Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics
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 |
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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
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
Men's events
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
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
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
- ^ "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.
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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.