Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics
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At the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, seven swimming events were contested. Only men competed in the swimming competition. There was a total of 76 participants from 12 countries competing.[1][2] As with the rowing events, swimming took place on the Seine between the Courbevoie Bridge and the Asnières Bridge.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Great Britain | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 |  Australia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 |  France | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 |  Austria | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 |  Hungary | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 |  Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Medal summary
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200 m freestyle |
Frederick Lane (AUS) |
Zoltán Halmay (HUN) |
Karl Ruberl (AUT) |
| 1000 m freestyle |
John Arthur Jarvis (GBR) |
Otto Wahle (AUT) |
Zoltán Halmay (HUN) |
| 4000 m freestyle |
John Arthur Jarvis (GBR) |
Zoltán Halmay (HUN) |
Louis Martin (FRA) |
| 200 m backstroke |
Ernst Hoppenberg (GER) |
Karl Ruberl (AUT) |
Johannes Drost (NED) |
| 200 m team swimming |
Germany[3] Ernst Hoppenberg Max Hainle Ernst Lührsen Gustav Lexau Herbert von Petersdorff |
France Maurice Hochepied Victor Hochepied Joseph Bertrand Jules Verbecke Victor Cadet |
France René Tartara Louis Martin Désiré Mérchez Georges Leuillieux Philippe Houben[4] |
| 200 m obstacle event |
Frederick Lane (AUS) |
Otto Wahle (AUT) |
Peter Kemp (GBR) |
| Underwater swimming |
Charles Devendeville (FRA) |
André Six (FRA) |
Peder Lykkeberg (DEN) |
Participating nations
A total of 76 swimmers from 12 nations competed at the Paris Games:
Australia (1)
Austria (4)
Belgium (1)
Denmark (1)
France (47)
Germany (6)
Great Britain (7)
Hungary (1)
Italy (2)
Netherlands (4)
Sweden (1)
United States (1)
