Swimming at the 1896 Summer Olympics
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At the 1896 Summer Olympics
, four swimming
events were contested, all for men. They were planned and organized by the Sub-Committee for Nautical Sports. All events took place on 11 April in the Bay of Zea
. There was a total of 13 participants from 4 countries competing.
; at the time, winners were given a silver medal and subsequent places received no award.
The United States
was the fourth participating nation in swimming events, but won no medals.
1896 Summer Olympics
The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, was a multi-sport event celebrated in Athens, Greece, from April 6 to April 15, 1896. It was the first international Olympic Games held in the Modern era...
, four swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
events were contested, all for men. They were planned and organized by the Sub-Committee for Nautical Sports. All events took place on 11 April in the Bay of Zea
Bay of Zea
The Bay of Zea, since Ottoman times and until recently known as Pasalimani , is a broad bay located at the eastern coast of the Piraeus peninsula in Greece. It hosted the swimming events at the 1896 Summer Olympics held in Athens...
. There was a total of 13 participants from 4 countries competing.
Medal table
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Medal summary
These medals are retroactively assigned by the International Olympic CommitteeInternational Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
; at the time, winners were given a silver medal and subsequent places received no award.
| 100 m freestyle |
none | ||
| 500 m freestyle |
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| 1200 m freestyle |
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| Sailors 100 m freestyle |
Participating nations
A total of 19 swimmers from 4 nations competed at the Athens Games:The United States
United States at the 1896 Summer Olympics
Fourteen competitors from the United States competed in three sports at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The Americans were the most successful nation in terms of gold medals, beating host nation Greece, 11 to 10...
was the fourth participating nation in swimming events, but won no medals.
Sub-Committee for Nautical Sports
- HRH Prince George of Greece, president
- Pavlos Damalas, secretary
- Dimitrios Kriezis
- Konstantinos Sachtouris
- Georgios Koundouriotis
- Dimitrios Argyropoulos
- Konstantinos Kanaris
- K. Argyrakis