Men 1500m Freestyle Swimming Olympic Games 1948 London, Great Britain - Saturday, 7th August - Gold Medal: James McLane, United States
Final 17:00 time gapLY
1. James McLaneUSA United States19:18.5 517
2. John MarshallAUS Australia19:31.3 +12.8s418
3. Gyorgy MitroHUN Hungary19:43.2 +24.7s618
4. Gyorgy CsordasHUN Hungary19:54.2 +35.7s319
5. Marjan StipeticYUG Yugoslavia20:10.7 +52.2s217
6. Forbes Holten Jr NorrisUSA United States20:18.8 +1:00.3s720
7. Donald BlandGBR Great Britain20:19.8 +1:01.3s817
8. William HeusnerUSA United States20:45.4 +1:26.9s121
39 Competitors from 21 Nations. Empire Pool.
World Record: Tomikatsu Amano, Japan 18:58.8 Tokio, Japan 10th September 1938
Olympic Record: Kusuo Kitamura, Japan 19:12.4 Los Angeles, United States 13th August 1936
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index London 1948index Swimming London 1948
Men 100m FreestyleWomen 100m Freestyle
Men 400m FreestyleWomen 400m Freestyle
Men 1500m Freestyle
Men 100m BackstrokeWomen 100m Backstroke
Men 200m BreaststrokeWomen 200m Breaststroke
Men 4x200m Freestyle RelayWomen 4x100m Freestyle Relay
1936 Men 1500m FreestyleMen 1500m Freestyle History1952 Men 1500m Freestyle
In 1938 Japan’s Tomikatsu Amano had become the first man to break nineteen minutes for the 1500m and his example had been matched by a younger generation of Japanese swimmers but, since Japan was not invited to the 1948 Olympics, the mantle of favourite for this event fell on France’s Alex Jany. The Frenchman performed poorly in his other events and, after the British food had proved too much for his stomach, was too ill to compete in the 1500m.
This left the way clear for the seventeen year old American schoolboy,James McLane , and the previously unconsidered Australian John Marshall to battle for the gold. McLane started well and maintained a lead for the first thousand metres. With 500m to go Marshall made his challenge and the two men swam stroke for stroke for the next two lengths of the pool. The Australian’s challenge faded and more technically gifted McLane swam away to become the first American to win the event since Antwerp.

Semi-Finals (1/2) - Friday, 6th August 11:00

Best 8 times advanced to Final.
Semi 1 time gapLYRk
1. John MarshallAUS Australia19:53.8 +1.6s5182.
2. Gyorgy MitroHUN Hungary20:06.5 +14.3s6183.
3. Marjan StipeticYUG Yugoslavia20:12.9 +20.7s4176.
4. William HeusnerUSA United States20:23.9 +31.7s2218.
5. Florbel PerezURU Uruguay20:32.6 +40.4s72011.
6. Miroslav BartusekTCH Czechoslovakia20:32.9 +40.7s32612.
7. Rolf Egon KestenerBRA Brazil20:44.6 +52.4s11714.
-. Jack HaleGBR Great BritainDNS 826-.
Semi 2 time gapLYRk
1. James McLaneUSA United States19:52.2 6171.
2. Gyorgy CsordasHUN Hungary20:06.6 +14.4s5194.
3. Forbes Holten Jr NorrisUSA United States20:09.3 +17.1s7205.
4. Donald BlandGBR Great Britain20:19.8 +27.6s4177.
5. Joseph BernardoFRA France20:25.5 +33.3s8199.
6. Ferenc VorosHUN Hungary20:31.4 +39.2s22610.
7. Luis GonzalezCOL Colombia20:41.6 +49.4s1_13.
-. Per-Olof OstrandSWE SwedenDNS 318-.

Heats - Friday, Thursday, 5th August

Best 16 times advanced to Semi-Finals (1/2).
Heat 6 time gapLYRk
1. Gyorgy MitroHUN Hungary20:15.0 +13.9s7185.
2. Miroslav BartusekTCH Czechoslovakia20:19.4 +18.3s4267.
3. Florbel PerezURU Uruguay20:20.2 +19.1s2209.
4. Donald JohnstonSAF South Africa20:41.8 +40.7s61817.
5. Ramon Bravo PrietaMEX Mexico20:45.5 +44.4s12219.
6. Rene CornuFRA France21:01.6 +1:00.551922.
-. Severo Alfredo YantornoARG ArgentinaDNS 324-.
Heat 5 time gapLYRk
1. John MarshallAUS Australia20:01.1 4181.
2. Forbes Holten Jr NorrisUSA United States20:21.0 +19.9s12010.
3. Joseph BernardoFRA France20:34.8 +33.7s51914.
4. Luis Child VelezCOL Colombia20:47.0 +45.9s7_20.
5. Juan GarayARG Argentina21:33.2 +1:32.121931.
6. Jesus Dominguez GarciaESP Spain21:33.5 +1:32.462232.
7. Derek OatwayBER Bermuda21:55.1 +1:54.031735.
Heat 4 time gapLYRk
1. Gyorgy CsordasHUN Hungary20:06.8 +5.7s3192.
2. Per-Olof OstrandSWE Sweden20:19.8 +18.7s5188.
3. Luis GonzalezCOL Colombia20:40.6 +39.5s1_16.
4. Isidoro Martinez FerryESP Spain21:13.7 +1:12.622324.
5. Cesar Pineda BorjaMEX Mexico21:15.8 +1:14.771325.
6. Garrick AgnewAUS Australia21:40.1 +1:39.041733.
7. Allan GilchristCAN Canada23:00.6 +2:59.561638.
Heat 3 time gapLYRk
1. Marjan StipeticYUG Yugoslavia20:10.1 +9.0s3173.
2. Donald BlandGBR Great Britain20:13.9 +12.8s5174.
3. Sambiao BasanungPHI Philippines21:05.9 +1:04.862623.
4. Alejandro Febrero LorenzoESP Spain21:15.9 +1:14.842326.
5. Franklin Douglas GibsonCAN Canada21:25.6 +1:24.51_30.
6. Bimal ChandraIND India22:52.9 +2:51.87_36.
7. Philip TribleyBER Bermuda22:56.6 +2:55.521937.
Heat 2 time gapLYRk
1. James McLaneUSA United States20:17.7 +16.6s2176.
2. Jack HaleGBR Great Britain20:31.9 +30.8s62612.
3. Rolf Egon KestenerBRA Brazil20:36.3 +35.2s71715.
4. Jozef ReyndersBEL Belgium21:23.1 +1:22.031829.
5. Ivan PuharYUG Yugoslavia21:45.1 +1:44.052834.
-. Alex JanyFRA FranceDNS 419-.
Heat 1 time gapLYRk
1. William HeusnerUSA United States20:29.6 +28.5s62111.
2. Ferenc VorosHUN Hungary20:31.9 +30.8s32612.
3. John WardropGBR Great Britain20:43.0 +41.9s71618.
4. Angel Maldonado CamposMEX Mexico20:47.2 +46.1s4_21.
5. Adolfo MancusoARG Argentina21:16.7 +1:15.61_27.
6. Ivan "Vanja" IlicYUG Yugoslavia21:17.0 +1:15.922128.
7. Anwar Aziz ChaudhryPAK Pakistan25:37.4 +5:36.35_39.
Final 17:00 time gapLYRk
1. James McLaneUSA United States19:18.5 5171.
2. John MarshallAUS Australia19:31.3 +12.8s4182.
3. Gyorgy MitroHUN Hungary19:43.2 +24.7s6183.
4. Gyorgy CsordasHUN Hungary19:54.2 +35.7s3194.
5. Marjan StipeticYUG Yugoslavia20:10.7 +52.2s2175.
6. Forbes Holten Jr NorrisUSA United States20:18.8 +1:00.3s7206.
7. Donald BlandGBR Great Britain20:19.8 +1:01.3s8177.
8. William HeusnerUSA United States20:45.4 +1:26.9s1218.
Semis time gapLYRk
1. James McLaneUSA United States19:52.2 6171.
1. John MarshallAUS Australia19:53.8 +1.6s5182.
2. Gyorgy MitroHUN Hungary20:06.5 +14.3s6183.
2. Gyorgy CsordasHUN Hungary20:06.6 +14.4s5194.
3. Forbes Holten Jr NorrisUSA United States20:09.3 +17.1s7205.
3. Marjan StipeticYUG Yugoslavia20:12.9 +20.7s4176.
4. Donald BlandGBR Great Britain20:19.8 +27.6s4177.
4. William HeusnerUSA United States20:23.9 +31.7s2218.
5. Joseph BernardoFRA France20:25.5 +33.3s8199.
6. Ferenc VorosHUN Hungary20:31.4 +39.2s22610.
5. Florbel PerezURU Uruguay20:32.6 +40.4s72011.
6. Miroslav BartusekTCH Czechoslovakia20:32.9 +40.7s32612.
7. Luis GonzalezCOL Colombia20:41.6 +49.4s1_13.
7. Rolf Egon KestenerBRA Brazil20:44.6 +52.4s11714.
-. Jack HaleGBR Great BritainDNS 826-.
-. Per-Olof OstrandSWE SwedenDNS 318-.
Heats time gapLYRk
1. John MarshallAUS Australia20:01.1 4181.
1. Gyorgy CsordasHUN Hungary20:06.8 +5.7s3192.
1. Marjan StipeticYUG Yugoslavia20:10.1 +9.0s3173.
2. Donald BlandGBR Great Britain20:13.9 +12.8s5174.
1. Gyorgy MitroHUN Hungary20:15.0 +13.9s7185.
1. James McLaneUSA United States20:17.7 +16.6s2176.
2. Miroslav BartusekTCH Czechoslovakia20:19.4 +18.3s4267.
2. Per-Olof OstrandSWE Sweden20:19.8 +18.7s5188.
3. Florbel PerezURU Uruguay20:20.2 +19.1s2209.
2. Forbes Holten Jr NorrisUSA United States20:21.0 +19.9s12010.
1. William HeusnerUSA United States20:29.6 +28.5s62111.
2. Jack HaleGBR Great Britain20:31.9 +30.8s62612.
2. Ferenc VorosHUN Hungary20:31.9 +30.8s32612.
3. Joseph BernardoFRA France20:34.8 +33.7s51914.
3. Rolf Egon KestenerBRA Brazil20:36.3 +35.2s71715.
3. Luis GonzalezCOL Colombia20:40.6 +39.5s1_16.
4. Donald JohnstonSAF South Africa20:41.8 +40.7s61817.
3. John WardropGBR Great Britain20:43.0 +41.9s71618.
5. Ramon Bravo PrietaMEX Mexico20:45.5 +44.4s12219.
4. Luis Child VelezCOL Colombia20:47.0 +45.9s7_20.
4. Angel Maldonado CamposMEX Mexico20:47.2 +46.1s4_21.
6. Rene CornuFRA France21:01.6 +1:00.551922.
3. Sambiao BasanungPHI Philippines21:05.9 +1:04.862623.
4. Isidoro Martinez FerryESP Spain21:13.7 +1:12.622324.
5. Cesar Pineda BorjaMEX Mexico21:15.8 +1:14.771325.
4. Alejandro Febrero LorenzoESP Spain21:15.9 +1:14.842326.
5. Adolfo MancusoARG Argentina21:16.7 +1:15.61_27.
6. Ivan "Vanja" IlicYUG Yugoslavia21:17.0 +1:15.922128.
4. Jozef ReyndersBEL Belgium21:23.1 +1:22.031829.
5. Franklin Douglas GibsonCAN Canada21:25.6 +1:24.51_30.
5. Juan GarayARG Argentina21:33.2 +1:32.121931.
6. Jesus Dominguez GarciaESP Spain21:33.5 +1:32.462232.
6. Garrick AgnewAUS Australia21:40.1 +1:39.041733.
5. Ivan PuharYUG Yugoslavia21:45.1 +1:44.052834.
7. Derek OatwayBER Bermuda21:55.1 +1:54.031735.
6. Bimal ChandraIND India22:52.9 +2:51.87_36.
7. Philip TribleyBER Bermuda22:56.6 +2:55.521937.
7. Allan GilchristCAN Canada23:00.6 +2:59.561638.
7. Anwar Aziz ChaudhryPAK Pakistan25:37.4 +5:36.35_39.
-. Alex JanyFRA FranceDNS 419-.
-. Severo Alfredo YantornoARG ArgentinaDNS 324-.
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