Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics

At the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, seven swimming events were contested. Only men competed in the swimming competition. There was a total of 76 participants from 12 countries competing.[1] The games are referenced in Yann Martel's 2001 novel Life of Pi. As with the rowing events, swimming took place on the Seine between the Courbevoie Bridge and the Asnières Bridge.

Swimming
at the Games of the II Olympiad
VenueSeine
Dates11–19 August
No. of events7
Competitors76 from 12 nations

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Great Britain (GBR)2013
2 Australia (AUS)2002
 Germany (GER)2002
4 France (FRA)1225
5 Austria (AUT)0314
6 Hungary (HUN)0213
7 Denmark (DEN)0011
 Netherlands (NED)0011
Totals (8 nations)77721

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
200 m freestyle
 Frederick Lane (AUS)  Zoltán Halmay (HUN)  Karl Ruberl (AUT)
1000 m freestyle
 John Arthur Jarvis (GBR)  Otto Wahle (AUT)  Zoltán Halmay (HUN)
4000 m freestyle
 John Arthur Jarvis (GBR)  Zoltán Halmay (HUN)  Louis Martin (FRA)
200 m backstroke
 Ernst Hoppenberg (GER)  Karl Ruberl (AUT)  Johannes Drost (NED)
200 m team swimming
 Germany (GER)[2]
Ernst Hoppenberg
Max Hainle
Julius Frey
Max Schöne
Herbert von Petersdorff
 France (FRA)
Maurice Hochepied
Victor Hochepied
Joseph Bertrand
Verbecke
Victor Cadet
 France (FRA)
René Tartara
Louis Martin
Désiré Merchez
Georges Leuillieux
Houben[3]
200 m obstacle event
 Frederick Lane (AUS)  Otto Wahle (AUT)  Peter Kemp (GBR)
Underwater swimming
 Charles Devendeville (FRA)  André Six (FRA)  Peder Lykkeberg (DEN)

Participating nations

A total of 76 swimmers from 12 nations competed at the Paris Games:

Notes

  1. "Swimming at the 1900 Paris Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  2. This is the roster of the German team as given by the International Olympic Committee database. Mallon notes that Petersdorff did not compete. He also claims that contemporary sources support a 4-person roster including Hoppenberg, Hainle, Gustav Lexau, and Ernest Luhrsen; Frey and Schöne are not included in either Mallon or de Wael's list of competitors in the event.
  3. Houben did not compete; however, he is listed in the IOC's medal database as part of the Neptune team.

References

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