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Swimming At The 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 Metre Freestyle Relay
The men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay event at the 1952 Olympic Games took place from 28 to 29 July at the Swimming Stadium. The relay featured teams of four swimmers each swimming four lengths of the 50 m pool freestyle Freestyle may refer to: Brands * Reebok Freestyle, a women's athletic shoe * Ford Freestyle, an SUV automobile * Coca-Cola Freestyle, a vending machine * ICD Freestyle, a paintball marker * Abbott FreeStyle, a blood glucose monitor by Abbott La .... Medalists Results Heats ;Heat One ;Heat Two ;Heat Three Final References {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming At The 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 X 200 Metre Freestyle Relay Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay Men's events at the 1952 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helsinki Swimming Stadium
Helsinki Swimming Stadium is an outdoor swimming venue in Helsinki, Finland, located in the Eläintarha area to the northeast of the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. History The Swimming Stadium was designed by architect Jorma Järvi in the Functionalist style prevalent during the 1930s. The stadium was built for the 1940 Olympic Games which were cancelled due to World War II, but later hosted the 1952 Summer Olympics. Because of the war, the construction of the Swimming Stadium took a long time, and it was finally completed in 1947. In wartime, the finished pools were used to store herring and root vegetables. According to the International Swimming Federation, the water temperature in the pool needs to be at least 22 °C, nowadays 27 °C. The machinery to heat the outdoor pool was ordered from abroad, and the ship transporting them was sunk immediately after the war broke out. The stadium has been listed as a significant example of modern architecture in Finland by Doco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Botham
Roy Botham (19 April 1923 – 19 June 2007) was a British 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 1923 births 2007 deaths British male swimmers Olympic swimmers for Great Britain Swimmers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Chesterfield, Derbyshire {{UK-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egidio Massaria
Egidio Massaria (2 September 1925 – 21 October 1995) was an Italian swimmer. He competed in two events at 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 * 1925 births 1995 deaths Italian male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Italy Swimmers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Venice Swimmers at the 1951 Mediterranean Games Swimmers at the 1955 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in swimming Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy Italian male backstroke swimmers {{Italy-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Pedersoli
Carlo is a given name. It is an Italian form of Charles. It can refer to: *Carlo (name) *Monte Carlo *Carlingford, New South Wales, a suburb in north-west Sydney, New South Wales, Australia *A satirical song written by Dafydd Iwan about Prince Charles. *A former member of Dion and the Belmonts best known for his 1964 song, Ring A Ling. *Carlo (submachine gun), an improvised West Bank gun. * Carlo, a fictional character from Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp * It can be confused with Carlos * Carlo means “man” (from Germanic “karal”), “free man” (from Middle Low German “kerle”) and “warrior”, “army” (from Germanic “hari”). See also *Carl (name) *Carle (other) *Carlos (given name) Carlos is a masculine given name, and is the Portuguese and Spanish variant of the English name ''Charles'', from the Germanic ''Carl''. Notable people with the name include: Royalty *Carlos I of Portugal (1863–1908), second to last King of P ... {{disambig Italian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lev Balandin
Lev Nikolayevich Balandin (russian: Лев Николаевич Баландин; 1934–1980) was a Soviet swimmer who won two medals at the 1954 European Aquatics Championships. He also competed at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics in three freestyle events, but was eliminated in prelinaries. During his career he set four world records and seven European records in relay events. He also won 10 national titles in the 4 × 200 m freestyle (1951–1954), 4 × 100 m medley (1953–1955) and 100 m freestyle (1954–1956). Balandin was born in Nizhny Novgorod but in the early 1950s moved to Moscow. He was married to Ida Petrovna Balandina (1931–2001) who was also a competitive swimmer. Balandin died in 1980 in Moscow. He was buried at the Vagankovo Cemetery Vagankovo Cemetery (russian: Ваганьковское кладбище, Vagan'kovskoye kladbishche), established in 1771, is located in the Presnya district of Moscow. It started in the aftermath of the Moscow plague riot o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonid Meshkov
Leonid Karpovich Meshkov (; 14 January 1916 – 4 March 1986) was a Soviet swimmer and water polo player. He competed in the men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at 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 1916 births 1986 deaths Sportspeople from Volgograd Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism, Department of Chess alumni Olympic swimmers for the Soviet Union Swimmers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1952 Summer Olympics Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Recipients of the Order of the Red Star Soviet male freestyle swimmers {{Russia-swimming-bio-stub Soviet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasily Karmanov
Vasily Karmanov (1927 – 1967) was a Soviet swimmer. He competed in the men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at 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 1927 births 1967 deaths Soviet male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for the Soviet Union Swimmers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing {{Russia-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viktor Drobinsky
Viktor Drobinsky (3 October 1932 – December 1997) was a Soviet swimmer. He competed in two events at 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 1932 births 1997 deaths Soviet male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for the Soviet Union Swimmers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Swimmers from Moscow Russian male freestyle swimmers {{Russia-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Marshall (swimmer)
John Birnie Marshall (29 March 1930 – 31 January 1957) was an Australian competitive swimmer of the 1940s and 1950s who won a silver medal in the 1500-metre and a bronze medal in the 400-metre freestyle at the 1948 Summer Olympics. By the age of 21, he had set 28 world and 38 American records (see note below). Biography Marshall was born in Bondi, New South Wales, the elder son of Alexander St Andrew McLean Marshall, a window dresser and former surfing champion from Western Australia. He soon moved to Perth, where he started swimming in the Swan River by the age of three, and in 1935 to Melbourne. As a teenager he took up cricket, association football and athletics and only later shifted to swimming. In 1947 he won every event from the 220-yard to the 1650-yard freestyle at the 1947 Australian championships. The following year, he was selected for the London Olympics, where he claimed bronze in the men's 400-metre freestyle behind the American duo of Bill Smith and Jimm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garrick Agnew
Sir Robert David Garrick Agnew, CBE (21 September 1930 – 3 August 1987) was an Australian competition swimmer and businessman. As a swimmer Agnew represented Australia at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics, as well as the 1950 British Empire Games. After retiring from swimming he entered business, becoming involved in the resources industry in Western Australia. Early life Agnew was born 21 September 1930 in the Perth suburb of Nedlands to Robert and Jean Agnew (née Dorothy Jean McHarg Wilson). As a boy he attended Perth Modern School where he was a year below then-future Prime Minister Bob Hawke. After graduating he attended the University of Western Australia (UWA) from 1949 studying engineering. In 1950 received an offer to attend Yale University on an athletic scholarship where he would swim alongside his Australian rival John Marshall. He eventually chose to attend Ohio State University. His passage to America involved working in the engine room of a ship between Brisb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank O'Neill (swimmer)
Francis Thomas O'Neill (born 30 September 1926) is an Australian former swimmer. He competed in three events at the 1952 Summer Olympics and at the 1950 British Empire Games The 1950 British Empire Games was the fourth staging of what is now called the Commonwealth Games. It was held in Auckland, New Zealand between 4 and 11 February 1950, after a 12-year gap from the third edition of the games. The main venue was .... References External links * 1926 births Living people Australian male freestyle swimmers Australian male backstroke swimmers People from Manly, New South Wales Sportsmen from New South Wales Olympic swimmers for Australia Swimmers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Swimmers at the 1950 British Empire Games 20th-century Australian people Medallists at the 1950 British Empire Games {{Australia-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rex Aubrey
Rex Aubrey (4 February 1935 – 20 April 2021) was an Australian freestyle swimmer. He competed in the 100 m and 4 × 200 m relay events at the 1952 Olympics 1952 Olympics refers to both: *The 1952 Winter Olympics, which were held in Oslo, Norway *The 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the X ... and finished sixth in the 100 m individual event. Two years later he won two medals at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. References External links * 1935 births 2021 deaths Australian male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Australia Swimmers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Swimmers at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games People from Parkes, New South Wales Sportsmen from New South Wales ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |