Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle The men's 100 metre freestyle event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place between 30 and 31 July at the Empire Pool. This swimming event used freestyle swimming, which means that the method of the stroke is not regulated (unlike backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly events). Nearly all swimmers use the front crawl or a variant of that stroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool. Key: Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall
Kowloon Park Swimming Pool Kowloon Park Swimming Pool The Kowloon Park Swimming Pool (), located in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, is the most heavily used swimming pool complex in Hong Kong, serving over 2,000 swimmers daily. It includes four indoor heated pools, including an Olympic sized 50-metre main pool, two 25-metre training pools, and a 20-metre diving pool. There are also several outdoor leisure pools. As one of the best-equipped swimming pools in Hong Kong, it is the only venue in Kowloon suitable for staging major or international swimming events. The Kowloon Park Swimming Pool was built as part of a greater redevelopment and