Swimming at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle

The men's 100 metre freestyle was one of the four swimming events on the Swimming at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. The 100 metre freestyle race was the first of the swimming events. 10 swimmers entered the race. The two competitors from Austria-Hungary finished in the top two places, though no record distinguishes the places of the other eight competitors. The names of four of the Greek swimmers are not known.

Men's 100 metre freestyle
at the Games of the I Olympiad
VenueBay of Zea
DatesApril 11
Competitors10 from 4 nations
Medalists
Alfréd Hajós
 Hungary
Otto Herschmann
 Austria
Not awarded
Swimming at the
1896 Summer Olympics
Freestyle
100 mmen
500 mmen
1200 mmen
100 m sailorsmen

Hajós beat Herschmann by less than a body length.

Competition format

The competition involved a single race, with all swimmers competing at the same time.

Results
RankSwimmerNationTime
Alfréd Hajós Hungary 1:22.2
Otto Herschmann Austria 1:22.8
3-10 Georgios Anninos Greece Unknown
3-10 Efstathios Chorafas Greece Unknown
3-10 Alexandros Chrysafos Greece Unknown
3-10 Gardner Williams United States Unknown
3-10 Four others, names unknown Greece Unknown

References
  • Lampros, S.P.; Polites, N.G.; De Coubertin, Pierre; Philemon, P.J. & Anninos, C. (1897). The Olympic Games: BC 776 – AD 1896. Athens: Charles Beck. (Digitally available at )
  • Mallon, Bill & Widlund, Ture (1998). The 1896 Olympic Games. Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson: McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0379-9. (Excerpt available at )
  • Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games. London: Profile Books. ISBN 1-86197-342-X.
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