Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-26
Swimming Events
of 1924 Olynpiad


of the official program of swimming
events for the 1924 Olympiad. contain
order of their running, has reached
the United States. Under a provi-
sion adopted by the International
Amateur Swimming Federation at its
meeting in Lausanne i'll May, The daily
program may be altered only under
exceptional circumstances by the Fed
Grafton Olympic Committee.
The forming of an Olympic program
usual and will be of great value to
the interested nations. Here tofore.
there has been somewhat of a last
minute jumbling OF the olympic pro-
grams. resulting in some confusion
and a great deal of dissatisfaction.
This has occurred mostly in the daily
programs but the provision regarding
alterations is expected to obviate any
occurrences.
The program of events follows:
(a) 100 metres free style for men
1900 metres free style for men; Cd
100 metres free style for ladies; (c)
400 metres free style for ladies'; 60
100 metres back stroke for men: co
100 metres back stroke for ladies'; (h)
200 metres breast stroke for men; ID
200 metres breast stroke for ladies'
ID plain diving from high board for
men: (k) fancy diving from high
board for men; Cd spring board div
ing for men (m) plain high diving for
ladies, but that the height of the
boards may be five and 10 metres; (n)
spring board diving for ladies. This
event to consist of six voluntary dives
taken from the Spring Board Diving
Rules; (o) 500 metres team race (four
men 200 metres each); (p) 400 metres
team race tfour ladies 10 metres
each); cd water polo for men.
The daily program follows:
FIRST AY-Morning-10O metres
lmen) Tree style (heats); water polo
Afternoon--l5o0 metres (men) free
style (heats); 400 metres Qadies) free
style (heats); water polo.
SECOND DAY - Morning - Plain
nigh diving (men) (heats): water
polo. Afternoon-15OO metres omen,
free style (sem;-iinaD; 400 metres ia
dles) free style (semi-inaD; water
polo.
THIRD DAY-Morning- n,etras
'neh) breast stroke (heats): water
polo. Afternoon--150O metres (menI
free style (fnaD; 400 metres Iadies,
Tree style ttinaD; plain nigh diving
tmen) final; water polo.
FOURTH DAY-Morning - Spring
BOARD diving (men) (heats) 100 me-
tres, (men) back stroke (heatsl
water polo. Afternoon-2O0 metres
'iadles) breast stroke (heats): 200
metres (men) breast stroke (semi-
hnaD; 400 metres, (men) free style
theats); water polo
FIFTH DAY - Morning - Sprine
BOARD diving Nadies); 400 metres
(men) free style (semi-finaD: 100 me-
tres (men) back stroke (sem;-finan.
water polo. Afternoon--200 metres Ua-
oies) breast stroke (semi-fnaD; spring
BOARD diving (men) (tinaD: 200 me-
tres tmen) breast stroke (fnaD:
water polo.
SIXTH DAY--Morning-T race
4oo metres (ladies) (heats): team
race 500 metres (men) (heats); water
polo. Afternoon-400 metres (men)
free style (fnaD spring board diving
Qadies) (fnaD: team race, 400 me-
tres Uadies) (inaD; 100 metres (menl
pack stroke, (tinaD; 200 metres ia
dies) breast stroke (finaD: water polo.
= SEVENTH DAY-Morning-l me-
tres (men) free style (heats); fancy
nigh diving tmen) (heats); water po-
10. Afternoon 100 metres (men)
free style (scmi-fnaD plain high
diving Qadies) (heats); 100 meters
uadies) free style (heats); 100 me-
tres (ladies) back stroke theats):
water polo.
EIGHTH DAY-Morning-10 me-
tres Qadies) back stroke (semi-fnaD.
100 metres Cladies) free style (semi-
finaD; team race. 500 metres tmen)
(finaD; water polo. Afternoon-Fancy
high diving (men) (finaD; plain high
diving Qadies) final; 100 metres (men)
free style tfinaD: 100 metres nadies)
free style (finaD; 100 metres Oadies)
back stroke (finaD; water polo.