Swimming at the Games of the VII Olympiad | |
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Venue | Stade Nautique d'Antwerp |
Dates | 22–29 August 1920 |
No. of events | 10 |
Competitors | 116 from 19 nations |
Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics | ||
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Freestyle | ||
100 m | men | women |
300 m | women | |
400 m | men | |
1500 m | men | |
Backstroke | ||
100 m | men | |
Breaststroke | ||
200 m | men | |
400 m | men | |
Freestyle relay | ||
4 × 100 m | women | |
4 × 200 m | men | |
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.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States (USA) | 8 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
2 | Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
3 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
6 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
7 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (7 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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100 m freestyle |
Duke Kahanamoku United States |
Pua Kealoha United States |
Bill Harris United States |
400 m freestyle |
Norman Ross United States |
Ludy Langer United States |
George Vernot Canada |
1500 m freestyle |
Norman Ross United States |
George Vernot Canada |
Frank Beaurepaire Australia |
100 m backstroke |
Warren Kealoha United States |
Ray Kegeris United States |
Gérard Blitz Belgium |
200 m breaststroke |
Håkan Malmrot Sweden |
Thor Henning Sweden |
Arvo Aaltonen Finland |
400 m breaststroke |
Håkan Malmrot Sweden |
Thor Henning Sweden |
Arvo Aaltonen Finland |
4 × 200 m freestyle relay |
United States (USA) Duke Kahanamoku Pua Kealoha Perry McGillivray Norman Ross |
Australia (AUS) Frank Beaurepaire Henry Hay William Herald Ivan Stedman |
Great Britain (GBR) Harold Annison Edward Peter Leslie Savage Henry Taylor |
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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100 m freestyle |
Ethelda Bleibtrey United States |
Irene Guest United States |
Frances Schroth United States |
300 m freestyle |
Ethelda Bleibtrey United States |
Margaret Woodbridge United States |
Frances Schroth United States |
4 × 100 m freestyle relay |
United States (USA) Ethelda Bleibtrey Irene Guest Frances Schroth Margaret Woodbridge |
Great Britain (GBR) Hilda James Constance Jeans Grace McKenzie Charlotte Radcliffe |
Sweden (SWE) Aina Berg Jane Gylling Emily Machnow Carin Nilsson |
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: