Date | 31 July – 2 August 1952 |
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Status | Olympic |
Location | Helsingin Uimastadion, Helsinki |
Participants | 33 from 17 countries |
The 400m Freestyle was destined to be a clash between Hungary, the USA and Denmark. The return of world record holder Ragnhild Hveger-Andersen, after a sixteen year Olympic absence, added to the talents of European champion Grete Andersen meant that Denmark would be well represented whilst a trio of talented Hungarians and the American pairing of Evelyn Kawamoto and Carolyn Green could not be discounted. For nearly 300 metres the impossible seemed about to happened as Hveger-Andersen, at 32 and coming back from a 7 year retirement, held off her younger rivals but her early efforts were in vain as four swimmers passed her. The gold medal was decided between two Hungarians, Valéria Gyenge and Éva Novák, with Gyenge edging her more experienced team-mate for the victory.
Pos | Swimmer | NOC | R1 | SF | Final | |||
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1 | Valéria Gyenge | HUN | 5:22.6 (1 h3) | 5:16.9 (1 h2) | 5:12.1 (1) | Gold | ||
2 | Éva Novák | HUN | 5:19.1 (1 h5) | 5:21.3 (2 h1) | 5:13.7 (2) | Silver | ||
3 | Evelyn Kawamoto | USA | 5:16.6 (1 h4) | 5:21.2 (1 h1) | 5:14.6 (3) | Bronze | ||
4 | Carolyn Green | USA | 5:23.8 (2 h3) | 5:18.3 (2 h2) | 5:16.5 (4) | |||
5 | Ragnhild Hveger | DEN | 5:19.6 (1 h2) | 5:19.5 (4 h2) | 5:16.9 (5) | |||
6 | Éva Székely | HUN | 5:20.9 (2 h2) | 5:19.3 (3 h2) | 5:17.9 (6) | |||
7 | Ana María Schultz | ARG | 5:26.1 (1 h1) | 5:22.0 (3 h1) | 5:24.0 (7) | |||
8 | Greta Andersen | DEN | 5:21.3 (2 h5) | 5:22.1 (4 h1) | 5:27.0 (8) | |||
9 | Joan Harrison | RSA | 5:21.8 (3 h4) | 5:23.1 (5 h1) | – | |||
10 | Judy-Joy Davies | AUS | 5:21.2 (3 h2) | 5:25.6 (6 h1) | – | |||
11 | Daphne Wilkinson | GBR | 5:16.6 (2 h4) | 5:27.2 (5 h2) | – | |||
12 | Delia Meulenkamp | USA | 5:21.4 (4 h2) | 5:27.9 (6 h2) | – | |||
13 | Piedade Coutinho-Tavares | BRA | 5:26.9 (3 h5) | 5:28.5 (7 h1) | – | |||
14 | Denise Norton | AUS | 5:28.5 (4 h5) | 5:30.9 (7 h2) | – | |||
15 | Huguette Peeters | BEL | 5:29.8 (2 h1) | 5:36.5 (8 h2) | – | |||
16 | Ingegärd Fredin | SWE | 5:28.7 (4 h4) | – (DNS h1) | – | |||
17 | Mette Ove Petersen | DEN | 5:30.6 (3 h1) | – | – | |||
18 | Grace Wood | GBR | 5:31.2 (4 h1) | – | – | |||
19 | Lillian Preece | GBR | 5:32.1 (5 h2) | – | – | |||
20 | Ginette Jany | FRA | 5:32.6 (5 h4) | – | – | |||
21 | Marianne Lundquist | SWE | 5:34.4 (5 h5) | – | – | |||
22 | Colette Thomas | FRA | 5:36.8 (3 h3) | – | – | |||
23 | Elisabeth Rechlin | GER | 5:38.0 (4 h3) | – | – | |||
24 | Sybille Verckist | BEL | 5:40.1 (6 h2) | – | – | |||
25 | Josette Arène | FRA | 5:44.1 (6 h5) | – | – | |||
26 | Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher | NED | 5:45.2 (6 h4) | – | – | |||
27 | Hannie Termeulen | NED | 5:45.5 (5 h3) | – | – | |||
28 | Sadako Yamashita | JPN | 5:48.4 (7 h4) | – | – | |||
29 | Kay McNamee | CAN | 5:50.5 (5 h1) | – | – | |||
30 | Gladys Priestley | CAN | 5:52.7 (6 h3) | – | – | |||
31 | Ritva Järvinen | FIN | 5:53.5 (7 h2) | – | – | |||
32 | Cynthia Eager | HKG | 5:55.8 (7 h3) | – | – | |||
33 | Misako Tamura | JPN | 5:59.0 (7 h5) | – | – | |||
34 | Geertje Wielema | NED | 6:02.6 (6 h1) | – | – | |||
Arati Saha | IND | – (DNS h1) | – | – |
Fastest 16 advanced to the semi-finals.
Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | |||
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1 | 3 | Ana María Schultz | ARG | 5:26.1 | |||
2 | 2 | Huguette Peeters | BEL | 5:29.8 | |||
3 | 4 | Mette Ove Petersen | DEN | 5:30.6 | |||
4 | 6 | Grace Wood | GBR | 5:31.2 | |||
5 | 7 | Kay McNamee | CAN | 5:50.5 | |||
6 | 5 | Geertje Wielema | NED | 6:02.6 | |||
1 | Arati Saha | IND | – |
Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | |||
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1 | 1 | Ragnhild Hveger | DEN | 5:19.6 | |||
2 | 4 | Éva Székely | HUN | 5:20.9 | |||
3 | 6 | Judy-Joy Davies | AUS | 5:21.2 | |||
4 | 7 | Delia Meulenkamp | USA | 5:21.4 | |||
5 | 3 | Lillian Preece | GBR | 5:32.1 | |||
6 | 5 | Sybille Verckist | BEL | 5:40.1 | |||
7 | 2 | Ritva Järvinen | FIN | 5:53.5 |
Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | |||
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1 | 4 | Valéria Gyenge | HUN | 5:22.6 | |||
2 | 5 | Carolyn Green | USA | 5:23.8 | |||
3 | 6 | Colette Thomas | FRA | 5:36.8 | |||
4 | 1 | Elisabeth Rechlin | GER | 5:38.0 | |||
5 | 7 | Hannie Termeulen | NED | 5:45.5 | |||
6 | 3 | Gladys Priestley | CAN | 5:52.7 | |||
7 | 2 | Cynthia Eager | HKG | 5:55.8 |
Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | |||
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1 | 7 | Evelyn Kawamoto | USA | 5:16.6 | |||
2 | 5 | Daphne Wilkinson | GBR | 5:16.6 | |||
3 | 6 | Joan Harrison | RSA | 5:21.8 | |||
4 | 3 | Ingegärd Fredin | SWE | 5:28.7 | |||
5 | 2 | Ginette Jany | FRA | 5:32.6 | |||
6 | 4 | Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher | NED | 5:45.2 | |||
7 | 1 | Sadako Yamashita | JPN | 5:48.4 |
Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | |||
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1 | 4 | Éva Novák | HUN | 5:19.1 | |||
2 | 7 | Greta Andersen | DEN | 5:21.3 | |||
3 | 6 | Piedade Coutinho-Tavares | BRA | 5:26.9 | |||
4 | 3 | Denise Norton | AUS | 5:28.5 | |||
5 | 1 | Marianne Lundquist | SWE | 5:34.4 | |||
6 | 5 | Josette Arène | FRA | 5:44.1 | |||
7 | 2 | Misako Tamura | JPN | 5:59.0 |
Fastest eight advanced to the final.
Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | |||
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1 | 4 | Evelyn Kawamoto | USA | 5:21.2 | |||
2 | 5 | Éva Novák | HUN | 5:21.3 | |||
3 | 7 | Ana María Schultz | ARG | 5:22.0 | |||
4 | 6 | Greta Andersen | DEN | 5:22.1 | |||
5 | 2 | Joan Harrison | RSA | 5:23.1 | |||
6 | 3 | Judy-Joy Davies | AUS | 5:25.6 | |||
7 | 1 | Piedade Coutinho-Tavares | BRA | 5:28.5 | |||
8 | Ingegärd Fredin | SWE | – |
Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | |||
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1 | 2 | Valéria Gyenge | HUN | 5:16.9 | |||
2 | 7 | Carolyn Green | USA | 5:18.3 | |||
3 | 3 | Éva Székely | HUN | 5:19.3 | |||
4 | 5 | Ragnhild Hveger | DEN | 5:19.5 | |||
5 | 4 | Daphne Wilkinson | GBR | 5:27.2 | |||
6 | 6 | Delia Meulenkamp | USA | 5:27.9 | |||
7 | 1 | Denise Norton | AUS | 5:30.9 | |||
8 | 8 | Huguette Peeters | BEL | 5:36.5 |
Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | |||
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1 | 4 | Valéria Gyenge | HUN | 5:12.1 | |||
2 | 7 | Éva Novák | HUN | 5:13.7 | |||
3 | 2 | Evelyn Kawamoto | USA | 5:14.6 | |||
4 | 5 | Carolyn Green | USA | 5:16.5 | |||
5 | 6 | Ragnhild Hveger | DEN | 5:16.9 | |||
6 | 3 | Éva Székely | HUN | 5:17.9 | |||
7 | 1 | Ana María Schultz | ARG | 5:24.0 | |||
8 | 8 | Greta Andersen | DEN | 5:27.0 |