The Swallow was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics program in Torbay. Seven races were scheduled. 38 sailors, on 14 boats, from 14 nations competed.[1]
| Swallow at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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 Gold medalist | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Torbay | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 3–12 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 38 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Results
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Helmsman (Country) | Crew [2] | Yachtname | Race I | Race II | Race III | Race IV | Race V | Race VI | Race VII | Total Points [3] |
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| Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | ||||||
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 Stewart Morris  (GBR) |
David Bond |
Swift | 3 | 770 | 1 | 1247 | 3 | 770 | 1 | 1247 | 2 | 946 | 4 | 645 | 5625 | 5625 | ||
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 Duarte de Almeida Bello (POR) |
Fernando Pinto Coelho Bello |
Symphony | 1 | 1247 | 4 | 645 | 4 | 645 | 1 | 1247 | 5 | 548 | 1 | 1247 | 6129 | 5579 | ||
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 Lockwood Pirie (USA) |
Owen Torrey |
Margaret | 5 | 548 | 9 | 293 | 5 | 548 | 3 | 770 | 1 | 1247 | 2 | 946 | 4558 | 4352 | ||
| 4 |  Stig Hedberg (SWE) |
Lars Matton |
Change | 2 | 946 | 3 | 770 | 8 | 344 | 4 | 645 | 12 | 168 | 6 | 469 | 3443 | 3342 | ||
| 5 |  Johan Rathje (DEN) |
Naalli Petersen |
NN | 8 | 344 | 7 | 402 | 1 | 1247 | 9 | 293 | 10 | 247 | 7 | 402 | 3103 | 2935 | ||
| 6 |  Dario Salata (ITA) |
Achille Roncoroni |
Entoria | 6 | 469 | 10 | 247 | 2 | 946 | 9 | 293 | 4 | 645 | 9 | 293 | 3061 | 2893 | ||
| 7 |  John Robertson (CAN) |
Dick Townsend |
Scaup | 7 | 402 | 2 | 946 | 2 | 946 | 11 | 206 | 14 | 101 | 11 | 206 | 2807 | 2807 | ||
| 8 |  Øivind Christensen (NOR) |
Knut Bengtson K. Heje Oivind Thommessen |
Nora | 4 | 645 | 10 | 247 | 12 | 168 | 6 | 469 | 6 | 469 | 3 | 770 | 2901 | 2768 | ||
| 9 |  Jacques Lebrun (FRA) |
Henri Perrissol Jean Peytel |
Red Indian | 6 | 469 | 5 | 548 | 10 | 247 | 3 | 770 | 9 | 293 | 7 | 402 | 2935 | 2729 | ||
| 10 |  Victorio Walter Dos Reis Ferraz (BRA) |
Carlos Borchers |
Andorinha | 9 | 293 | 11 | 206 | 9 | 293 | 8 | 344 | 2 | 946 | 5 | 548 | 2798 | 2630 | ||
| 11 |  Wim de Vries Lentsch (NED) |
Flip Keegstra |
St. Margrite | DNF | 0 | 133 | 6 | 469 | 4 | 645 | 13 | 133 | 8 | 344 | 3 | 770 | 2494 | 2494 | |
| 12 |  Carlos Sáez (URU) |
Juan Bidegaray J. Gamenara |
Nortazo | 10 | 247 | 8 | 344 | 7 | 402 | 7 | 402 | 6 | 469 | 8 | 344 | 2376 | 2208 | ||
| 13 |  Alf Delany (IRL) |
Hugh Allen E. Macnally David Sullivan |
The Cloud | DNF | 0 | 12 | 168 | 8 | 344 | 13 | 133 | 5 | 548 | 11 | 206 | 1500 | 1500 | ||
| 14 |  Gastón Cibert (ARG) |
M. Lawrence Silvio Merlo Horacio Monti |
Antares | 11 | 206 | 14 | 101 | 13 | 133 | 7 | 402 | 10 | 247 | 10 | 247 | 1336 | 1336 | ||
DNF = Did not finish, DNS= Did not start, DSQ = Disqualified
= Male, 
= Female
Daily standings
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Courses at Torbay
editA total of three race area's was positioned by the Royal Navy in Torbay. Each of the classes was using the same kind of course and the same scoring system.
Notes
edit- ^ "Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics: Two Person Keelboat (Swallow), Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ Per yacht a maximum of two crew members was selected from these sailors, but it is unknown in which race each of them competed.
- ^ The 1948 Olympic scoring system was used.
- ^ Total after applying discard.
References
edit- Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad London 1948 (1951). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad London 1948 (PDF).
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - Hugh Drake & Paul Henderson (2009). Canada's Olympic Sailing Legacy, Paris 1924 - Beijing 2008. Toronto: CYA.
- "London 1948". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.