Aquatics at the 1938 British Empire Games

Aquatics at the 1938 British Empire Games
VenueNorth Sydney Olympic Pool
LocationSydney, Australia
Dates5 – 12 February 1938

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.[1][2]

The events were held at the North Sydney Olympic Pool, which was built two years earlier.[3]

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.[4]

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Australia)

Medals won by nation with totals, ranked by number of golds—sortable
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Australia (AUS)*73616
2 England (ENG)73313
3 Canada (CAN)36615
4 South Africa (SAF)0303
5 Guiana (BGU)0101
 Wales (WAL)0101
7 New Zealand (NZL)0011
 Scotland (SCO)0011
Totals (8 entries)17171751

Medal summary

Diving

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 m springboard Ron Masters 126.36 Doug Tomalin 124.78 George Athans 117.90
10 m platform Doug Tomalin 108.74 Ron Masters 102.87 George Athans 98.93

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 m springboard Irene Donnett 91.18 Lynda Adams 88.27 Marie Sharkey 81.66
10 m platform Lurline Hook 36.47 Lynda Adams 36.39 Irene Donnett 34.57

Swimming

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
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 relay England
Frederick Dove
Mostyn Ffrench-Williams
Norman Wainwright
Bob Leivers		 9:19.0 Canada
George Burleigh
Gordon Devlin
Robert Hooper
Bob Pirie		 9:20.2 Australia
Robert Wilshire
Noel Ryan
Robin Biddulph
William Fleming		 9:32.9
3×110 yd medley relay England
Frederick Dove
John Davies
Micky Taylor		 3:28.2 Canada
Gordon Kerr
Jimmy Prentice
Bob Pirie		 3:30.5 Australia
Ernest Hobbs
Percy Oliver
William Fleming		 3:31.8

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
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 relay Canada
Noel Oxenbury
Dorothy Lyon
Mary Baggaley
Phyllis Dewar		 4:48.3 Australia
Dorothy Green
Evelyn de Lacy
Margaret Rawson
Pat Norton		 4:49.0 England
Edna Hughes
Joyce Harrowby
Margery Hinton
Zilpha Grant		 4:50.1
3×110 yd medley relay England
Doris Storey
Lorna Frampton
Margery Hinton		 3:57.7 South Africa
Carla Gerke
Hazel Holmes
Molly Ryde		 4:07.5 Australia
Evelyn de Lacy
Pat Norton
Valerie George		 4:10.0

Finals

Men

3 m springboard

Pos Athlete Pts
1 Ron Masters 126.36
2 Doug Tomalin 124.78
3 George Athans 117.90
4 George Johnston 111.39
5 David Norris 110.62

10 m platform

Pos Athlete Pts
1 Doug Tomalin 108.74
2 Ron Masters 102.87
3 George Athans 98.93
4 Arthur O'Connor 97.39
5 Ray Davis 94.21

110 yd freestyle

Pos Athlete Time
1 Bob Pirie 59.6
2 Terry Collard 1:00.8
3 William Fleming 1:01.0
4 Walter Spence 1:01.2
5 Peter Hanan 1:01.?
6 Frederick Dove 1:01.?
7 J. Robert Wilshire 1:01.6

440 yd freestyle

Pos Athlete Time
1 Bob Pirie 4:54.6
2 Bob Leivers 4:55.4
3 Robin Biddulph 4:55.5
4 Norman Wainwright 4:58.0
? Robert Hooper ?
? Gordon Devlin ?
7 Noel Ryan 5:20.4

1650 yd freestyle

Pos Athlete Time
1 Bob Leivers 19:46.4
2 Bob Pirie 19:59.2
3 Norman Wainwright 20:17.4
4 Gordon Devlin 20:38.5
5 Robin Biddulph 20:42.2
6 Noel Ryan 21:08.2
7 Robert Hooper ?

110 yd backstroke

Pos Athlete Time
1 Percy Oliver 1:07.9
2 Gordon Kerr 1:09.0
3 Micky Taylor 1:09.3
4 Jean M. Demers 1:14.2
5 Mostyn French-Williams ?
6 Willie Francis ?
7 Graham Huxtable ?

220 yd breaststroke

Pos Athlete Time
1 John Davies 2:51.9
2 Walter Spence 3:00.5
3 Jimmy Prentice 3:00.8
4 Ray Cameron 3:03.3
5 John Johnson 3:03.6
6 Percy Belvin 3:03.6
7 Ernest A. Hobbs 3:09.0

4×220 yd freestyle relay

Pos Athlete Time
1 Frederick Dove, Mostyn Ffrench-Williams, Norman Wainwright, Bob Leivers 9:19.0
2 George Burleigh, Gordon Devlin, Robert Hooper, Bob Pirie 9:20.2
3 Robert Wilshire, Noel Ryan, Robin Biddulph, William Fleming 9:32.9

3×110 yd medley relay

Pos Athlete Time
1 Frederick Dove, John Davies, Micky Taylor 3:28.2
2 Gordon Kerr, Jimmy Prentice, Bob Pirie 3:30.5
3 Ernest Hobbs, Percy Oliver, William Fleming 3:31.8

Women

3 m springboard

Pos Athlete Pts
1 Irene Donnett 91.18
2 Lynda Adams 88.27
3 Marie Sharkey 81.66
4 Laurie Hawe 75.32
5 Barbara Richards 69.18
6 Gwen Rix 65.86
7 Janet Weidenhofer 47.40

10 m platform

Pos Athlete Pts
1 Lurline Hook 36.47
2 Lynda Adams 36.39
3 Irene Donnett 34.57
4 Jean Gilbert 33.90
5 Pamela Hunt 26.10

110 yd freestyle

Pos Athlete Time
1 Evelyn de Lacy 1:10.1
2 Dorothy Green 1:11.1
3 Dorothy Lyon 1:12.1
4 Phyllis Dewar 1:12.2
5 Edna Hughes ?
6 Mollie Ryde ?
7 Zilpha Grant ?

440 yd freestyle

Pos Athlete Time
1 Dorothy Green 5:39.7
2 Margaret Jeffery 5:40.2
3 Mona Leydon 5:42.0
4 Dorothy Hobson 5:47.0
? Phyllis Dewar ?
6 Mynee Steel 5:51.7
? Mollie Ryde ?

110 yd backstroke

Pos Athlete Time
1 Pat Norton 1:19.5
2 Jeanne Greenland 1:22.5
3 Margot Hamilton 1:23.2
4 Noel Oxenbury 1.23.2/10
5 Zilpha Grant ?
6 Florence Humble ?
7 Lorna Frampton ?

220 yd breaststroke

Pos Athlete Time
1 Doris Storey 3:06.3
2 Carla Gerke 3:12.1
3 Joan Langdon 3:22.2
4 Valerie George 3:23.0
5 Joan Thomas 3:23.6
6 Margaret Dovey 3:32.0
7 Winnie Dunn ?

4×110 yd freestyle relay

Pos Athlete Time
1 Noel Oxenbury, Dorothy Lyon, Mary Baggaley, Phyllis Dewar 4:48.3
2 Dorothy Green, Evelyn de Lacy, Margaret Rawson, Pat Norton 4:49.0
3 Edna Hughes, Joyce Harrowby, Margery Hinton, Zilpha Grant 4:50.1

3×110 yd medley relay

Pos Athlete Time
1 Doris Storey, Lorna Frampton, Margery Hinton 3:57.7
2 Carla Gerke,Hazel Holmes, Molly Ryde 4:07.5
3 Evelyn de Lacy, Pat Norton, Valerie George 4:10.0
4 Canada 4:10.1
5 Joyce Macdonald, Mona Leydon, Winnie Dunn 4:22.3

References

  1. ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Swimming and Diving (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Swimming and Diving (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  3. ^ "The 1938 Commonwealth Games". Lochista. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Medal Standings 1938". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
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