Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics

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At the 1900 Summer Olympics, seven swimming events were contested. Only men competed in the swimming competition.

Contents 1 Medal table 2 Medal summary 3 Notes 4 References

Medal table

Position	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain	2	0	1	3
2	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Australia	2	0	0	2
	Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg Germany	2	0	0	2
4	Image:Flag of France.svg France	1	2	2	5
5	Image:Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Austria	0	3	1	4
6	Image:Hungary flag 1867.png Hungary	0	2	1	3
7	Image:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark	0	0	1	1
	Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands	0	0	1	1
—	Image:Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium	0	0	0	0
	Image:Italy flag 1861.png Italy	0	0	0	0
	Image:Swedish norwegian union.png Sweden	0	0	0	0
	Image:Us flag large 45 stars.png United States	0	0	0	0

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
200 metre freestyle	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Frederick Lane Australia	Image:Hungary flag 1867.png Zoltán Halmay Hungary	Image:Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Karl Ruberl Austria
1000 metre freestyle	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Arthur Jarvis Great Britain	Image:Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Otto Wahle Austria	Image:Hungary flag 1867.png Zoltán Halmay Hungary
4000 metre freestyle	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Arthur Jarvis Great Britain	Image:Hungary flag 1867.png Zoltán Halmay Hungary	Image:Flag of France.svg Louis Martin France
200 metre backstroke	Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg Ernst Hoppenberg Germany	Image:Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Karl Ruberl Austria	Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Johannes Drost Netherlands
200 metre team swimming	Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg Schwimm Verband<ref name="German roster">This is the roster of the German team as given by the International Olympic Committee database. Mallon notes that Petersdorff did not actually compete. He also claims that contemporary sources support a 4-person roster including Hoppenberg, Hainle, Gustav Lexau, and Ernest Luhrsen; Frey and Schöne are not included in either Mallon or de Wael's list of competitors in the event.</ref> Germany Ernst Hoppenberg Max Hainle Julius Frey Max Schöne Herbert von Petersdorff	Image:Flag of France.svg Tritons Lillois France Maurice Hochepied Victor Hochepied Bertrand Verbecke M. Cadet	Image:Flag of France.svg Pupilles de Neptune France Tartara Louis Martin Désiré Merchez Jean Leuillieux Houben<ref name=Houben>Houben did not actually compete; however, he is listed in the IOC's medal database as part of the Neptune team.</ref>
200 metre obstacle event	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Frederick Lane Australia	Image:Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Otto Wahle Austria	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Kemp Great Britain
Underwater swimming	Image:Flag of France.svg Charles de Vendeville France	Image:Flag of France.svg André Six France	Image:Flag of Denmark.svg Peder Lykkeberg Denmark

Notes

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References

• International Olympic Committee medal winners database
• De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Swimming 1900". Accessed 9 March 2006. Available electronically at [1].
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