Aquatics at the 1938 British Empire Games

At the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, Australia, there were two aquatics disciplines – swimming and diving. There were four diving events contested and 13 swimming events.

The events were held at the North Sydney Olympic Pool, which was built two years earlier.

Australia and England both won seven gold medals and three silver medals but Australia topped the aquatics medal table by virtue of winning six bronze medal to Englands's three.

Medal table

Medal summary Diving Men's events 3 m springboard Ron Masters 126.36 Doug Tomalin 124.78 George Athans 117.9010 m platform Doug Tomalin 108.74 Ron Masters 102.87 George Athans 98.93

Women's events 3 m springboard Irene Donnett 91.18 Lynda Adams 88.27 Marie Sharkey 81.6610 m platform Lurline Hook 36.47 Lynda Adams 36.39 Irene Donnett 34.57

Swimming Men's events 110 yd freestyle Bob Pirie 59.6 Terry Collard 60.8 William Fleming 61.0 440 yd freestyle Bob Pirie 4:54.6 Bob Leivers 4:55.4 Robin Biddulph 4:55.5 1650 yd freestyle Bob Leivers 19:46.4 Bob Pirie 19:59.2 Norman Wainwright 20:17.4 110 yd backstroke Percy Oliver 1:07.9 Gordon Kerr 1:09.0 Micky Taylor 1:09.3 220 yd breaststroke John Davies 2:51.9 Walter Spence 3:00.5 Jimmy Prentice 3:00.8 4×220 yd freestyle relayFrederick DoveMostyn Ffrench-WilliamsNorman WainwrightBob Leivers9:19.0George BurleighGordon DevlinRobert HooperBob Pirie9:20.2Robert WilshireNoel RyanRobin BiddulphWilliam Fleming9:32.9 3×110 yd medley relayFrederick DoveJohn DaviesMicky Taylor3:28.2Gordon KerrJimmy PrenticeBob Pirie3:30.5Ernest HobbsPercy OliverWilliam Fleming3:31.8

Women's events 110 yd freestyle Evelyn de Lacy 1:10.1 Dorothy Green 1:11.1 Dorothy Lyon 1:12.1 440 yd freestyle Dorothy Green 5:39.7 Margaret Jeffery 5:40.2 Mona Leydon 5:42.0 110 yd backstroke Pat Norton 1:19.5 Jeanne Greenland 1:22.5 Margot Hamilton 1:23.2 220 yd breaststroke Doris Storey 3:06.3 Carla Gerke 3:12.1 Joan Langdon 3:22.2 4×110 yd freestyle relayNoel OxenburyDorothy LyonMary BaggaleyPhyllis Dewar4:48.3Dorothy GreenEvelyn de LacyMargaret RawsonPat Norton4:49.0Edna HughesJoyce HarrowbyMargery HintonZilpha Grant4:50.1 3×110 yd medley relayDoris StoreyLorna FramptonMargery Hinton3:57.7Carla GerkeHazel HolmesMolly Ryde4:07.5Evelyn de LacyPat NortonValerie George4:10.0

Finals Men 3 m springboard PosAthletePts1 Ron Masters 126.362 Doug Tomalin 124.783 George Athans 117.904 George Johnston 111.395 David Norris 110.62

10 m platform PosAthletePts1 Doug Tomalin 108.742 Ron Masters 102.873 George Athans 98.934 Arthur O'Connor 97.395 Ray Davis 94.21

110 yd freestyle PosAthleteTime1 Bob Pirie 59.62 Terry Collard 1:00.83 William Fleming 1:01.04 Walter Spence 1:01.25 Peter Hanan 1:01.?6 Frederick Dove 1:01.?7 J. Robert Wilshire 1:01.6

440 yd freestyle PosAthleteTime1 Bob Pirie 4:54.62 Bob Leivers 4:55.43 Robin Biddulph 4:55.54 Norman Wainwright 4:58.0? Robert Hooper ?? Gordon Devlin ?7 Noel Ryan 5:20.4

1650 yd freestyle PosAthleteTime1 Bob Leivers 19:46.42 Bob Pirie 19:59.23 Norman Wainwright 20:17.44 Gordon Devlin 20:38.55 Robin Biddulph 20:42.26 Noel Ryan 21:08.27 Robert Hooper ?

110 yd backstroke PosAthleteTime1 Percy Oliver 1:07.92 Gordon Kerr 1:09.03 Micky Taylor 1:09.34 Jean M. Demers 1:14.25 Mostyn French-Williams ?6 Willie Francis ?7 Graham Huxtable ?

220 yd breaststroke PosAthleteTime1 John Davies 2:51.92 Walter Spence 3:00.53 Jimmy Prentice 3:00.84 Ray Cameron 3:03.35 John Johnson 3:03.66 Percy Belvin 3:03.6 7 Ernest A. Hobbs 3:09.0

4×220 yd freestyle relay PosAthleteTime1 Frederick Dove, Mostyn Ffrench-Williams, Norman Wainwright, Bob Leivers9:19.02 George Burleigh, Gordon Devlin, Robert Hooper, Bob Pirie9:20.23 Robert Wilshire, Noel Ryan, Robin Biddulph, William Fleming9:32.9

3×110 yd medley relay PosAthleteTime1 Frederick Dove, John Davies, Micky Taylor3:28.22 Gordon Kerr, Jimmy Prentice, Bob Pirie3:30.53 Ernest Hobbs, Percy Oliver, William Fleming 3:31.8

Women 3 m springboard PosAthletePts1 Irene Donnett 91.182 Lynda Adams 88.273 Marie Sharkey 81.664 Laurie Hawe 75.325 Barbara Richards 69.186 Gwen Rix 65.867 Janet Weidenhofer 47.40

10 m platform PosAthletePts1 Lurline Hook 36.472 Lynda Adams 36.393 Irene Donnett 34.574 Jean Gilbert 33.90 5 Pamela Hunt 26.10

110 yd freestyle PosAthleteTime1 Evelyn de Lacy 1:10.12 Dorothy Green 1:11.13 Dorothy Lyon 1:12.14 Phyllis Dewar 1:12.25 Edna Hughes ?6 Mollie Ryde ?7 Zilpha Grant ?

440 yd freestyle PosAthleteTime1 Dorothy Green 5:39.72 Margaret Jeffery 5:40.23 Mona Leydon 5:42.04 Dorothy Hobson 5:47.0? Phyllis Dewar ?6 Mynee Steel 5:51.7 ? Mollie Ryde ?

110 yd backstroke PosAthleteTime1 Pat Norton 1:19.52 Jeanne Greenland 1:22.53 Margot Hamilton 1:23.24 Noel Oxenbury 1.23.2/105 Zilpha Grant ?6 Florence Humble ?7 Lorna Frampton ?

220 yd breaststroke PosAthleteTime1 Doris Storey 3:06.32 Carla Gerke 3:12.13 Joan Langdon 3:22.24 Valerie George 3:23.05 Joan Thomas 3:23.66 Margaret Dovey 3:32.07 Winnie Dunn ?

4×110 yd freestyle relay PosAthleteTime1 Noel Oxenbury, Dorothy Lyon, Mary Baggaley, Phyllis Dewar4:48.32 Dorothy Green, Evelyn de Lacy, Margaret Rawson, Pat Norton4:49.03 Edna Hughes, Joyce Harrowby, Margery Hinton, Zilpha Grant 4:50.1

3×110 yd medley relay PosAthleteTime1 Doris Storey, Lorna Frampton, Margery Hinton 3:57.72 Carla Gerke,Hazel Holmes, Molly Ryde 4:07.53 Evelyn de Lacy, Pat Norton, Valerie George4:10.04 Canada 4:10.15 Joyce Macdonald, Mona Leydon, Winnie Dunn 4:22.3

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