Swimming_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, 13 swimming events were contested, seven for men and six for women. There was a total of 235 participants from 33 countries competing.[1][2] For the first time, the butterfly stroke was contested as a separate event. Australia dominated the medal standings with a total of 8 out of a possible 13 gold medals, eventually finishing with 14 medals overall.
Quick Facts Swimming at the Games of the XVI Olympiad, Venue ...
| Swimming at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre |
| Dates | 29 November – 7 December 1956 |
| No. of events | 13 |
| Competitors | 235 from 33 nations |
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More information Rank, Nation ...
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Australia (AUS) | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 |  United States (USA) | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 |  Japan (JPN) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 United Team of Germany (EUA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 |  South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |
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Men's events
More information Games, Gold ...
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Women's events
More information Games, Gold ...
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 100 m freestyle details |
Dawn Fraser Australia | 1:02.0 (WR) | Lorraine Crapp Australia | 1:02.3 | Faith Leech Australia | 1:05.1 |
| 400 m freestyle details |
Lorraine Crapp Australia | 4:54.6 (OR) | Dawn Fraser Australia | 5:02.5 | Sylvia Ruuska United States | 5:07.1 |
| 100 m backstroke details |
Judy Grinham Great Britain | 1:12.9 (WR) | Carin Cone United States | 1:12.9 (WR) | Margaret Edwards Great Britain | 1:13.1 |
| 200 m breaststroke details |
Ursula Happe United Team of Germany | 2:53.1 (OR) | Éva Székely Hungary | 2:54.8 | Eva-Maria Elsen United Team of Germany | 2:55.1 |
| 100 m butterfly details |
Shelley Mann United States | 1:11.0 (OR) | Nancy Ramey United States | 1:11.9 | Mary Sears United States | 1:14.4 |
| 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay details |
Australia (AUS) Dawn Fraser Faith Leech Sandra Morgan Lorraine Crapp | 4:17.1 (WR) | United States (USA) Sylvia Ruuska Shelley Mann Nancy Simons Joan Rosazza | 4:19.2 | South Africa (RSA) Natalie Myburgh Susan Roberts Moira Abernethy Jeanette Myburgh | 4:25.7 |
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235 swimmers from 33 nations competed.[1]
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- "Swimming at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- "Olympedia – Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 17 December 2023.