Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics

Swimming

at the Games of the V Olympiad

Venue| Djurgårdsbrunnsviken
Dates| 6–12 July 1912
No. of events| 9
Competitors| 120 from 17 nations

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Swimming at the
1912 Summer Olympics

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|

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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.

## Medal table

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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

## Medal summary

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### Men's events

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Games  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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100 m freestyle
details |  Duke Kahanamoku (USA) |  Cecil Healy (ANZ) |  Ken Huszagh (USA)
400 m freestyle
details |  George Hodgson (CAN) |  John Hatfield (GBR) |  Harold Hardwick (ANZ)
1500 m freestyle
details |  George Hodgson (CAN) |  John Hatfield (GBR) |  Harold Hardwick (ANZ)
100 m backstroke
details |  Harry Hebner (USA) |  Otto Fahr (GER) |  Paul Kellner (GER)
200 m breaststroke
details |  Walter Bathe (GER) |  Wilhelm Lützow (GER) |  Paul Malisch (GER)
400 m breaststroke
details |  Walter Bathe (GER) |  Thor Henning (SWE) |  Percy Courtman (GBR)
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

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Games  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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100 m freestyle
details |  Fanny Durack (ANZ) |  Wilhelmina Wylie (ANZ) |  Jennie Fletcher (GBR)
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

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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:

* Australasia (9) (men:7 women:2)
* Austria (8) (men:3 women:5)
* Belgium (5) (men:4 women:1)
* Canada (1) (men:1 women:0)
* Denmark (1) (men:1 women:0)
* Finland (6) (men:4 women:2)
* France (3) (men:3 women:0)
* Germany (17) (men:13 women:4)
* Great Britain (18) (men:12 women:6)
* Greece (1) (men:1 women:0)
* Hungary (8) (men:8 women:0)
* Italy (2) (men:2 women:0)
* Norway (5) (men:4 women:1)
* Russia (4) (men:4 women:0)
* South Africa (1) (men:1 women:0)
* Sweden (24) (men:18 women:6)
* United States (7) (men:7 women:0)

## References

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1. ^ "Olympedia – Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2023-12-16.

* "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
* (ed). Erik Bergvall (December 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)
* Mallon, Bill; Widlund, Ture (January 2003). The 1912 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-1047-7.

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Events at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm

* Athletics
* Baseball (demonstration)
* Cycling
* Diving
* Equestrian
* Fencing
* Football
* Glima (demonstration)
* Gymnastics
* Modern pentathlon
* Rowing
* Sailing
* Shooting
* Swimming
* Tennis
* Tug of war
* Water polo
* Wrestling
* Art competitions (unofficial)

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Current events|

* 50 m free
* 100 m free
* 200 m free
* 400 m free
* 800 m free
* 1500 m free
* 100 m back
* 200 m back
* 100 m breast
* 200 m breast
* 100 m fly
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* 200 m IM
* 400 m IM
* 4 × 100 m free relay
* 4 × 200 m free relay
* 4 × 100 m medlay relay
* 10 km

Past events|

* 500 m free (1896)
* 1000 m free (1900)
* 1200 m free (1896)
* 4000 m free (1900)
* 400 m breast
* 1904
* 1912
* 1920
* 4 × 100 yd free relay (1904)
* 200 m team (1900)
* 200 m obstacle (1900)
* underwater (1900)
* 100 m free sailors (1896)

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