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

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

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

Men's events

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

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

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

  1. "Olympedia – Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  • "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
  • Olympic Games Antwerp 1920 — Official Report (PDF) (in French). Belgian Olympic Committee. 1957. pp. 119–124, 128–129. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
  • Mallon, Bill; Bijkerk, Anthony Th. (January 2003). The 1920 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-1280-8.
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