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Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre obstacle event

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Men's 200 metre obstacle course
at the Games of the II Olympiad
Frederick Lane, after winning the gold medal
VenueRiver Seine
DatesAugust 11 (semifinals)
August 12 (final)
Competitors12 from 5 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Frederick Lane
 Australia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Otto Wahle
 Austria
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Peter Kemp
 Great Britain

The men's 200 metre obstacle event was an obstacle swimming event in the 1900 Summer Olympics held in Paris. It was held on 11 August and 12 August 1900. Twelve swimmers from five nations competed. The event was won by Frederick Lane of Australia, with Otto Wahle of Austria second and Peter Kemp of Great Britain third. Lane had already won the 200 metre freestyle (with no obstacles).

Background

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This was the only appearance of obstacle swimming at the Olympics.[1]

Competition format

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There were three obstacles throughout the 200 metre course. Swimmers had to climb over the first two (a pole and a row of boats), and swim under the third (another row of boats).[2][3]

This swimming event used freestyle swimming, which means that the method of the stroke is not regulated (unlike backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly events). The event consisted of two rounds: semifinals and a final. There were three semifinals, with 4 swimmers in each; the top 2 swimmers in each semifinal advanced to the final along with the 4 with the best times from the remaining swimmers. This made a 10-person final.

Schedule

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Date Time Round
Sunday, 11 August 1900 10:30 Semifinals
Monday, 12 August 1900 15:15 Final

Results

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Semifinals

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The two fastest swimmers in each heat as well as the four fastest losers from across the three heats advanced. This meant that 10 of the 12 swimmers moved on to the final.

Semifinal 1

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Rank Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 Frederick Lane  Australia 3:04.0 Q
2 Karl Ruberl  Austria 3:06.0 Q
3 F. Stapleton  Great Britain 3:18.4 q
4 Louis Marc  France 3:29.2 q

Semifinal 2

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Rank Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 Otto Wahle  Austria 2:56.1 Q
2 William Henry  Great Britain 3:14.4 Q
3 Jules Verbecke  France 3:18.0 q
4 Victor Hochepied  France 3:37.2

Semifinal 3

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Rank Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 Peter Kemp  Great Britain 3:12.1 Q
2 Maurice Hochepied  France 3:16.2 Q
3 Joseph Bertrand  France 3:28.2 q
4 Fred Hendschel  United States 3:45.2

Final

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The obstacle swimming event

The final was held on 12 August.

Rank Swimmer Nation Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Frederick Lane  Australia 2:38.4
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Otto Wahle  Austria 2:40.0
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Peter Kemp  Great Britain 2:47.4
4 Karl Ruberl  Austria 2:51.2
5 F. Stapleton  Great Britain 2:55.0
6 William Henry  Great Britain 2:58.0
7 Maurice Hochepied  France 2:58.0
8 Jules Verbecke  France 3:08.4
9 Joseph Bertrand  France 3:17.0
10 Louis Marc  France 3:30.6

References

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  1. ^ "200 metres Obstacle Course, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  2. ^ Swimming at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Obstacle Course | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com Archived October 23, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Hoblin, Paul (2013). Amazing Olympic Records. 1980 Lookout Dr., Mankato, MN 56003-1705: The Child's World. p. 28. ISBN 9781614734055.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)