1949 USA Swimming National Championships (Outdoor/LCM)

Host City Los Angeles, CA; San Antonio, TX
Country USA
Held 17 – 21 August 1949
Competitors 77
Countries 3

Los Angeles, California; Los Angeles Swim Stadium (Men) 17 to 19 August. San Antonio, Texas; Alamo Heights Pool (Women) 20 and 21 August.

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Freestyle Men 19 August 1949 Medal 7 2
200 m Freestyle Men 18 August 1949 Medal 7 2
400 m Freestyle Men 19 August 1949 Medal 7 2
800 m Freestyle Men 19 August 1949 Medal 7 2
1,500 m Freestyle Men 17 August 1949 Medal 7 2
4 x 220 y Freestyle Relay Men 18 August 1949 Medal 4 1
100 m Backstroke Men 19 August 1949 Medal 7 1
200 m Breaststroke Men 19 August 1949 Medal 7 2
300 m Individual Medley Men 19 August 1949 Medal 7 2
3 x 100 m Medley Relay Men 17 August 1949 Medal 3 1
110 y Freestyle Women 20 August 1949 Medal 7 1
440 y Freestyle Women 20 August 1949 Medal 8 2
880 y Freestyle Women 21 August 1949 Medal 8 1
1 mile Freestyle Women 20 August 1949 Medal 8 1
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay Women 20 August 1949 Medal 4 1
110 y Backstroke Women 20 August 1949 Medal 8 1
220 y Backstroke Women 20 August 1949 Medal 8 1
110 y Breaststroke Women 21 August 1949 Medal 8 1
220 y Breaststroke Women 20 August 1949 Medal 8 1
330 y Individual Medley Women 20 August 1949 Medal 8 2
3 x 100 m Medley Relay Women 21 August 1949 Medal 3 1

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 United States USA 16 14 12 42
2 Japan JPN 5 4 3 12
3 Mexico MEX 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m Freestyle, Men Bob Gibe
Detroit Athletic Club
USA Wally Ris
University of Iowa
Yoshihiro Hamaguchi
Tokyo Swim Club
USA
JPN
200 m Freestyle, Men Yoshihiro Hamaguchi
Tokyo Swim Club
JPN John Blum
New Haven Swim Club
USA Joe Verdeur
Brighton-Drake Swim Club, Atlantic City, NJ
USA
400 m Freestyle, Men Hironoshin Furuhashi
Tokyo Swim Club
JPN Shiro Hashizume
Tokyo Swim Club
JPN Shuichi Murayama
Tokyo Swim Club
JPN
800 m Freestyle, Men Hironoshin Furuhashi
Tokyo Swim Club
JPN Shiro Hashizume
Tokyo Swim Club
JPN Sumio Tanaka
Tokyo Swim Club
JPN
1,500 m Freestyle, Men Hironoshin Furuhashi
Tokyo Swim Club
JPN Shiro Hashizume
Tokyo Swim Club
JPN Sumio Tanaka
Tokyo Swim Club
JPN
4 x 220 y Freestyle Relay, Men Tokyo Swim Club JPN
100 m Backstroke, Men Allen Stack
New Haven Swim Club
USA Dick Fetterman
University of Miami
USA Duane Draves
University of Iowa
USA
200 m Breaststroke, Men Joe Verdeur
Brighton-Drake Swim Club, Atlantic City, NJ
USA Bob Brawner
Olympic Club
USA Bowen Stassforth
University of Iowa
USA
300 m Individual Medley, Men Joe Verdeur
Brighton-Drake Swim Club, Atlantic City, NJ
USA Wally Wolf
Los Angeles Athletic Club
USA Tonatiuh Gutiérrez MEX
3 x 100 m Medley Relay, Men University of Iowa USA
110 y Freestyle, Women Thelma Kalama
Hawai'i Swim Club
USA Jackie LaVine
Chicago Towers Club
USA Dorothy Schwartz
Kenosha Youth Foundation
USA
440 y Freestyle, Women Thelma Kalama
Hawai'i Swim Club
USA Catherine Kleinschmidt
Hawai'i Swim Club
USA Mary Ann Walsh
Scranton Swim Association
USA
880 y Freestyle, Women Catherine Kleinschmidt
Hawai'i Swim Club
USA Jean Lutyens
Indianapolis Aquatic Club
USA Mary Ann Walsh
Scranton Swim Association
USA
1 mile Freestyle, Women Jean Lutyens
Indianapolis Aquatic Club
USA Catherine Kleinschmidt
Hawai'i Swim Club
USA Winifred Numazu
Hawai'i Swim Club
USA
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Women Hawai'i Swim Club USA
110 y Backstroke, Women Barbara Jensen
Crystal Plunge Pool
USA Muriel Mellon
Los Angeles Athletic Club
USA Sharon Geary
Los Angeles Athletic Club
USA
220 y Backstroke, Women Barbara Jensen
Crystal Plunge Pool
USA Muriel Mellon
Los Angeles Athletic Club
USA Maureen O'Brien
Newark Aquatic Club
USA
110 y Breaststroke, Women Penny Pence
Lafayette Swim Club, IN
USA Marge Hulton
Brighton-Drake Swim Club, Atlantic City, NJ
USA Judy Cornell
Multnomah Athletic Club
USA
220 y Breaststroke, Women Evelyn Kawamoto
Hawai'i Swim Club
USA Delia Meulenkamp
Crystal Plunge Pool
USA Lois Feathers
Los Angeles Athletic Club
USA
330 y Individual Medley, Women Evelyn Kawamoto
Hawai'i Swim Club
USA Barbara Jensen
Crystal Plunge Pool
USA Maria Olsson
Crystal Plunge Pool
USA
3 x 100 m Medley Relay, Women Los Angeles Athletic Club USA