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Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| event | Swimming |
| games | 1920 Summer |
| venue | Stade Nautique d'Antwerp |
| dates | 22–29 August 1920 |
| num_events | 10 |
| competitors | 116 |
| nations | 19 |
| prev | 1912 |
| next | 1924 |
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.
Medal table
Medal summary
Men's events
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | |
|---|---|
| USA | |
| Duke Kahanamoku | |
| Pua Kealoha | |
| Perry McGillivray | |
| Norman Ross | AUS |
| Frank Beaurepaire | |
| Henry Hay | |
| William Herald | |
| Ivan Stedman | GBR |
| Harold Annison | |
| Edward Peter | |
| Leslie Savage | |
| Henry Taylor |
Women's events
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | |
|---|---|
| USA | |
| Ethelda Bleibtrey | |
| Irene Guest | |
| Frances Schroth | |
| Margaret Woodbridge | GBR |
| Hilda James | |
| Constance Jeans | |
| Grace McKenzie | |
| Charlotte Radcliffe | 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:
- AUS (men:5 women:1)
- BEL (men:11 women:1)
- BRA (men:2 women:0)
- CAN (men:3 women:0)
- TCH (men:4 women:0)
- FIN (men:1 women:0)
- FRA (men:10 women:3)
- GBR (men:12 women:6)
- ITA (men:4 women:0)
- JPN (men:2 women:0)
- LUX (men:2 women:0)
- NED (men:3 women:1)
- NZL (men:0 women:1)
- NOR (men:2 women:0)
- RSA (men:0 women:1)
- ESP (men:2 women:0)
- SWE (men:9 women:4)
- SUI (men:4 women:0)
- USA (men:16 women:6)
References
References
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