Swimming at the 1896 Summer Olympics

Swimming at the 1896 Summer Olympics

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. Nineteen swimmers from four nations competed.

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.

Participating nations

A total of 19 swimmers from 4 nations competed at the Athens Games:

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Medal table

The United States was the fourth participating nation in swimming events, but won no medals.

ub-Committee for Nautical Sports

* HRH Prince George of Greece, president
* Paul Damalas, secretary
* Dimitri Kriezis
* K. Sachtouris
* George Coundouriotis
* Dimitri Arghyropoulos
* Constantinos Kanaris
* K. Arghyrakis

References

*cite book |author=De Coubertin, Pierre; Philemon, Timolean; Politis, N.G.; Anninos, Charalambos |title=The Olympic Games: BC 776 – AD 1896 |publisher=Charles Beck |location=Athens |year=1897 |chapter=Second Part: The Olympic Games in 1896 |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1896/1896.pdf |format=PDF |accessdate=2008-03-19
*cite book |title=The 1896 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary |last=Mallon |first=Bill |coauthors=Widlund, Ture |publisher=McFarland |year=1998 |isbn=0-7864-0379-9 |chapter=1896 Olympic Games — Analysis and Summaries |chapterurl=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/Mallon/1896.pdf |accessdate=2008-03-19
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