1955 USA Swimming National Championships (Outdoor/LCM)

Host City Los Angeles, CA; Philadelphia, PA
Country USA
Held 20 July – 14 August 1955
Competitors 67
Countries 2

Los Angeles, California; Los Angeles Swim Stadium (Men) 20 to 22 July. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; John B. Kelly Pool, Fairmount Park (Women) 11 to 14 August.

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Freestyle Men 22 July 1955 Medal 7 1
200 m Freestyle Men 21 July 1955 Medal 6 1
400 m Freestyle Men 22 July 1955 Medal 6 1
1,500 m Freestyle Men 20 July 1955 Medal 6 1
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay Men 22 July 1955 Medal 4 1
100 m Backstroke Men 21 July 1955 Medal 6 1
200 m Backstroke Men 22 July 1955 Medal 6 1
200 m Breaststroke Men 22 July 1955 Medal 6 1
200 m Butterfly Men 21 July 1955 Medal 6 1
400 m Individual Medley Men 20 July 1955 Medal 6 1
4 x 100 m Medley Relay Men 21 July 1955 Medal 4 1
100 m Freestyle Women 12 August 1955 Medal 6 2
400 m Freestyle Women 13 August 1955 Medal 6 1
800 m Freestyle Women 14 August 1955 Medal 6 1
1,500 m Freestyle Women 11 August 1955 Medal 6 1
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay Women 13 August 1955 Medal 4 1
100 m Backstroke Women 13 August 1955 Medal 6 1
200 m Backstroke Women 12 August 1955 Medal 6 1
200 m Breaststroke Women 13 August 1955 Medal 6 1
100 m Butterfly Women 14 August 1955 Medal 6 1
400 m Individual Medley Women 12 August 1955 Medal 6 1
4 x 100 m Medley Relay Women 14 August 1955 Medal 4 1

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 United States USA 22 17 18 57
2 Canada CAN 0 1 0 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m Freestyle, Men Sandy Gideonse
New Haven Swim Club
USA Dick Cleveland
Hawai'i Swim Club
USA John Glover
New York Athletic Club
USA
200 m Freestyle, Men Bill Woolsey
Hawai'i Swim Club
USA Ford Konno
Hawai'i Swim Club
USA George Onekea
Hawai'i Swim Club
USA
400 m Freestyle, Men Ford Konno
Hawai'i Swim Club
USA Bill Woolsey
Hawai'i Swim Club
USA George Onekea
Hawai'i Swim Club
USA
1,500 m Freestyle, Men George Onekea
Hawai'i Swim Club
USA George Breen
Cortland State University
USA Bill Yorzyk
New Haven Swim Club
USA
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Men New Haven Swim Club USA
100 m Backstroke, Men Yoshi Oyakawa
Hawai'i Swim Club
USA Frank McKinney
Indianapolis Aquatic Club
USA Albert Wiggins
Hawai'i Swim Club
USA
200 m Backstroke, Men Yoshi Oyakawa
Hawai'i Swim Club
USA Frank McKinney
Indianapolis Aquatic Club
USA Albert Wiggins
Hawai'i Swim Club
USA
200 m Breaststroke, Men Bob Mattson
North Carolina State University
USA Charles Hardin
New Haven Swim Club
USA Dick Fadgen
North Carolina State University
USA
200 m Butterfly, Men Bill Yorzyk
New Haven Swim Club
USA George Harrison
Berkeley Women's City Club
USA Jack Nelson
US Air Force
USA
400 m Individual Medley, Men George Harrison
Berkeley Women's City Club
USA Bob Mattson
North Carolina State University
USA Tim Jecko
Walter Reed Swim Club
USA
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Men New Haven Swim Club USA
100 m Freestyle, Women Wanda Werner
Walter Reed Swim Club
USA Helen Stewart
Vancouver Amat Swim Club
CAN Susan Gray
Walter Reed Swim Club
USA
400 m Freestyle, Women Susan Gray
Walter Reed Swim Club
USA Marley Shriver
Los Angeles Athletic Club
USA Carolyn Green
Walter Reed Swim Club
USA
800 m Freestyle, Women Carolyn Green
Walter Reed Swim Club
USA Susan Gray
Walter Reed Swim Club
USA Marley Shriver
Los Angeles Athletic Club
USA
1,500 m Freestyle, Women Carolyn Green
Walter Reed Swim Club
USA Susan Gray
Walter Reed Swim Club
USA Luella Lilly
Multnomah Athletic Club
USA
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Women Walter Reed Swim Club USA
100 m Backstroke, Women Carin Cone
Unattached, Ridgewood, NJ
USA Cynthia Gill
Fort Lauderdale Aquatics
USA Coralie O'Connor
Lafayette Swim Club, IN
USA
200 m Backstroke, Women Carin Cone
Unattached, Ridgewood, NJ
USA Mary Anne Marchino
Indianapolis Aquatic Club
USA Maureen Murphy
Multnomah Athletic Club
USA
200 m Breaststroke, Women Mary Sears
Walter Reed Swim Club
USA Marie Gillett
Walter Reed Swim Club
USA Susan Doll
Santa Clara Swim Club
USA
100 m Butterfly, Women Betty Brey
Walter Reed Swim Club
USA Mary Sears
Walter Reed Swim Club
USA Shelley Mann
Walter Reed Swim Club
USA
400 m Individual Medley, Women Marie Gillett
Walter Reed Swim Club
USA Mary Spears
Walter Reed Swim Club
USA Nancy Simons
Chicago Athletic Association
USA
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Women Walter Reed Swim Club USA