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.[1][2] As with the rowing events, swimming took place on the Seine between the Courbevoie Bridge and the Asnières Bridge.
Swimming at the Games of the II Olympiad | |
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Swimming pictogram | |
Venue | Seine |
Dates | 11–19 August 1900 |
No. of events | 7 |
Competitors | 76 from 12 nations |
Medal table
editRank | 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
editGames | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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200 m freestyle |
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1000 m freestyle |
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4000 m freestyle |
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200 m backstroke |
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200 m team swimming |
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[4] |
200 m obstacle event |
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Underwater swimming |
Participating nations
editA 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
edit- ^ "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
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics.
- "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.