Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, 13 swimming events were contested, seven for men and six for women.
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[edit] Medal summary
[edit] Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 100 m freestyle |  Jon HenricksAustralia (AUS) |
55.4 | John Devitt Australia (AUS) |
55.8 | Gary Chapman Australia (AUS) |
56.7 |
| 400 m freestyle | Murray Rose Australia (AUS) |
4:27.3 |  Tsuyoshi YamanakaJapan (JPN) |
4:30.4 |  George BreenUnited States (USA) |
4:32.5 |
| 1500 m freestyle | Murray Rose Australia (AUS) |
17:58.9 | Tsuyoshi Yamanaka Japan (JPN) |
18:00.3 | George Breen United States (USA) |
18:08.2 |
| 100 m backstroke | David Theile Australia (AUS) |
1:02.2 | John Monckton Australia (AUS) |
1:03.2 | Frank McKinney United States (USA) |
1:04.5 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Masaru Furukawa Japan (JPN) |
2:34.7 | Masahiro Yoshimura Japan (JPN) |
2:36.7 |  Kharis YunichevSoviet Union (URS) |
2:36.8 |
| 200 m butterfly | William Yorzyk United States (USA) |
2:19.3 | Takashi Ishimoto Japan (JPN) |
2:23.8 |  György TumpekHungary (HUN) |
2:23.9 |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | Australia (AUS) Kevin O'Halloran John Devitt Murray Rose Jon Henricks |
8:23.6 | United States (USA) Richard Hanley George Breen William Woolsey Ford Konno |
8:31.5 | Soviet Union (URS) Vitali Sorokin Vladimir Struzhanov Gennadi Nikolaev Boris Nikitin |
8:34.7 |
[edit] Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 100 m freestyle | Dawn Fraser Australia (AUS) |
1:02.0 | Lorraine Crapp Australia (AUS) |
1:02.3 | Faith Leech Australia (AUS) |
1:05.1 |
| 400 m freestyle | Lorraine Crapp Australia (AUS) |
4:54.6 | Dawn Fraser Australia (AUS) |
5:02.5 | Sylvia Ruuska United States (USA) |
5:07.1 |
| 100 m backstroke |  Judith GrinhamGreat Britain (GBR) |
1:12.9 | Carin Cone United States (USA) |
1:12.9 | Margaret Edwards Great Britain (GBR) |
1:13.1 |
| 200 m breaststroke |  Ursula HappeGermany (EUA) |
2:53.1 | Éva Székely Hungary (HUN) |
2:54.8 | Eva-Maria Elsen Germany (EUA) |
2:55.1 |
| 100 m butterfly | Shelley Mann United States (USA) |
1:11.0 | Nancy Ramey United States (USA) |
1:11.9 | Mary Jane Sears United States (USA) |
1:14.4 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | Australia (AUS) Dawn Fraser Faith Leech Sandra Morgan Lorraine Crapp |
4:17.1 | 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 |
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
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