Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Swimming

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Venue| Seine
Dates| 11–19 August 1900
No. of events| 7
Competitors| 76 from 12 nations

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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

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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.[1][2] As with the rowing events, swimming took place on the Seine between the Courbevoie Bridge and the Asnières Bridge.

## Medal table

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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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
Totals (8 entries)| 7| 7| 7| 21

## Medal summary

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Games  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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200 m freestyle
details |  Frederick Lane (AUS) |  Zoltán Halmay (HUN) |  Karl Ruberl (AUT)
1000 m freestyle
details |  John Arthur Jarvis (GBR) |  Otto Wahle (AUT) |  Zoltán Halmay (HUN)
4000 m freestyle
details |  John Arthur Jarvis (GBR) |  Zoltán Halmay (HUN) |  Louis Martin (FRA)
200 m backstroke
details |  Ernst Hoppenberg (GER) |  Karl Ruberl (AUT) |  Johannes Drost (NED)
200 m team swimming
details |  Germany (GER)[3]
Ernst Hoppenberg
Max Hainle
Ernst Lührsen
Gustav Lexau
Herbert von Petersdorff |  France (FRA)
Maurice Hochepied
Victor Hochepied
Joseph Bertrand
Jules Verbecke
Victor Cadet |  France (FRA)
René Tartara
Louis Martin
Désiré Mérchez
Georges Leuillieux
Philippe Houben[4]
200 m obstacle event
details |  Frederick Lane (AUS) |  Otto Wahle (AUT) |  Peter Kemp (GBR)
Underwater swimming
details |  Charles Devendeville (FRA) |  André Six (FRA) |  Peder Lykkeberg (DEN)

## Participating nations

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A total of 76 swimmers from 12 nations competed at the Paris Games:

* Australia (1)
* Austria (4)
* Belgium (1)
* Denmark (1)
* France (47)
* Germany (6)
* Great Britain (7)
* Hungary (1)
* Italy (2)
* Netherlands (4)
* Sweden (1)
* United States (1)

## Notes

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1. ^ "Swimming at the 1900 Paris Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
2. ^ "Olympedia – Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
3. ^ "Men's 200 metre team swimming". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
4. ^ Houben did not compete; however, he is listed in the IOC's medal database as part of the Neptune team.

## References

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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. Archived from the original on 2008-05-03. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
* Mallon, Bill (December 1997). The 1900 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0378-0.
* Piscine, Deligny. "Piscine Deligny". Deligny the sink pool on the Seine was one of the places for the Olympics 1900 in Paris. Retrieved 2021-08-01.

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Events at the 1900 Summer Olympics (Paris)

Official|

* Archery
* Athletics
* Basque pelota
* Cricket
* Croquet
* Cycling
* Equestrian
* Fencing
* Football
* Golf
* Gymnastics
* Polo
* Rowing
* Rugby union
* Sailing
* Shooting
* Swimming
* Tennis
* Tug of war
* Water polo

Unofficial|

* Angling
* Ballooning
* Baseball
* Boules
* Cannon shooting
* Fire fighting
* Kite flying
* Life saving
* Longue paume
* Military exercise
* Motor racing
* Motorcycle racing
* Pigeon racing
* Water motorsports

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Swimming at the Summer Olympics

Editions|

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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
* 200 m fly
* 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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* List of Olympic records
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