Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics
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At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, six swimming events were contested. Only men competed in the swimming competition.
All six of the 1908 events became staples of the Olympic swimming programme, and have been contested at every edition of the Games since. The 50, 200, and 800 freestyle events were dropped from the previous edition (though the 50 and 200 would later return), the relay was lengthened from 4x50 to 4x200, and the 400 breaststroke was shortened to 200 metres.
Canada and Finland made their first appearances in swimming, while Austria, Hungary, and the United States continued their streaks of appearing each time. 14 nations competed in all, with 100 swimmers entering the events.
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[edit] Medal summary
[edit] Participating nations
A total of 100 swimmers from 14 nations competed at the London Games:
- Image:Australasian Olympic Flag.svg Australasia (5)
- Image:Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Austria (1)
- Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (7)
- Image:Flag of Canada-1868-Red.svg Canada (1)
- Image:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark (5)
- Image:Flag of Russia.svg Finland (3)
- Image:Flag of France.svg France (4)
- Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg Germany (5)
- Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (28)
- Image:Hungary flag 1867.png Hungary (10)
- Image:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Italy (4)
- Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (7)
- Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (12)
- Image:US flag 46 stars.svg United States (8)
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (GBR) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Image:US flag 46 stars.svg United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg Germany (GER) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Image:Hungary flag 1867.png Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Image:Australasian Olympic Flag.svg Australasia (ANZ) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Image:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Image:Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Italy, and the Netherlands had swimmers compete, but won no medals.
[edit] References
- International Olympic Committee results database
- 1908 London Games Official Report (digitized copy online)
Events at the 1908 Summer Olympics (London) |
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| Archery • Athletics • Boxing • Cycling • Diving • Fencing • Figure skating • Football • Gymnastics • Hockey • Jeu de paume • Lacrosse • Polo • Rackets • Rowing • Rugby • Sailing • Shooting • Swimming • Tennis • Tug of war • Water motorsports • Water polo • Wrestling |
Swimming at the Summer Olympics | |
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| 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 | Image:Olympic pictogram Swimming.png |
| List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men) • List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women) | |
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