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Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics

 
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Swimming at the
1932 Summer Olympics
Swimming pictogram.svg
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 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women. The competitions were held from Saturday August 6, 1932 to Saturday August 13, 1932.

Contents

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Japan (JPN) 5 5 2 12
2  United States (USA) 5 2 3 10
3  Australia (AUS) 1 1 0 2
4  Netherlands (NED) 0 2 0 2
5  France (FRA) 0 1 0 1
6  Great Britain (GBR) 0 0 2 2
7  Denmark (DEN) 0 0 1 1
 Hungary (HUN) 0 0 1 1
 Philippines (PHI) 0 0 1 1
 South Africa (RSA) 0 0 1 1
Total 11 11 11 33

Medal summary

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m freestyle
details
Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg Yasuji Miyazaki
Japan (JPN)
Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg Tatsugo Kawaishi
Japan (JPN)
US flag 48 stars.svg Albert Schwartz
United States (USA)
400 m freestyle
details
US flag 48 stars.svg Buster Crabbe
United States (USA)
Flag of France.svg Jean Taris
France (FRA)
Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg Tsutomu Oyokota
Japan (JPN)
1500 m freestyle
details
Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg Kusuo Kitamura
Japan (JPN)
Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg Shozo Makino
Japan (JPN)
US flag 48 stars.svg James Cristy
United States (USA)
100 m backstroke
details
Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg Masaji Kiyokawa
Japan (JPN)
Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg Toshio Irie
Japan (JPN)
Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg Kentaro Kawatsu
Japan (JPN)
200 m breaststroke
details
Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg Yoshiyuki Tsuruta
Japan (JPN)
Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg Reizo Koike
Japan (JPN)
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Teófilo Yldefonso
Philippines (PHI)
4×200 m freestyle relay
details
 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

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m freestyle
details
US flag 48 stars.svg Helene Madison
United States (USA)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Willy den Ouden
Netherlands (NED)
US flag 48 stars.svg Eleanor Saville
United States (USA)
400 m freestyle
details
US flag 48 stars.svg Helene Madison
United States (USA)
US flag 48 stars.svg Lenore Kight
United States (USA)
Flag of South Africa 1928-1994.svg Jenny Maakal
South Africa (RSA)
100 m backstroke
details
US flag 48 stars.svg Eleanor Holm
United States (USA)
Flag of Australia.svg Bonnie Mealing
Australia (AUS)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Valerie Davies
Great Britain (GBR)
200 m breaststroke
details
Flag of Australia.svg Clare Dennis
Australia (AUS)
Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg Hideko Maehata
Japan (JPN)
Flag of Denmark.svg Else Jacobsen
Denmark (DEN)
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

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