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.
![Swimming](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Olympic_pictogram_Swimming.png/100px-Olympic_pictogram_Swimming.png)
Medal summary
Men's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
100 m freestyle |
Johnny Weissmuller![]() |
István Bárány![]() |
Katsuo Takaishi![]() |
400 m freestyle |
Alberto Zorrilla![]() |
Boy Charlton![]() |
Arne Borg![]() |
1500 m freestyle |
Arne Borg![]() |
Boy Charlton![]() |
Buster Crabbe![]() |
100 m backstroke |
George Kojac![]() |
Walter Laufer![]() |
Paul Wyatt![]() |
200 m breaststroke |
Tsuruta Yoshiyuki![]() |
Erich Rademacher![]() |
Teófilo Yldefonso![]() |
4×200 m freestyle relay |
![]() Austin Clapp George Kojac Walter Laufer Johnny Weissmuller |
![]() Nobuo Arai Tokuhei Sada Katsuo Takaishi Hiroshi Yoneyama |
![]() Garnet Ault Frederick Bourne Walter Spence James Thompson |
Women's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
100 m freestyle |
Albina Osipowich![]() |
Eleanor Garatti![]() |
Margaret Cooper![]() |
400 m freestyle |
Martha Norelius![]() |
Marie Braun![]() |
Josephine McKim![]() |
100 m backstroke |
Marie Braun![]() |
Ellen King![]() |
Margaret Cooper![]() |
200 m breaststroke |
Hilde Schrader![]() |
Mietje Baron![]() |
Charlotte Mühe![]() |
4×100 m freestyle relay |
![]() Eleanor Garatti Adelaide Lambert Martha Norelius Albina Osipowich |
![]() Margaret Cooper Ellen King Sarah Stewart Irene Tanner |
![]() Marie Bedford Frederica van der Goes Rhoda Rennie Kathleen Russell |
Participating nations
Medal table
1 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
2 | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
3 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
![]() |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
5 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
6 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7 | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
8 | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
9 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
10 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
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References
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-01-26.