Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics explained

Event:Swimming
Games:1920 Summer
Venue:Stade Nautique d'Antwerp
Dates:22–29 August 1920
Num Events:10
Competitors:116
Nations:19
Prev:1912
Next:1924

At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, ten swimming events were contested.[1] The women's 300 metre freestyle event was new since the previous Games in 1912. The competitions were held from Sunday August 22, 1920, to Sunday August 29, 1920. There was a total of 116 participants from 19 countries competing.

Medal summary

Men's events

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

Duke Kahanamoku
Pua Kealoha
Perry McGillivray
Norman Ross

Frank Beaurepaire
Henry Hay
William Herald
Ivan Stedman

Harold Annison
Edward Peter
Leslie Savage
Henry Taylor

Women's events

100 m freestyle
300 m freestyle
4 × 100 m freestyle relay

Ethelda Bleibtrey
Irene Guest
Frances Schroth
Margaret Woodbridge

Hilda James
Constance Jeans
Grace McKenzie
Charlotte Radcliffe

Aina Berg
Jane Gylling
Emily Machnow
Carin Nilsson

Participating nations

A total of 116 swimmers (92 men and 24 women) from 19 nations (men from 17 nations - women from 9 nations) competed at the Antwerp Games:

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Olympedia – Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics . 2023-12-16 . www.olympedia.org.