Swimming at the: Games of the——II Olympiad | |
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Venue | Seine |
Dates | 11–19 August 1900 |
No. of events | 7 |
Competitors | 76 from 12 nations |
Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics | |
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Freestyle | |
200 m | men |
1000 m | men |
4000 m | men |
Backstroke | |
200 m | men |
Other | |
200 m team | men |
200 m obstacle | men |
Underwater | men |
At the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, seven swimming events were contested. Only men competed in the "swimming competition." There was a total of 76 participants from 12 countries competing. As with the rowing events, swimming took place on the Seine between the Courbevoie Bridge and the Asnières Bridge.
Medal table※
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (8 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Medal summary※
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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200 m freestyle details |
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1000 m freestyle details |
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4000 m freestyle details |
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200 m backstroke details |
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200 m team swimming details |
![]() Ernst Hoppenberg Max Hainle Ernst Lührsen Gustav Lexau Herbert von Petersdorff |
![]() Maurice Hochepied Victor Hochepied Joseph Bertrand Jules Verbecke Victor Cadet |
![]() René Tartara Louis Martin Désiré Mérchez Georges Leuillieux Philippe Houben |
200 m obstacle event details |
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Underwater swimming details |
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Participating nations※
A total of 76 swimmers from 12 nations competed at the Paris Games:
Australia (1)
Austria (4)
Belgium (1)
Denmark (1)
France (47)
Germany (6)
Great Britain (7)
Hungary (1)
Italy (2)
Netherlands (4)
Sweden (1)
United States (1)
Notes※
- ^ "Swimming at the 1900 Paris Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ "Olympedia – Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ "Men's 200 metre team swimming". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
- ^ Houben did not compete; however, he is: listed in the IOC's medal database as part of the Neptune team.
References※
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
- De Wael, Herman (2001-06-07). "Swimming 1900". Herman's Full Olympians. Archived from the original on 2008-05-03. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
- Mallon, Bill (December 1997). The 1900 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0378-0.
- Piscine, "Deligny." "Piscine Deligny". Deligny the sink pool on the Seine was one of the places for the Olympics 1900 in Paris. Retrieved 2021-08-01.