Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Swallow

The Swallow was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics program in Torbay. Seven races were scheduled. 38 sailors, on 14 boats, from 14 nations competed.^[1]

Swallow at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Gold medalist
Venue	Torbay
Dates	3–12 August
Competitors	38 from 12 nations
Teams	12
Medalists
Stewart Morris David Bond  Great Britain Duarte de Almeida Bello Fernando Pinto Coelho Bello  Portugal Lockwood Pirie Owen Torrey  United States

Results

Rank	Helmsman (Country)	Crew [2]	Yachtname	Race I		Race II		Race III		Race IV		Race V		Race VI		Race VII		Total Points [3]	Total -1 [4]
				Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points
	Stewart Morris  (GBR)	David Bond	Swift	3	770	1	1247	3	770	1	1247	2	946	DSQ	0	4	645	5625	5625
	Duarte de Almeida Bello  (POR)	Fernando Pinto Coelho Bello	Symphony	1	1247	4	645	4	645	5	548	1	1247	5	548	1	1247	6129	5579
	Lockwood Pirie  (USA)	Owen Torrey	Margaret	5	548	9	293	5	548	3	770	11	206	1	1247	2	946	4558	4352
4	Stig Hedberg  (SWE)	Lars Matton	Change	2	946	3	770	14	101	8	344	4	645	12	168	6	469	3443	3342
5	Johan Rathje  (DEN)	Naalli Petersen	NN	8	344	7	402	1	1247	9	293	10	247	7	402	12	168	3103	2935
6	Dario Salata  (ITA)	Achille Roncoroni	Entoria	12	168	6	469	10	247	2	946	9	293	4	645	9	293	3061	2893
7	John Robertson  (CAN)	Dick Townsend	Scaup	7	402	2	946	2	946	11	206	14	101	DSQ	0	11	206	2807	2807
8	Øivind Christensen  (NOR)	Knut Bengtson K. Heje Oivind Thommessen	Nora	4	645	10	247	12	168	6	469	6	469	3	770	13	133	2901	2768
9	Jacques Lebrun  (FRA)	Henri Perrissol Jean Peytel	Red Indian	6	469	5	548	11	206	10	247	3	770	9	293	7	402	2935	2729
10	Victorio Walter Dos Reis Ferraz  (BRA)	Carlos Borchers	Andorinha	9	293	11	206	9	293	12	168	8	344	2	946	5	548	2798	2630
11	Wim de Vries Lentsch  (NED)	Flip Keegstra	St. Margrite	DNF	0	13	133	6	469	4	645	13	133	8	344	3	770	2494	2494
12	Carlos Sáez  (URU)	Juan Bidegaray J. Gamenara	Nortazo	10	247	8	344	7	402	7	402	12	168	6	469	8	344	2376	2208
13	Alf Delany  (IRL)	Hugh Allen E. Macnally David Sullivan	The Cloud	DNF	0	12	168	8	344	13	133	5	548	11	206	14	101	1500	1500
14	Gastón Cibert  (ARG)	M. Lawrence Silvio Merlo Horacio Monti	Antares	11	206	14	101	13	133	DNF	0	7	402	10	247	10	247	1336	1336

DNF = Did not finish, DNS= Did not start, DSQ = Disqualified
= Male, = Female

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the Swallow during the 1948 Summer Olympics

Courses at Torbay

A total of three race area's was positioned by the Royal Navy in Torbay. Each of the classes was using the same kind of course and the same scoring system.