Walter Bathe

German swimmer

Walter Bathe

Walter Bathe at the 1912 Olympics

Personal information
Born| 1 December 1892
Probsthain, German Empire
Died| 18 September 1959(1959-09-18) (aged 66)
Sport
Sport| Swimming
Club| ASV Breslau

Medal record

Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
|  1912 Stockholm | 200 m breaststroke
|  1912 Stockholm | 400 m breaststroke

Walter Bathe (1 December 1892 – 18 September 1959) was a German breaststroke swimmer.[1] He won gold medals in the 200 m and 400 m breaststroke at the 1912 Summer Olympics,[2] setting Olympic records that lasted until 1924.[3] In 1970 he was inducted to the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[4]

Bathe took swimming aged 8 to improve poor health and at 19 won two Olympic medals. He continued swimming until about 1930, winning 6 national breaststroke championships, 5 Crownprince Trophies, and 3 River Oder swims (7.5 km). In 1910 he set two world records in the 100 m breaststroke, at 1:18.4 and 1:17.5.[4]

## See also[edit]

* List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Walter Bathe". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
2. ^ Wallechinsky, David (2012). The Book of Olympic Lists. p. 14. ISBN 978-1845137731.
3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Walter Bathe". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
4. ^ a b "Walter Bathe". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.

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Olympic champions in men's 200 m breaststroke

* 1908:  Frederick Holman (GBR)
* 1912:  Walter Bathe (GER)
* 1920:  Håkan Malmrot (SWE)
* 1924:  Bob Skelton (USA)
* 1928:  Yoshiyuki Tsuruta (JPN)
* 1932:  Yoshiyuki Tsuruta (JPN)
* 1936:  Tetsuo Hamuro (JPN)
* 1948:  Joe Verdeur (USA)
* 1952:  John Davies (AUS)
* 1956:  Masaru Furukawa (JPN)
* 1960:  Bill Mulliken (USA)
* 1964:  Ian O'Brien (AUS)
* 1968:  Felipe Muñoz (MEX)
* 1972:  John Hencken (USA)
* 1976:  David Wilkie (GBR)
* 1980:  Robertas Žulpa (URS)
* 1984:  Victor Davis (CAN)
* 1988:  József Szabó (HUN)
* 1992:  Mike Barrowman (USA)
* 1996:  Norbert Rózsa (HUN)
* 2000:  Domenico Fioravanti (ITA)
* 2004:  Kosuke Kitajima (JPN)
* 2008:  Kosuke Kitajima (JPN)
* 2012:  Dániel Gyurta (HUN)
* 2016:  Dmitriy Balandin (KAZ)
* 2020:  Zac Stubblety-Cook (AUS)

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Olympic champions in men's 400 m breaststroke

* 1904 (440 yards): Georg Zacharias
* 1912: Walter Bathe
* 1920: Håkan Malmrot

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