Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle The men's 400 metre freestyle event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place between 31 July and 4 August 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 eight lengths of the pool. Key: OR = Olympic record, Q = qualification by place in heat,
Dawn Fraser Swimming Pool small sandy beach alongside the entrance. Nearby, in Elkington Park, is a brick cottage for the manager of the baths. The pool is a complete swimming complex extending back to the turn-of-the century. It is an excellent example of pool architecture no longer practiced and a well known Sydney landmark set in an attractive harbourside location which has become a feature of the pool. It is representative of the development of a harbourside recreational and social facility and is associated with prominent swimming identities and world champions. It provides evidence of the major popularity of swimming as a competitive and