Aquatics at the 1930 British Empire Games
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At the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, there were two aquatics disciplines – swimming and diving. There were four diving events contested and eleven swimming events. The aquatics programme included the only women's events of the games.[1]
| Aquatics at the 1930 British Empire Games | |
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| Venue | Hamilton Municipal Pool |
| Location | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Dates | 16 – 23 August 1930 |
These events were held at the Hamilton Municipal Pool (now the Jimmy Thompson Memorial Pool), which was built specifically for these games. At that time, it was the best competition pool in the British Empire.[2]
England topped the swimming medal table with six gold medals, although Canada equalled the number of six golds by virtue of winning three of the four diving gold medals.[3][4]
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Medal table
* Host nation (Canada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canada (CAN)* | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
| 2 |  England (ENG) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 3 |  Australia (AUS) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  South Africa (SAF) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Scotland (SCO) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 |  Wales (WAL) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 |  New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 15 | 15 | 13 | 43 | |
Medal summary
Diving
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard | Alfred Phillips (CAN) | 147 | Cyril Kennett (CAN) | 138 | Arthur Stott (CAN) | 127 |
| 10 m platform | Alfred Phillips (CAN) | 90.6 | Samuel Walker (CAN) | 83.3 | Thomas Scott (ENG) | 82.3 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard | Oonagh Whitsett (SAF) | 90.1 | Doris Ogilvie (CAN) | 89.7 | Mollie Bailey (CAN) | 88.7 |
| 10 m platform | Pearl Stoneham (CAN) | 39.3 | Helen McCormack (CAN) | 38.3 | Only two entrants | |
Swimming
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yd freestyle | Munroe Bourne (CAN) | 56.0 | Norman Brooks (ENG) | 56.1 | Bert Gibson (CAN) | |
| 400 yd freestyle | Noel Ryan (AUS) | 4.39.8 | Gordon Bridson (NZL) | 4.45.8 | George Burleigh (CAN) | |
| 1500 yd freestyle | Noel Ryan (AUS) | 18:55.4 | Gordon Bridson (NZL) | 19:41 | George Burleigh (CAN) | |
| 100 yd backstroke | Bill Trippett (ENG) | 1:05.4 | Willie Francis (SCO) | 1:06 | John Besford (ENG) | 1:07 |
| 200 yd breaststroke | Jack Aubin (CAN) | 2.38.4 | Stanley Bell (ENG) | 2.39.6 | Reginald Flint (ENG) | 2:45 |
| 4×200 yd freestyle relay |
Canada Bert Gibson Munroe Bourne George Burleigh James Thompson | 8:42.4 | England Freddie Milton Norman Brooks Arthur Watts Joseph Whiteside | 8:43 | Only two teams entered | |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yd freestyle | Joyce Cooper (ENG) | 1:03.0 | Ellen King (SCO) | 1:07 |  Valerie Davies (WAL) | |
| 400 yd freestyle | Joyce Cooper (ENG) | 5:25 | Valerie Davies (WAL) | 5:28 | Cissie Stewart (SCO) | |
| 100 yd backstroke | Joyce Cooper (ENG) | 1:15 | Valerie Davies (WAL) | 1:17 | Phyllis Harding (ENG) | 1:18 |
| 200 yd breaststroke | Cecelia Wolstenholme (ENG) | 2:54 [WR] | Margery Hinton (ENG) | Ellen King (SCO) | ||
| 4×100 yd freestyle relay |
England Joyce Cooper Doreen Cooper Olive Joynes Phyllis Harding | 4:32.8 | Canada Betty Edwards Irene Pirie Marjorie Linton Peggy Bailey | 4:33.0 | Scotland Cissie Stewart Ellen King Jean McDowell Jessie McVey | 4:37.0 |
Finals
100 yd freestyle
- 1
Munroe Bourne - 2
Norman Brooks - 3 Bert Gibson
- 4 Joseph Whiteside
- 5
Ivan William Cameron
400 yd freestyle
- 1 Noel Ryan
- 2
Gordon Bridson - 3 George Burleigh
- 4 Joseph Whiteside
- 5 Freddie Milton
- 6 Munroe Bourne
- 7 Norman Brooks (dnf)
1500 yd freestyle
- 1 Noel Ryan
- 2 Gordon Bridson
- 3 George Burleigh
- 4 Jack Hatfield
- 5 James Thompson
- 6 Cyril Kennett
- ? Munroe Bourne
100 yd backstroke
- 1 Bill Trippett
- 2
Willie Francis - 3 John Besford
- 4 Ivan William Cameron
200 yd breaststroke
4×200 yd freestyle relay
- 1 Bert Gibson, Munroe Bourne, George Burleigh, James Thompson
- 2 Freddie Milton, Norman Brooks, Arthur Watts, Joseph Whiteside
- Only two teams entered
100 yd freestyle
400 yd freestyle
100 yd backstroke
- 1 Joyce Cooper
- 2
Valerie Davies - 3 Phyllis Harding
- 4 Ellen King
- 5 ?
- 6 Cissie Stewart
200 yd breaststroke
- 1 Cecelia Wolstenholme
- 2 Margery Hinton
- 3 Ellen King
- 4 Molly Bailey
- 5 ?
- 6 Gladys Pidgeon
4×100 yd freestyle relay
- 1 Joyce Cooper, Doreen Cooper, Olive Joynes, Phyllis Harding
- 2 Betty Edwards, Irene Pirie, Marjorie Linton, Peggy Bailey
- 3 Cissie Stewart, Ellen King, Jean McDowell, Jessie McVey
3 m springboard
- 1
Oonagh Whitsett[5] - 2 Doris Ogilvie
- 3 Mollie Bailey
- 4 Helen McCormack