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Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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Swimming
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
VenueStade Nautique d'Antwerp
Dates22–29 August 1920
No. of events10
Competitors116 from 19 nations
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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.

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)85316
2 Sweden (SWE)2215
3 Australia (AUS)0112
 Canada (CAN)0112
 Great Britain (GBR)0112
6 Finland (FIN)0022
7 Belgium (BEL)0011
Totals (7 entries)10101030

Medal summary

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Men's events

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Games Gold Silver Bronze
100 m freestyle
details
Duke Kahanamoku
 United States
Pua Kealoha
 United States
Bill Harris
 United States
400 m freestyle
details
Norman Ross
 United States
Ludy Langer
 United States
George Vernot
 Canada
1500 m freestyle
details
Norman Ross
 United States
George Vernot
 Canada
Frank Beaurepaire
 Australia
100 m backstroke
details
Warren Kealoha
 United States
Ray Kegeris
 United States
Gérard Blitz
 Belgium
200 m breaststroke
details
Håkan Malmrot
 Sweden
Thor Henning
 Sweden
Arvo Aaltonen
 Finland
400 m breaststroke
details
Håkan Malmrot
 Sweden
Thor Henning
 Sweden
Arvo Aaltonen
 Finland
4 × 200 m freestyle relay
details
 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

Women's events

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Games Gold Silver Bronze
100 m freestyle
details
Ethelda Bleibtrey
 United States
Irene Guest
 United States
Frances Schroth
 United States
300 m freestyle
details
Ethelda Bleibtrey
 United States
Margaret Woodbridge
 United States
Frances Schroth
 United States
4 × 100 m freestyle relay
details
 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

Participating nations

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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:

References

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  1. ^ "Olympedia – Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2023-12-16.