Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the Games of the IX Olympiad | |
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Venue | Piscine des Tourelles |
Dates | 13–20 July 1924 |
No. of events | 11 |
Competitors | 169 from 23 nations |
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At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women.[1] The competitions were held from Sunday July 13, 1924, to Sunday July 20, 1924.
There were 169 participants from 23 countries competing. The United States team, coached by Bill Bachrach, won 19 of the 33 medals, and 9 of the 11 gold medals.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 9 | 5 | 5 | 19 |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (6 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
Medal summary
Men's events
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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100 m freestyle details | Johnny Weissmuller![]() | Duke Kahanamoku![]() | Samuel Kahanamoku![]() |
400 m freestyle details | Johnny Weissmuller![]() | Arne Borg![]() | Boy Charlton![]() |
1500 m freestyle details | Boy Charlton![]() | Arne Borg![]() | Frank Beaurepaire![]() |
100 m backstroke details | Warren Kealoha![]() | Paul Wyatt![]() | Károly Bartha![]() |
200 m breaststroke details | Bob Skelton![]() | Joseph De Combe![]() | Bill Kirschbaum![]() |
4 × 200 m freestyle relay details | ![]() Ralph Breyer Harry Glancy Dick Howell Wally O'Connor Johnny Weissmuller | ![]() Frank Beaurepaire Boy Charlton Moss Christie Ernest Henry Ivan Stedman | ![]() Åke Borg Arne Borg Thor Henning Gösta Persson Orvar Trolle Georg Werner |
Women's events
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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100 m freestyle details | Ethel Lackie![]() | Mariechen Wehselau![]() | Gertrude Ederle![]() |
400 m freestyle details | Martha Norelius![]() | Helen Wainwright![]() | Gertrude Ederle![]() |
100 m backstroke details | Sybil Bauer![]() | Phyllis Harding![]() | Aileen Riggin![]() |
200 m breaststroke details | Lucy Morton![]() | Agnes Geraghty![]() | Gladys Carson![]() |
4 × 100 m freestyle relay details | ![]() Euphrasia Donnelly Gertrude Ederle Ethel Lackie Mariechen Wehselau | ![]() Florence Barker Constance Jeans Grace McKenzie Iris Tanner | ![]() Aina Berg Gurli Ewerlund Wivan Pettersson Hjördis Töpel |
Participating nations
A total of 169 swimmers (118 men and 51 women) from 23 nations (men from 22 nations - women from 10 nations) competed at the Paris Games:
Argentina (4) (men:4 women:0)
Australia (5) (men:5 women:0)
Belgium (6) (men:6 women:0)
Canada (2) (men:2 women:0)
Czechoslovakia (9) (men:6 women:3)
Denmark (4) (men:0 women:4)
Finland (2) (men:2 women:0)
France (20) (men:12 women:8)
Great Britain (26) (men:15 women:11)
Greece (1) (men:1 women:0)
Hungary (6) (men:5 women:1)
Italy (6) (men:6 women:0)
Japan (6) (men:6 women:0)
Luxembourg (4) (men:2 women:2)
Netherlands (12) (men:8 women:4)
New Zealand (2) (men:1 women:1)
Norway (1) (men:1 women:0)
Portugal (1) (men:1 women:0)
Spain (4) (men:4 women:0)
Sweden (14) (men:9 women:5)
Switzerland (2) (men:2 women:0)
United States (26) (men:14 women:12)
Yugoslavia (6) (men:6 women:0)
References
- ^ "Olympedia – Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-01-26.