1957 USA Swimming National Championships (Outdoor/LCM)

Host City Philadelphia, PA; Houston, TX
Country USA
Held 2 – 16 August 1957
Competitors 87
Countries 5

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; John B. Kelly Pool, Fairmount Park (Men) 2 to 4 August. Houston, Texas; Shamrock-Hilton Hotel Swimming Pool (Women) 13 to 16 August.

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Freestyle Men 4 August 1957 Medal 6 2
200 m Freestyle Men 3 August 1957 Medal 6 1
400 m Freestyle Men 4 August 1957 Medal 6 1
1,500 m Freestyle Men 2 August 1957 Medal 6 1
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay Men 3 August 1957 Medal 4 3
100 m Backstroke Men 3 August 1957 Medal 6 1
200 m Backstroke Men 4 August 1957 Medal 6 1
100 m Breaststroke Men 4 August 1957 Medal 6 2
200 m Breaststroke Men 3 August 1957 Medal 6 2
100 m Butterfly Men 4 August 1957 Medal 6 1
200 m Butterfly Men 3 August 1957 Medal 6 1
400 m Individual Medley Men 2 August 1957 Medal 6 1
4 x 100 m Medley Relay Men 4 August 1957 Medal 4 1
110 y Freestyle Women 13 August 1957 Medal 8 2
440 y Freestyle Women 15 August 1957 Medal 8 2
880 y Freestyle Women 16 August 1957 Medal 8 1
1 mile Freestyle Women 13 August 1957 Medal 8 2
4 x 110 y Freestyle Relay Women 15 August 1957 Medal 4 1
110 y Backstroke Women 15 August 1957 Medal 8 1
220 y Backstroke Women 14 August 1957 Medal 8 1
110 y Breaststroke Women 13 August 1957 Medal 5 1
220 y Breaststroke Women 15 August 1957 Medal 8 1
110 y Butterfly Women 16 August 1957 Medal 8 1
220 y Butterfly Women 15 August 1957 Medal 8 1
440 y Individual Medley Women 14 August 1957 Medal 5 1
4 x 110 y Medley Relay Women 16 August 1957 Medal 4 1

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 United States USA 22 22 19 63
2 Australia AUS 2 0 2 4
3 Cuba CUB 1 0 1 2
4 Mixed team MIX 1 0 0 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m Freestyle, Men Dick Hanley
Detroit Athletic Club
USA Bill Cass
Indianapolis Aquatic Club
USA Rex Aubrey
New Haven Swim Club
AUS
200 m Freestyle, Men Dick Hanley
Detroit Athletic Club
USA George Onekea
Hawai'i Swim Club
USA Bill Cass
Indianapolis Aquatic Club
USA
400 m Freestyle, Men George Breen
Buffalo Aquatic Club
USA George Onekea
Hawai'i Swim Club
USA Bill Cass
Indianapolis Aquatic Club
USA
1,500 m Freestyle, Men George Breen
Buffalo Aquatic Club
USA George Onekea
Hawai'i Swim Club
USA Brian Foss
Bay-o-Vista Swim Club
USA
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Men New Haven Swim Club MIX
100 m Backstroke, Men Frank McKinney
Indianapolis Aquatic Club
USA Charles Krepp
North Carolina State Aquatics Team
USA Louis Schaeffer
Cleveland Swim Club
USA
200 m Backstroke, Men Frank McKinney
Indianapolis Aquatic Club
USA Louis Schaeffer
Cleveland Swim Club
USA Tom Murray
Cincinnati Coca-Cola Swim Club
USA
100 m Breaststroke, Men Bob Hughes
Unattached, Los Angeles, CA
USA Robert Friedman
Miami Beach Recreation Department
USA Manuel Sanguily
Unattached, Havana, CUB
CUB
200 m Breaststroke, Men Manuel Sanguily
Unattached, Havana, CUB
CUB Bob Mattson
North Carolina State Aquatics Team
USA Cyrus Hopkins
Ann Arbor Swim Club
USA
100 m Butterfly, Men Albert Wiggins
Cincinnati Coca-Cola Swim Club
USA Lance Larson
Los Angeles Athletic Club
USA Bill Yorzyk
New Haven Swim Club
USA
200 m Butterfly, Men Bill Yorzyk
New Haven Swim Club
USA Tim Jecko
New Haven Swim Club
USA Bill Barton
Indianapolis Aquatic Club
USA
400 m Individual Medley, Men Gary Heinrich
Bay-o-Vista Swim Club
USA Bill Yorzyk
New Haven Swim Club
USA Bill Barton
Indianapolis Aquatic Club
USA
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Men Indianapolis Aquatic Club USA
110 y Freestyle, Women Dawn Fraser AUS Chris von Saltza
Santa Clara Swim Club
USA Lorraine Crapp AUS
440 y Freestyle, Women Lorraine Crapp AUS Chris von Saltza
Santa Clara Swim Club
USA Caroline Murray
North Hollywood Swim Club
USA
880 y Freestyle, Women Sylvia Ruuska
Berkeley YMCA
USA Caroline Murray
North Hollywood Swim Club
USA Patty Kempner
North Hollywood Swim Club
USA
1 mile Freestyle, Women Caroline Murray
North Hollywood Swim Club
USA Brenda Dietz
Walter Reed Swim Club
USA Donna Graham
Indianapolis Aquatic Club
USA
4 x 110 y Freestyle Relay, Women Los Angeles Athletic Club USA
110 y Backstroke, Women Carin Cone
Unattached, Ridgewood, NJ
USA Christine Kluter
Cleveland Swim Club
USA Chris von Saltza
Santa Clara Swim Club
USA
220 y Backstroke, Women Chris von Saltza
Santa Clara Swim Club
USA Carin Cone
Unattached, Ridgewood, NJ
USA Doxene Ransom
Santa Clara Swim Club
USA
110 y Breaststroke, Women Mary Lou Elsenius
Berkeley YMCA
USA Marianne Hargreaves
North Hollywood Swim Club
USA Barbara Chesneau
Miami Beach Recreation Department
USA
220 y Breaststroke, Women Mary Lou Elsenius
Berkeley YMCA
USA Suzie Ordogh
Seattle Athletic Club
USA Marianne Hargreaves
North Hollywood Swim Club
USA
110 y Butterfly, Women Nancy Ramey
Washington Aquatic Club, Seattle
USA Judy Macey
Omaha, NE
USA Jane Wilson
Santa Clara Swim Club
USA
220 y Butterfly, Women Jane Wilson
Santa Clara Swim Club
USA Sylvia Ruuska
Berkeley YMCA
USA Becky Collins
Indianapolis Aquatic Club
USA
440 y Individual Medley, Women Sylvia Ruuska
Berkeley YMCA
USA Patty Kempner
North Hollywood Swim Club
USA Mary Lou Elsenius
Berkeley YMCA
USA
4 x 110 y Medley Relay, Women Santa Clara Swim Club USA