| Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freestyle | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| Backstroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| Breaststroke | ||||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Butterfly | ||||
| 100 m | women | |||
| 200 m | men | |||
| Freestyle relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | women | |||
| 4×200 m | men | |||
The men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 1956 Olympic Games took place between December 5 and 7. This swimming event used freestyle swimming, which means that the method of the stroke is not regulated (unlike backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly events). Nearly all swimmers use the front crawl or a variant of that stroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of 30 lengths of the pool.
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| Gold | Murray Rose Australia (AUS) |
| Silver | Tsuyoshi Yamanaka Japan (JPN) |
| Bronze | George Breen United States (USA) |
Four heats were held; the swimmers with the fastest eight times advanced to the Finals. The swimmers that advanced are highlighted.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murray Rose | Australia | 18:04.1 |
| 2 | Tsuyoshi Yamanaka | Japan | 18:04.3 |
| 3 | William Slater | Canada | 18:51.6 |
| 4 | Guy Montserrat | France | 19:17.4 |
| 5 | György Csordás | Hungary | 19:44.2 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Winram | Australia | 18:35.7 |
| 2 | Yukiyoshi Aoki | Japan | 18:36.0 |
| 3 | George Onekea | United States | 19:13.8 |
| 4 | Peter Duncan | South Africa | 19:58.5 |
| 5 | Ral Martin | Cuba | 19:59.9 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Breen | United States | 17:52.9 |
| 2 | Sándor Záborszky | Hungary | 19:01.2 |
| 3 | Jacques Collignon | France | 19:10.8 |
| 4 | Bana Sailani | Philippines | 19:16.8 |
| 5 | Gennady Androsov | Soviet Union | 19:22.6 |
| 6 | Hans-Joachim Reich | Germany | 19:28.6 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murray Garretty | Australia | 18:27.4 |
| 2 | Jean Boiteux | France | 18:46.6 |
| 3 | Seizaburo Yagi | Japan | 18:57.3 |
| 4 | David Radcliffe | United States | 19:09.6 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Rose | Australia | 17:58.9 | ||
| Tsuyoshi Yamanaka | Japan | 18:00.3 | ||
| George Breen | United States | 18:08.2 | ||
| 4 | Murray Garretty | Australia | 18:26.5 | |
| 5 | William Slater | Canada | 18:38.1 | |
| 6 | Jean Boiteux | France | 18:38.3 | |
| 7 | Yukiyoshi Aoki | Japan | 18:38.3 | |
| 8 | Gary Winram | Australia | 19:06.2 |