Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics
At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, 13 swimming events were contested, seven for men and six for women. There was a total of 235 participants from 33 countries competing.[1] For the first time, the butterfly stroke was contested as a separate event. Australia dominated the medal standings with a total of 8 out of a possible 13 gold medals, eventually finishing with 14 medals overall.
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| Venue | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre |
| Dates | 29 November – 7 December |
| No. of events | 13 |
| Competitors | 235 from 33 nations |
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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 |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | women | |
| 200 m | men | |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | women | |
| 4×200 m | men | |
Medals Awarded
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 100 m freestyle |
Jon Henricks Australia | 55.4 (WR) | John Devitt Australia | 55.8 | Gary Chapman Australia | 56.7 |
| 400 m freestyle |
Murray Rose Australia | 4:27.3 (WR) | Tsuyoshi Yamanaka.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Japan | 4:30.4 | George Breen.svg.png.webp){kind=small} United States | 4:32.5 |
| 1500 m freestyle |
Murray Rose Australia | 17:58.9 | Tsuyoshi Yamanaka Japan | 18:00.3 | George Breen United States | 18:08.2 |
| 100 m backstroke |
David Theile Australia | 1:02.2 (WR) | John Monckton Australia | 1:03.2 | Frank McKinney United States | 1:04.5 |
| 200 m breaststroke |
Masaru Furukawa Japan | 2:34.7 | Masahiro Yoshimura Japan | 2:36.7 | Kharis Yunichev Soviet Union | 2:36.8 |
| 200 m butterfly |
William Yorzyk United States | 2:19.3 | Takashi Ishimoto Japan | 2:23.8 | György Tumpek.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hungary | 2:23.9 |
| 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay |
Australia (AUS) Kevin O'Halloran John Devitt Murray Rose Jon Henricks | 8:23.6 (WR) | United States (USA) Dick Hanley George Breen Bill Woolsey Ford Konno | 8:31.5 | Soviet Union (URS) Vitaly Sorokin Vladimir Struzhanov Gennady Nikolayev Boris Nikitin | 8:34.7 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 100 m freestyle |
Dawn Fraser Australia | 1:02.0 (WR) | Lorraine Crapp Australia | 1:02.3 | Faith Leech Australia | 1:05.1 |
| 400 m freestyle |
Lorraine Crapp Australia | 4:54.6 (OR) | Dawn Fraser Australia | 5:02.5 | Sylvia Ruuska United States | 5:07.1 |
| 100 m backstroke |
Judy Grinham Great Britain | 1:12.9 (WR) | Carin Cone United States | 1:12.9 (WR) | Margaret Edwards Great Britain | 1:13.1 |
| 200 m breaststroke |
Ursula Happe United Team of Germany | 2:53.1 (OR) | Éva Székely Hungary | 2:54.8 | Eva-Maria Elsen United Team of Germany | 2:55.1 |
| 100 m butterfly |
Shelley Mann United States | 1:11.0 (OR) | Nancy Ramey United States | 1:11.9 | Mary Sears United States | 1:14.4 |
| 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay |
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Participating nations
235 swimmers from 33 nations competed.[1]
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References
- "Swimming at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
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