Swimming at the Games of the V Olympiad | |
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Venue | Djurgårdsbrunnsviken |
Dates | 6–12 July 1912 |
No. of events | 9 |
Competitors | 120 from 17 nations |
Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics | ||
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Freestyle | ||
100 m | men | women |
400 m | men | |
1500 m | men | |
Backstroke | ||
100 m | men | |
Breaststroke | ||
200 m | men | |
400 m | men | |
Freestyle relay | ||
4 × 100 m | women | |
4 × 200 m | men | |
At the 1912 Summer Olympics, nine swimming events were contested.[1] 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.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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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 |
Totals (7 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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100 m freestyle |
Duke Kahanamoku (USA) | Cecil Healy (ANZ) | Ken Huszagh (USA) |
400 m freestyle |
George Hodgson (CAN) | John Hatfield (GBR) | Harold Hardwick (ANZ) |
1500 m freestyle |
George Hodgson (CAN) | John Hatfield (GBR) | Harold Hardwick (ANZ) |
100 m backstroke |
Harry Hebner (USA) | Otto Fahr (GER) | Paul Kellner (GER) |
200 m breaststroke |
Walter Bathe (GER) | Wilhelm Lützow (GER) | Paul Malisch (GER) |
400 m breaststroke |
Walter Bathe (GER) | Thor Henning (SWE) | Percy Courtman (GBR) |
4 × 200 m freestyle relay |
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 |
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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100 m freestyle |
Fanny Durack (ANZ) | Wilhelmina Wylie (ANZ) | Jennie Fletcher (GBR) |
4 × 100 m freestyle relay |
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 |
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:
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