Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics

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At the 1912 Summer Olympics, nine swimming events were contested. Swimming events were held in a 100 m course built in Stockholm harbor. For the first time, women's events were part of the Olympic swimming program. The competitions were held from Saturday July 6, 1912 to Friday July 12, 1912. There was a total of 120 participants from 17 countries competing.

Medal table

1  Germany (GER) 2 3 2 7
2  Australasia (ANZ) 2 2 2 6
3  United States (USA) 2 1 1 4
4  Canada (CAN) 2 0 0 2
5  Great Britain (GBR) 1 2 3 6
6  Sweden (SWE) 0 1 0 1
7  Austria (AUT) 0 0 1 1
Total 9 9 9 27

Medal summary

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m freestyle
details
Duke Kahanamoku
 United States
Cecil Healy
 Australasia
Ken Huszagh
 United States
400 m freestyle
details
George Hodgson
 Canada
John Hatfield
 Great Britain
Harold Hardwick
 Australasia
1500 m freestyle
details
George Hodgson
 Canada
John Hatfield
 Great Britain
Harold Hardwick
 Australasia
100 m backstroke
details
Harry Hebner
 United States
Otto Fahr
 Germany
Paul Kellner
 Germany
200 m breaststroke
details
Walter Bathe
 Germany
Wilhelm Lützow
 Germany
Paul Malisch
 Germany
400 m breaststroke
details
Walter Bathe
 Germany
Thor Henning
 Sweden
Percy Courtman
 Great Britain
4×200 m freestyle relay
details
 Australasia (ANZ)
Cecil Healy
Malcolm Champion
Leslie Boardman
Harold Hardwick
 United States (USA)
Ken Huszagh
Harry Hebner
Perry McGillivray
Duke Kahanamoku
 Great Britain (GBR)
William Foster
Thomas Battersby
John Hatfield
Henry Taylor

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m freestyle
details
Fanny Durack
 Australasia
Wilhelmina Wylie
 Australasia
Jennie Fletcher
 Great Britain
4×100 m freestyle relay
details
 Great Britain (GBR)
Belle Moore
Jennie Fletcher
Annie Speirs
Irene Steer
 Germany (GER)
Wally Dressel
Louise Otto
Hermine Stindt
Grete Rosenberg
 Austria (AUT)
Margarete Adler
Klara Milch
Josephine Sticker
Berta Zahourek

Participating nations

A total of 120 swimmers (93 men and 27 women) from 17 nations (men from 17 nations - women from 8 nations) competed at the Stockholm Games:

References

  • "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
  • (ed). Erik Bergvall (1913). The Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912 Official Report (PDF). Stockholm: Wahlström and Widstrand. pp. 712–727. Retrieved 2008-03-19. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  • Mallon, Bill (2003). The 1912 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-1047-7. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)