Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the Games of the IX Olympiad | |
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Venue | Olympic Sports Park Swim Stadium |
Dates | 4–11 August 1928 |
No. of events | 11 |
Competitors | 182 from 28 nations |
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At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women.[1] The competitions were held from Saturday August 4, 1928, to Saturday August 11, 1928.
There were 182 participants from 28 countries competing.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (12 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
Medal summary
Men's events
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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100 m freestyle details | Johnny Weissmuller![]() | István Bárány![]() | Katsuo Takaishi![]() |
400 m freestyle details | Alberto Zorrilla![]() | Boy Charlton![]() | Arne Borg![]() |
1500 m freestyle details | Arne Borg![]() | Boy Charlton![]() | Buster Crabbe![]() |
100 m backstroke details | George Kojac![]() | Walter Laufer![]() | Paul Wyatt![]() |
200 m breaststroke details | Yoshiyuki Tsuruta![]() | Erich Rademacher![]() | Teófilo Yldefonso![]() |
4 × 200 m freestyle relay details | ![]() Austin Clapp George Kojac Walter Laufer Johnny Weissmuller | ![]() Nobuo Arai Tokuhei Sada Katsuo Takaishi Hiroshi Yoneyama | ![]() Garnet Ault Munroe Bourne Walter Spence James Thompson |
Women's events
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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100 m freestyle details | Albina Osipowich![]() | Eleanor Garatti![]() | Joyce Cooper![]() |
400 m freestyle details | Martha Norelius![]() | Marie Braun![]() | Josephine McKim![]() |
100 m backstroke details | Marie Braun![]() | Ellen King![]() | Joyce Cooper![]() |
200 m breaststroke details | Hilde Schrader![]() | Marie Baron![]() | Charlotte Mühe![]() |
4 × 100 m freestyle relay details | ![]() Eleanor Garatti Adelaide Lambert Martha Norelius Albina Osipowich | ![]() Joyce Cooper Ellen King Cissie Stewart Iris Tanner | ![]() Mary Bedford Freddie van der Goes Rhoda Rennie Kathleen Russell |
Participating nations
182 swimmers from 28 nations competed. Chile, Ireland, Panama, the Philippines, and Poland competed in swimming for the first time.
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References
- ^ "Olympedia – Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- "Olympic Medal Wrs". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-01-26.
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