Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics

Swimming
at the Games of the V Olympiad
VenueDjurgårdsbrunnsviken
Dates6–12 July 1912
No. of events9
Competitors120 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

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Germany (GER)2327
2 Australasia (ANZ)2226
3 United States (USA)2114
4 Canada (CAN)2002
5 Great Britain (GBR)1236
6 Sweden (SWE)0101
7 Austria (AUT)0011
Totals (7 entries)99927

Medal summary

Men's events

Games Gold Silver Bronze
100 m freestyle
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 Duke Kahanamoku (USA)  Cecil Healy (ANZ)  Ken Huszagh (USA)
400 m freestyle
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 George Hodgson (CAN)  John Hatfield (GBR)  Harold Hardwick (ANZ)
1500 m freestyle
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 George Hodgson (CAN)  John Hatfield (GBR)  Harold Hardwick (ANZ)
100 m backstroke
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 Harry Hebner (USA)  Otto Fahr (GER)  Paul Kellner (GER)
200 m breaststroke
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 Walter Bathe (GER)  Wilhelm Lützow (GER)  Paul Malisch (GER)
400 m breaststroke
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 Walter Bathe (GER)  Thor Henning (SWE)  Percy Courtman (GBR)
4 × 200 m freestyle relay
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 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
100 m freestyle
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 Fanny Durack (ANZ)  Wilhelmina Wylie (ANZ)  Jennie Fletcher (GBR)
4 × 100 m freestyle relay
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 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:

References

  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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