Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics explained

Event:Swimming
Games:1928 Summer
Venue:Olympic Sports Park Swim Stadium
Dates:4–11 August 1928
Num Events:11
Competitors:182
Nations:28
Prev:1924
Next:1932

At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women.[1] The competitions were held from Saturday August 4, 1928, to Saturday August 11, 1928.

There were 182 participants from 28 countries competing.

Medal summary

Men's events

100 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
100 m backstroke
200 m breaststroke
4 × 200 m freestyle relay

Austin Clapp
George Kojac
Walter Laufer
Johnny Weissmuller

Nobuo Arai
Tokuhei Sada
Katsuo Takaishi
Hiroshi Yoneyama

Garnet Ault
Munroe Bourne
Walter Spence
James Thompson

Women's events

100 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
100 m backstroke
200 m breaststroke
4 × 100 m freestyle relay

Eleanor Garatti
Adelaide Lambert
Martha Norelius
Albina Osipowich

Joyce Cooper
Ellen King
Cissie Stewart
Iris Tanner

Mary Bedford
Freddie van der Goes
Rhoda Rennie
Kathleen Russell

Participating nations

182 swimmers from 28 nations competed. Chile, Ireland, Panama, the Philippines, and Poland competed in swimming for the first time.

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References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Olympedia – Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics . 2023-12-16 . www.olympedia.org.