Swimming at the 1896 Summer Olympics explained

Event:Swimming
Games:1896 Summer
Venue:Bay of Zea
Dates:11 April 1896
Num Events:4
Competitors:13
Nations:4
Next:1900

At the 1896 Summer Olympics, four swimming events were contested, all for men.[1] They were planned and organized by the Sub-Committee for Nautical Sports.[2] All events took place on 11 April in the Bay of Zea. There was a total of 13 participants from 4 countries competing.

Medal summary

These medals are retroactively assigned by the International Olympic Committee; at the time, winners were given a silver medal and subsequent places received no award.

100 m freestyle[3]
not known
500 m freestyle[4]
1200 m freestyle[5]
not known
Sailors 100 m freestyle[6]

Participating nations

A total of 13 swimmers from 4 nations competed at the Athens Games:

Sub-Committee for Nautical Sports

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Olympedia – Swimming at the 1896 Summer Olympics . 2023-12-16 . www.olympedia.org.
  2. Book: 1896 Olympic Games Official Report, Part 2 . C .Meissner & N .Kargaduris.
  3. Web site: Athens 1896 Swimming 100m Freestyle Men Result. 2021-09-03. Olympics.com. en.
  4. Web site: Athens 1896 Swimming 400m Freestyle Men Result. 2021-09-03. Olympics.com. en.
  5. Web site: Athens 1896 Swimming 1200m Freestyle Men Result. 2021-09-03. Olympics.com. en.
  6. Web site: Athens 1896 Swimming 100m Freestyle for Sailors Men Result. 2021-09-03. Olympics.com. en.

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