Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics

At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, ten swimming events were contested. 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.

Swimming
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
VenueStade Nautique d'Antwerp
Dates22–29 August
No. of events10
Competitors116 from 19 nations
Swimming at the
1920 Summer Olympics
Freestyle
100 mmenwomen
300 mwomen
400 mmen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
100 mmen
Breaststroke
200 mmen
400 mmen
Freestyle relay
4×100 mwomen
4×200 mmen

Medal summary

Men's events
Event 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
Event 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:

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References
  • "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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