Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the Games of the VII Olympiad | |
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Venue | Stade Nautique d'Antwerp |
Dates | 22–29 August 1920 |
No. of events | 10 |
Competitors | 116 from 19 nations |
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At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, ten swimming events were contested.[1] The women's 300 metre freestyle event was new since the previous Games in 1912. The competitions were held from Sunday August 22, 1920, to Sunday August 29, 1920. There was a total of 116 participants from 19 countries competing.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 8 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (7 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
Medal summary
Men's events
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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100 m freestyle details | Duke Kahanamoku![]() | Pua Kealoha![]() | Bill Harris![]() |
400 m freestyle details | Norman Ross![]() | Ludy Langer![]() | George Vernot![]() |
1500 m freestyle details | Norman Ross![]() | George Vernot![]() | Frank Beaurepaire![]() |
100 m backstroke details | Warren Kealoha![]() | Ray Kegeris![]() | Gérard Blitz![]() |
200 m breaststroke details | Håkan Malmrot![]() | Thor Henning![]() | Arvo Aaltonen![]() |
400 m breaststroke details | Håkan Malmrot![]() | Thor Henning![]() | Arvo Aaltonen![]() |
4 × 200 m freestyle relay details | ![]() Duke Kahanamoku Pua Kealoha Perry McGillivray Norman Ross | ![]() Frank Beaurepaire Henry Hay William Herald Ivan Stedman | ![]() Harold Annison Edward Peter Leslie Savage Henry Taylor |
Women's events
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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100 m freestyle details | Ethelda Bleibtrey![]() | Irene Guest![]() | Frances Schroth![]() |
300 m freestyle details | Ethelda Bleibtrey![]() | Margaret Woodbridge![]() | Frances Schroth![]() |
4 × 100 m freestyle relay details | ![]() Ethelda Bleibtrey Irene Guest Frances Schroth Margaret Woodbridge | ![]() Hilda James Constance Jeans Grace McKenzie Charlotte Radcliffe | ![]() Aina Berg Jane Gylling Emily Machnow Carin Nilsson |
Participating nations
A total of 116 swimmers (92 men and 24 women) from 19 nations (men from 17 nations - women from 9 nations) competed at the Antwerp Games:
Australia (6) (men:5 women:1)
Belgium (12) (men:11 women:1)
Brazil (2) (men:2 women:0)
Canada (3) (men:3 women:0)
Czechoslovakia (4) (men:4 women:0)
Finland (1) (men:1 women:0)
France (13) (men:10 women:3)
Great Britain (18) (men:12 women:6)
Italy (4) (men:4 women:0)
Japan (2) (men:2 women:0)
Luxembourg (2) (men:2 women:0)
Netherlands (4) (men:3 women:1)
New Zealand (1) (men:0 women:1)
Norway (2) (men:2 women:0)
South Africa (1) (men:0 women:1)
Spain (2) (men:2 women:0)
Sweden (13) (men:9 women:4)
Switzerland (4) (men:4 women:0)
United States (22) (men:16 women:6)
References
- ^ "Olympedia – Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
- Olympic Games Antwerp 1920 — Official Report (PDF) (in French). Belgian Olympic Committee. 1957. pp. 119–124, 128–129. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
- Mallon, Bill; Bijkerk, Anthony Th. (January 2003). The 1920 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-1280-8.