Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre breaststroke
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The women's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place between July 30 and August 3 at the Empire Pool. This swimming
event used the breaststroke
. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool.
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
event used the breaststroke
Breaststroke
The breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on his or her chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to its stability and the ability to keep the head out of the water a large portion of the time. In most swimming classes, beginners learn...
. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool.
Medalists
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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Nel van Vliet Nel van Vliet Petronella van Vliet was a breaststroke swimmer from the Netherlands, who represented her native country at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. There she won the gold medal in the women's 200 m breaststroke.-References:... |
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Nancy Lyons Nancy Lyons Beatrice "Nancy" Lyons , known after marriage as Beatrice Welch, was an Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1940s and 1950s, who won a silver medal in the 200m breaststroke at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.... |
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Éva Novák Eva Novak Eva Barbara Novak was an American film actress, being quite popular during the silent film era. She was the younger sister of actress Jane Novak and daughter of Joseph, an immigrant from Bohemia, and Barbara Novak.... |
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| 4 | Éva Székely Éva Székely Éva Székely is a Hungarian retired female swimmer. She won the gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki and the silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics.... |
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| 5 | Janny de Groot | 3:06.2 | ||
| 6 | Elizabeth Church | 3:06.1 | ||
| 7 | Tonnie Hom | 3:07.5 | ||
| 8 | Jytte Hansen | 3:08.1 |