Swimming at the 1896 Summer Olympics

At the 1896 Summer Olympics, there were 4 swimming events. All of the competitors were for men. They were planned by the Sub-Committee for Nautical Sports.  All events were on 11 April in the Bay of Zea. There were 13 swimmers from 4 nations.

Medal table

Medal summary
These medals given afterwards by the International Olympic Committee. At the time, winners were given a silver medal. Every other places were not given medals.

 100 m freestyle    not known 500 m freestyle    1200 m freestyle   not known Sailors 100 m freestyle   

Nations
13 swimmers from 4 nations swam at the Athens Games.






Sub-Committee for Nautical Sports
 Prince George of Greece, president
 Pavlos Damalas, secretary
 Dimitrios Kriezis
 Konstantinos Sachtouris
 Georgios Koundouriotis
 Dimitrios Argyropoulos
 Konstantinos Kanaris
 K. Argyrakis

References

Other websites




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