Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics
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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 | United States (USA) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
2 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
3 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
5 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
6 | Argentina (ARG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
8 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
9 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
10 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
South Africa (RSA) | 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 United States | István Bárány Hungary | Katsuo Takaishi Japan |
400 m freestyle details | Alberto Zorrilla Argentina | Boy Charlton Australia | Arne Borg Sweden |
1500 m freestyle details | Arne Borg Sweden | Boy Charlton Australia | Buster Crabbe United States |
100 m backstroke details | George Kojac United States | Walter Laufer United States | Paul Wyatt United States |
200 m breaststroke details | Yoshiyuki Tsuruta Japan | Erich Rademacher Germany | Teófilo Yldefonso Philippines |
4 × 200 m freestyle relay details | United States (USA) Austin Clapp George Kojac Walter Laufer Johnny Weissmuller | Japan (JPN) Nobuo Arai Tokuhei Sada Katsuo Takaishi Hiroshi Yoneyama | Canada (CAN) 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 United States | Eleanor Garatti United States | Joyce Cooper Great Britain |
400 m freestyle details | Martha Norelius United States | Marie Braun Netherlands | Josephine McKim United States |
100 m backstroke details | Marie Braun Netherlands | Ellen King Great Britain | Joyce Cooper Great Britain |
200 m breaststroke details | Hilde Schrader Germany | Marie Baron Netherlands | Charlotte Mühe Germany |
4 × 100 m freestyle relay details | United States (USA) Eleanor Garatti Adelaide Lambert Martha Norelius Albina Osipowich | Great Britain (GBR) Joyce Cooper Ellen King Cissie Stewart Iris Tanner | South Africa (RSA) 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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