At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women.[1] The competitions were held from Sunday July 13, 1924, to Sunday July 20, 1924.
Swimming at the Games of the IX Olympiad | |
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Venue | Piscine des Tourelles |
Dates | 13–20 July 1924 |
No. of events | 11 |
Competitors | 169 from 23 nations |
There were 169 participants from 23 countries competing. The United States team, coached by Bill Bachrach, won 19 of the 33 medals, and 9 of the 11 gold medals.
Medal table
editRank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 19 | |
2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (6 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
Medal summary
editMen's events
editGames | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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100 m freestyle |
Johnny Weissmuller |
Duke Kahanamoku |
Samuel Kahanamoku |
400 m freestyle |
Johnny Weissmuller |
Arne Borg |
Boy Charlton |
1500 m freestyle |
Boy Charlton |
Arne Borg |
Frank Beaurepaire |
100 m backstroke |
Warren Kealoha |
Paul Wyatt |
Károly Bartha |
200 m breaststroke |
Bob Skelton |
Joseph De Combe |
Bill Kirschbaum |
4 × 200 m freestyle relay |
Ralph Breyer Harry Glancy Dick Howell Wally O'Connor Johnny Weissmuller |
Frank Beaurepaire Boy Charlton Moss Christie Ernest Henry Ivan Stedman |
Åke Borg Arne Borg Thor Henning Gösta Persson Orvar Trolle Georg Werner |
Women's events
editGames | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
100 m freestyle |
Ethel Lackie |
Mariechen Wehselau |
Gertrude Ederle |
400 m freestyle |
Martha Norelius |
Helen Wainwright |
Gertrude Ederle |
100 m backstroke |
Sybil Bauer |
Phyllis Harding |
Aileen Riggin |
200 m breaststroke |
Lucy Morton |
Agnes Geraghty |
Gladys Carson |
4 × 100 m freestyle relay |
Euphrasia Donnelly Gertrude Ederle Ethel Lackie Mariechen Wehselau |
Florence Barker Constance Jeans Grace McKenzie Iris Tanner |
Aina Berg Gurli Ewerlund Wivan Pettersson Hjördis Töpel |
Participating nations
editA total of 169 swimmers (118 men and 51 women) from 23 nations (men from 22 nations - women from 10 nations) competed at the Paris Games:
Argentina (4) (men:4 women:0)
Australia (5) (men:5 women:0)
Belgium (6) (men:6 women:0)
Canada (2) (men:2 women:0)
Czechoslovakia (9) (men:6 women:3)
Denmark (4) (men:0 women:4)
Finland (2) (men:2 women:0)
France (20) (men:12 women:8)
Great Britain (26) (men:15 women:11)
Greece (1) (men:1 women:0)
Hungary (6) (men:5 women:1)
Italy (6) (men:6 women:0)
Japan (6) (men:6 women:0)
Luxembourg (4) (men:2 women:2)
Netherlands (12) (men:8 women:4)
New Zealand (2) (men:1 women:1)
Norway (1) (men:1 women:0)
Portugal (1) (men:1 women:0)
Spain (4) (men:4 women:0)
Sweden (14) (men:9 women:5)
Switzerland (2) (men:2 women:0)
United States (26) (men:14 women:12)
Yugoslavia (6) (men:6 women:0)
References
edit- ^ "Olympedia – Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-01-26.