Swimming at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | |
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Venue | Wembley Arena |
Dates | 30 July – 7 August 1948 |
No. of events | 11 |
Competitors | 249 from 34 nations |
Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics | ||
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Freestyle | ||
100 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | |
Backstroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
Breaststroke | ||
200 m | men | women |
Freestyle relay | ||
4 × 100 m | women | |
4 × 200 m | men | |
At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, 11 swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women.[1] All swimming events took place at the Empire Pool. There was a total of 249 participants from 34 countries competing.[2]