Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics explained

Event:Swimming
Games:1928 Summer
Venue:Piscine des Tourelles
Dates:13–20 July 1924
Num Events:11
Competitors:169
Nations:23
Prev:1920
Next:1928

At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women.[1] The competitions were held from Sunday July 13, 1924, to Sunday July 20, 1924.

There were 169 participants from 23 countries competing. The United States team, coached by Bill Bachrach, won 19 of the 33 medals, and 9 of the 11 gold medals.

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

Ralph Breyer
Harry Glancy
Dick Howell
Wally O'Connor
Johnny Weissmuller
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Frank Beaurepaire
Boy Charlton
Moss Christie
Ernest Henry
Ivan Stedman

Åke Borg
Arne Borg
Thor Henning
Gösta Persson
Orvar Trolle
Georg Werner

Women's events

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

Euphrasia Donnelly
Gertrude Ederle
Ethel Lackie
Mariechen Wehselau

Florence Barker
Constance Jeans
Grace McKenzie
Iris Tanner
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Aina Berg
Gurli Ewerlund
Wivan Pettersson
Hjördis Töpel

Participating nations

A total of 169 swimmers (118 men and 51 women) from 23 nations (men from 22 nations - women from 10 nations) competed at the Paris Games:

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Olympedia – Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics . 2023-12-16 . www.olympedia.org.