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Swimming At The 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 Metre Freestyle
The men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place between 5 and 7 August, at the Empire Pool. This swimming event used freestyle swimming, which means that the method of the stroke is not regulated (unlike backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly events). Nearly all swimmers use the front crawl The front crawl or forward crawl, also known as the Australian crawl or American crawl, is a swimming stroke usually regarded as the fastest of the four front primary strokes. As such, the front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a f ... or a variant of that stroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consists of 30 lengths of the pool. Medalists Results Heats Semifinals Key: Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place Final References {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming At The 1948 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 Metre Freestyle Men's freestyle 1500 metre Men's events at the 1948 Summer Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wembley Arena
Wembley Arena (originally the Empire Pool, now known as OVO Arena Wembley for sponsorship reasons) is an indoor arena next to Wembley Stadium in Wembley, London, England, used for music, comedy, family entertainment and sport. The 12,500-seat facility is London's second-largest indoor arena after The O2 Arena, and the List of indoor arenas in the United Kingdom, ninth-largest in the United Kingdom. History The Empire Pool (also known as Empire Pool and Sports Arena) was built for the 1934 British Empire Games at Wembley, by Arthur Elvin, and originally housed a swimming pool, as reflected by its name. The pool itself was last used for the 1948 Summer Olympics. Today, the building is used for music, comedy, family entertainment and sport. It was designed by the engineer Sir Owen Williams (engineer), Owen Williams, without the employment of an architect. Williams built a unique structure, with cantilevers meeting in the middle, thus avoiding the need for internal pillars. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jo Bernardo
Joseph Bernardo (born 31 May 1929) is a French swimmer and Olympic medalist. He married actress and theater director Simone Turck in 1952. Career Bernardo was born in Algiers, French Algeria. He competed at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, where he received a bronze medal in ''4 x 200 m freestyle relay'' with the French swimming team (with Jean Boiteux, Aldo Eminente and Alexandre Jany Alexandre Charles Sixte "Alex" Jany (5 January 1929 – 18 July 2001) was a French freestyle swimmer and water polo player. As a swimmer, he competed in 100–400 m events at the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Olympics, alongside his sister Ginette Jany-S ...)."1952 Olympics – Helsinki, Finland – Swimming" – ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on August 30, 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolfo Mancuso
Adolfo Jorge Mancuso (born 13 June 1930) is an Argentine swimmer who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in the 1500 m freestyle Fifteen or 15 may refer to: *15 (number), the natural number following 14 and preceding 16 *one of the years 15 BC, AD 15, 1915, 2015 Music *Fifteen (band), a punk rock band Albums * ''15'' (Buckcherry album), 2005 * ''15'' (Ani Lorak album .... References External links * * 1930 births Living people Swimmers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Argentina Argentine male swimmers Argentine male freestyle swimmers 20th-century Argentine people {{Argentina-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alejandro Febrero
Alejandro Febrero (25 February 1925 – 13 August 2010) was a Spanish freestyle swimmer. He competed in two events at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... References External links * 1925 births 2010 deaths Spanish male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Spain Swimmers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Swimmers from Madrid {{Spain-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
César Borja
César Borja Pineda (born 21 September 1934) is a Mexican former freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References External links 1934 births Living people Mexican male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Mexico Swimmers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Competitors at the 1954 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in swimming {{Mexico-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isidoro Martínez-Vela
Isidoro Martínez-Vela (17 January 1925 – 18 July 2012) was a Spanish freestyle swimmer. He competed in three events at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... References External links * 1925 births 2012 deaths Spanish male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Spain Swimmers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Swimmers from Barcelona {{Spain-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sambiao Basanung
Sambiao Basanung (11 June 1922 – 15 November 1981) was a Filipino swimmer. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References External links * 1922 births 1981 deaths Filipino male swimmers Olympic swimmers for the Philippines Swimmers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing 20th-century Filipino people {{Philippines-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Cornu
René Cornu (11 April 1929 – 23 March 1986) was a French swimmer who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... References 1929 births 1986 deaths French male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for France Swimmers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for France Olympic bronze medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics 20th-century French people {{France-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angel Maldonado (swimmer)
Ángel Maldonado Campos (17 November 1927 – 10 February 2018) was a Mexican swimmer. He competed in two events at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... References 1927 births 2018 deaths Mexican male swimmers Olympic swimmers for Mexico Swimmers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing Sportspeople from San Luis Potosí City {{Mexico-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Child
Luis Child (died 17 December 1992) was a Colombian swimmer. He competed in two events at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... References External links * Year of birth missing 1992 deaths Colombian male swimmers Olympic swimmers for Colombia Swimmers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing 20th-century Colombian people {{Colombia-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramón Bravo
Ramón Bravo (21 October 1925 – 21 February 1998) was a Mexican diver, photographer and underwater filmmaker. Bravo was the person who made the phenomenon of ''Sleeping sharks'' known to the world. Biography Bravo was born in Piedras Negras, Coahuila in northern Mexico from his parents Juan Bravo, a railroader, and María del Rosario Prieto. Bravo was first known as a famous Mexican swimmer and competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. Also played as Wide receiver in UNAM football team. Thanks to his close friend Apolonio Castillo in the late 50s, Bravo began to dedicate himself to diving and underwater photography– gaining him fame in both in the United States and Europe as an oceanographer. Bravo developed a fascination for sharks and devoted a large portion of his life to filming and studying sharks. He is widely known for the discovery, study, and photography of "sleeping sharks" near Isla Mujeres in the Caribbean where sharks were seen there to be "sleeping" on the ocean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Wardrop
John Caldwell "Jack" Wardrop (born 26 May 1932) is a male former competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain and Scotland. Swimming career While Wardrop was competing for Scotland, Wardrop won a silver and bronze medal at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver. Wardrop also competed for Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics, 1952 Summer Olympics, and 1956 Summer Olympics. Wardrop attended the University of Michigan, where he swam for the Michigan Wolverines swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Big Ten Conference competition from 1953 to 1955. He won NCAA national championships in the 220-yard freestyle in 1954 and 1955. He won the 1952 ASA National Championship 110 yards freestyle title, and the 1950, 1952 and 1954 ASA National Championship 220 yards freestyle titles and the 1950, 1951 and 1952 ASA National Championship 440 yards freestyle titles. Personal life He is the twin brother of Bert Ward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
