Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics
| Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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.
Medal table
| 1 |  Great Britain (GBR) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 |  Australia (AUS) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Germany (GER) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 |  France (FRA) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 |  Austria (AUT) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 |  Hungary (HUN) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 |  Denmark (DEN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Netherlands (NED) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200 m freestyle |
Frederick Lane Australia
|
Zoltán Halmay Hungary
|
Karl Ruberl Austria
|
| 1000 m freestyle |
John Arthur Jarvis Great Britain
|
Otto Wahle Austria
|
Zoltán Halmay Hungary
|
| 4000 m freestyle |
John Arthur Jarvis Great Britain
|
Zoltán Halmay Hungary
|
Louis Martin France
|
| 200 m backstroke |
Ernst Hoppenberg Germany
|
Karl Ruberl Austria
|
Johannes Drost Netherlands
|
| 200 m team swimming |
Germany (GER)[1] Ernst Hoppenberg Max Hainle Julius Frey Max Schöne Herbert von Petersdorff |
France (FRA) Tritons Lillois Maurice Hochepied Victor Hochepied J. Bertrand Verbecke Victor Cadet |
France (FRA) Pupilles de Neptune de Lille René Tartara Louis Martin Désiré Merchez Georges Leuillieux Houben[2] |
| 200 m obstacle event |
Frederick Lane Australia
|
Otto Wahle Austria
|
Peter Kemp Great Britain
|
| Underwater swimming |
Charles de Vendeville France
|
André Six France
|
Peder Lykkeberg Denmark
|
Participating nations
A total of 76 swimmers from 12 nations competed at the Paris Games:
Australia (1)
Austria (3)
Belgium (1)
Denmark (1)
France (47)
Germany (6)
Great Britain (7)
Hungary (1)
Italy (2)
Netherlands (4)
Sweden (1)
United States (2)
Notes
- ^ This is the roster of the German team as given by the International Olympic Committee database. Mallon notes that Petersdorff did not actually compete. He also claims that contemporary sources support a 4-person roster including Hoppenberg, Hainle, Gustav Lexau, and Ernest Luhrsen; Frey and Schöne are not included in either Mallon or de Wael's list of competitors in the event.
- ^ Houben did not actually compete; however, he is listed in the IOC's medal database as part of the Neptune team.
References
Wikimedia 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. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
- Mallon, Bill (1997). The 1900 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0378-0.
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