The men's 200 metre backstroke was an event on the Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics

At the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, seven swimming events were contested. Only men competed in the swimming competition. There was a total of 76 participants from 12 countries competing.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-Participating nations:...

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Paris

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. It was the first Olympic swimming event to not be a freestyle competition. It was held on 11 August and 12 August 1900. 16 swimmers from 6 nations competed.

Semifinals

In the first round, there were three semifinals. The winner of each semifinal advanced to the final, as did the seven fastest losers from across all the semifinals. The semifinals were held on 11 August.

Semifinal 1

Place	Swimmer	Time
1		2:54.4
2		3:15.0
3		3:50.4
4		4:09.2
5		4:34.6
6		5:17.0

Semifinal 2

Place	Swimmer	Time
1		3:09.2
2		3:56.6
3		4:42.0

Semifinal 3

Place	Swimmer	Time
1		2:56.0
2		3:10.2
3		3:10.2
4		4:05.4
5		4:10.0
6		4:15.6
7		4:49.0

Final

The final was held on 12 August.

Place	Athlete	Time
1		2:47.0
2		2:56.0
3		3:01.0
4		3:02.2
5		3:12.0
6		3:38.0
7		3:45.0
8		3:56.4
—		DNF
		DNF