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Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Dates 6 – 13 August 1932
Medal Events 11

The swimming events at the 1932 Olympic Games took place at the 10,000 seat Olympic Swimming Stadium adjacent to the main Olympic Stadium. The programme of eleven events, six for men and five for women was unchanged since Amsterdam. Crowds were large and enthusiastic while the clear quality of the water was considered a vast improvement on previous years.

Events

Event Status Date Participants NOCs
100 metres Freestyle, Men Olympic 6 – 7 August 1932 22 10
400 metres Freestyle, Men Olympic 8 – 10 August 1932 19 10
1,500 metres Freestyle, Men Olympic 11 – 13 August 1932 15 8
4 x 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men Olympic 9 August 1932 28 7
100 metres Backstroke, Men Olympic 10 – 12 August 1932 16 9
200 metres Breaststroke, Men Olympic 11 – 13 August 1932 18 11
100 metres Freestyle, Women Olympic 6 – 8 August 1932 20 10
400 metres Freestyle, Women Olympic 11 – 13 August 1932 14 9
4 x 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women Olympic 12 August 1932 20 5
100 metres Backstroke, Women Olympic 10 – 11 August 1932 12 7
200 metres Breaststroke, Women Olympic 7 – 9 August 1932 11 7
128 (84/44) 20 (17/10)

Medals

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Freestyle, Men Yasuji MiyazakiJPN Tatsugo KawaishiJPN Albert SchwartzUSA
400 metres Freestyle, Men Buster CrabbeUSA Jean TarisFRA Tsutomu OyokotaJPN
1,500 metres Freestyle, Men Kuzuo KitamuraJPN Shozo MakinoJPN Jim CristyUSA
4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men JapanJPN United StatesUSA HungaryHUN
100 metres Backstroke, Men Masaji KiyokawaJPN Toshio IrieJPN Kentaro KawatsuJPN
200 metres Breaststroke, Men Yoshiyuki TsurutaJPN Reizo KoikeJPN Teófilo YldefonsoPHI
100 metres Freestyle, Women Helene MadisonUSA Willy den OudenNED Eleanor Garatti-SavilleUSA
400 metres Freestyle, Women Helene MadisonUSA Lenore KightUSA Jenny MaakalRSA
4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women United StatesUSA NetherlandsNED Great BritainGBR
100 metres Backstroke, Women Eleanor HolmUSA Bonnie MealingAUS Valerie DaviesGBR
200 metres Breaststroke, Women Clare DennisAUS Hideko MaehataJPN Else JacobsenDEN

Medal table

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
Japan JPN 5 5 2 12
United States USA 5 2 3 10
Australia AUS 1 1 0 2
Netherlands NED 0 2 0 2
France FRA 0 1 0 1
Great Britain GBR 0 0 2 2
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