Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Appearance
At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women. The competitions were held from Saturday August 4, 1928 to Saturday August 11, 1928.
Medal summary
Men's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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100 m freestyle |
Johnny Weissmuller United States |
István Bárány Hungary |
Katsuo Takaishi Japan |
400 m freestyle |
Alberto Zorrilla Argentina |
Boy Charlton Australia |
Arne Borg Sweden |
1500 m freestyle |
Arne Borg Sweden |
Boy Charlton Australia |
Buster Crabbe United States |
100 m backstroke |
George Kojac United States |
Walter Laufer United States |
Paul Wyatt United States |
200 m breaststroke |
Tsuruta Yoshiyuki Japan |
Erich Rademacher Germany |
Teófilo Yldefonso Philippines |
4×200 m freestyle relay |
United States (USA) Austin Clapp George Kojac Walter Laufer Johnny Weissmuller |
Japan (JPN) Nobuo Arai Tokuhei Sada Katsuo Takaishi Hiroshi Yoneyama |
Canada (CAN) Garnet Ault Frederick Bourne Walter Spence James Thompson |
Women's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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100 m freestyle |
Albina Osipowich United States |
Eleanor Garatti United States |
Margaret Cooper Great Britain |
400 m freestyle |
Martha Norelius United States |
Marie Braun Netherlands |
Josephine McKim United States |
100 m backstroke |
Marie Braun Netherlands |
Ellen King Great Britain |
Margaret Cooper Great Britain |
200 m breaststroke |
Hilde Schrader Germany |
Mietje Baron Netherlands |
Charlotte Mühe Germany |
4×100 m freestyle relay |
United States (USA) Eleanor Garatti Adelaide Lambert Martha Norelius Albina Osipowich |
Great Britain (GBR) Margaret Cooper Ellen King Sarah Stewart Irene Tanner |
South Africa (RSA) Marie Bedford Frederica van der Goes Rhoda Rennie Kathleen Russell |
Participating nations
Medal table
1 | United States (USA) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
2 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
3 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
5 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
6 | Argentina (ARG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
8 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
9 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
10 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
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References
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-01-26.