Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's 1000 metre freestyle

The men's 1000 metre freestyle was an event on the Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics schedule in Paris. It was the middle length of the three freestyle events. It was held on 11 August and 12 August 1900. 16 swimmers from 6 nations competed.[1]

Men's 1000 metre freestyle
at the Games of the II Olympiad
VenueRiver Seine
DatesAugust 11 (semifinals)
August 12 (final)
Competitors16 from 6 nations
Medalists
John Arthur Jarvis
 Great Britain
Otto Wahle
 Austria
Zoltán Halmay
 Hungary

Results

Semifinals

In the first round, there were four semifinals. The winner of each semifinal advanced to the final, as did the six fastest losers from across all the semifinals. The semifinals were held on 11 August.

Semifinal 1

PlaceSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1John Arthur Jarvis Great Britain14:28.6Q
2Maurice Hochepied France17:13.2q
3Erik Eriksson Sweden17:41.2q
4Fumouze France18:00.0

Semifinal 2

PlaceSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1Jules Verbecke France17:18.0Q
2Lué France24:15.0
3Lapostolet France25:52.0
Souchu FranceDNF

Semifinal 3

PlaceSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1Zoltán Halmay Hungary14:52.0Q
2Otto Wahle Austria15:27.0q
3Georges Leuillieux France17:09.6q
4Désiré Mérchez France18:17.2

Semifinal 4

PlaceSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1Max Hainle Germany15:54.0Q
2Bill Burgess Great Britain16:54.0q
3Louis Martin France16:58.0q
4Texier France21:33.0

Final

The final was held on 12 August. Jarvis won easily, more than a minute ahead of Wahle.

PlaceSwimmerNationTime
John Arthur Jarvis Great Britain13:40.2
Otto Wahle Austria14:43.6
Zoltán Halmay Hungary15:16.4
4Max Hainle Germany15:22.6
5Louis Martin France16:30.4
6Georges Leuillieux France16:53.2
7Maurice Hochepied France16:53.4
8Jules Verbecke France17:13.8
9Erik Eriksson Sweden17:50.0
Bill Burgess Great BritainDNF

References

  1. "Swimming at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Men's 1,000 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
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