South Africa in Swimming |
  
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Athlete |
Event |
Heat |
Res. |
Pos. |
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| Moira Abernathy | 100 m backstroke W | Round 1 | 1.15,4 | 6 | |||
| 4x100 m freestyle W | Final | 4.25,7 |  |
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| Round 1 | 4.26,8 | 1 | q | ||||
| Anthony Briscoe | 400 m freestyle M | Round 1 | 4.41,4 | 2 | |||
| 4x200 m freestyle M | Final | 8.49,5 | 8 | ||||
| Round 1 | 8.43,0 | 4 | q | ||||
| Peter Duncan | 100 m freestyle M | Round 1 | 1.00,4 | 7 | |||
| 1500 m freestyle M | Round 1 | 19.58,5 | 4 | ||||
| 400 m freestyle M | Round 1 | 4.46,7 | 2 | ||||
| 4x200 m freestyle M | Final | 8.49,5 | 8 | ||||
| Round 1 | 8.43,0 | 4 | q | ||||
| Dennis Ford | 100 m freestyle M | Round 1 | 59,5 | 6 | |||
| 4x200 m freestyle M | Final | 8.49,5 | 8 | ||||
| Round 1 | 8.43,0 | 4 | q | ||||
| Jeanette Myburgh | 100 m freestyle W | Semifinal | 1.06,7 | 8 | |||
| Round 1 | 1.07,1 | 4 | q | ||||
| 4x100 m freestyle W | Final | 4.25,7 | |
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| Round 1 | 4.26,8 | 1 | q | ||||
| Natalie Myburgh | 100 m freestyle W | Final | 1.05,8 | 8 | |||
| Semifinal | 1.06,0 | 4 | q | ||||
| Round 1 | 1.05,1 | 2 | q | ||||
| 400 m freestyle W | Round 1 | 5.16,8 | 3 | ||||
| 4x100 m freestyle W | Final | 4.25,7 | |
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| Round 1 | 4.26,8 | 1 | q | ||||
| Susan Roberts | 100 m freestyle W | Semifinal | 1.06,6 | 7 | |||
| Round 1 | 1.07,9 | 4 | q | ||||
| 400 m freestyle W | Round 1 | 5.16,8 | 4 | ||||
| 4x100 m freestyle W | Final | 4.25,7 | |
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| Round 1 | 4.26,8 | 1 | q | ||||
| William Steuart | 100 m freestyle M | Round 1 | 59,2 | 3 | |||
| 400 m freestyle M | Round 1 | 4.43,0 | 6 | ||||
| 4x200 m freestyle M | Final | 8.49,5 | 8 | ||||
| Round 1 | 8.43,0 | 4 | q | ||||
| * The list of South African olympians in Swimming at the Melbourne 1956 Olympics is not yet completed. All possible medalists are already included. | |||||||
| These facts about South Africa in Swimming at the Olympic Games in Melbourne 1956 is based on the official olympic reports and Olympian Database | |||||||
