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Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Swallow

Swallow
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
1948 Swallow downwind.jpg
Gold medalist
Venue Torbay
Dates August 3–12
Competitors 38 from 12 nations
Teams 12
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Stewart Morris
David Bond
 Great Britain
2nd, silver medalist(s) Duarte de Almeida Bello
Fernando Pinto Coelho Bello
 Portugal
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Lockwood Pirie
Owen Torrey
 United States
1st, gold medalist(s) Stewart Morris
David Bond
 Great Britain
2nd, silver medalist(s) Duarte de Almeida Bello
Fernando Pinto Coelho Bello
 Portugal
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Lockwood Pirie
Owen Torrey
 United States

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.

DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified
Mars symbol.svg = Male, Venus symbol.svg = Female

A 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.


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