Swimming at the 1896 Summer Olympics
| Swimming events at the 1896 Summer Olympics  |
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| 500 m | men | |
| 1200 m | men | |
| 100 m sailors | men | |
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.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hungary (HUN) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Greece (GRE) |
1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 |  Austria (AUT) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Medal summary
These medals are retroactively assigned by the International Olympic Committee; at the time, winners were given a silver medal and subsequent places received no award.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle |
Alfréd Hajós Hungary (HUN) |
Otto Herschmann Austria (AUT) |
none |
| 500 m freestyle |
Paul Neumann Austria (AUT) |
Antonios Pepanos Greece (GRE) |
Efstathios Chorafas Greece (GRE) |
| 1200 m freestyle |
Alfréd Hajós Hungary (HUN) |
Ioannis Andreou Greece (GRE) |
Efstathios Chorafas Greece (GRE) |
| Sailors 100 m freestyle |
Ioannis Malokinis Greece (GRE) |
Spyridon Chazapis Greece (GRE) |
Dimitrios Drivas Greece (GRE) |
Participating nations
A total of 19 swimmers from 4 nations competed at the Athens Games:
Austria (2)
Greece (15)
Hungary (1)
United States (1)
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
References
- De Coubertin, Pierre; Philemon, Timolean; Politis, N.G.; Anninos, Charalambos (1897). "Second Part: The Olympic Games in 1896" (PDF). The Olympic Games: BC 776 – AD 1896. Athens: Charles Beck. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
- Mallon, Bill; Widlund, Ture (1998). "1896 Olympic Games — Analysis and Summaries". The 1896 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0379-9. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
- Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games. London: Profile Books. ISBN 1-86197-342-X.
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