabbe
 United States
Jean Taris
 France
Tsutomu Ōyokota
 Japan
1500 m freestyle
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Kusuo Kitamura
 Japan
Shozo Makino
 Japan
Jim Cristy
 United States
100 m backstroke
details
Masaji Kiyokawa
 Japan
Toshio Irie
 Japan
Kentaro Kawatsu
 Japan
200 m breaststroke
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Yoshiyuki Tsuruta
 Japan
Reizo Koike
 Japan
Teófilo Yldefonso
 Philippines
4 × 200 m freestyle relay
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 Japan (JPN)
Yasuji Miyazaki
Hisakichi Toyoda
Takashi Yokoyama
Masanori Yusa
 United States (USA)
Frank Booth
George Fissler
Maiola Kalili
Manuella Kalili
 Hungary (HUN)
István Bárány
László Szabados
András Székely
András Wanié

Women's events

Games Gold Silver Bronze
100 m freestyle
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Helene Madison
 United States
Willy den Ouden
 Netherlands
Eleanor Saville
 United States
400 m freestyle
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Helene Madison
 United States
Lenore Kight
 United States
Jenny Maakal
 South Africa
100 m backstroke
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Eleanor Holm
 United States
Bonnie Mealing
 Australia
Valerie Davies
 Great Britain
200 m breaststroke
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Clare Dennis
 Australia
Hideko Maehata
 Japan
Else Jacobsen
 Denmark
4 × 100 m freestyle relay
details
 United States (USA)
Helen Johns
Helene Madison
Josephine McKim
Eleanor Saville
 Netherlands (NED)
Corrie Laddé
Willy den Ouden
Puck Oversloot
Maria Vierdag
 Great Britain (GBR)
Joyce Cooper
Valerie Davies
Edna Hughes
Helen Varcoe

Participating nations

128 swimmers from 20 nations competed.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Olympedia – Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Swimming at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2016.

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