Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's underwater swimming
swimming
The men's underwater swimming was an event in the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was on 12 August. It was in the Seine river.[1] There were 14 swimmers. These swimmers were from 4 different nations.[1] Charles Devendeville of France won the event. André Six of France was in 2nd. Peder Lykkeberg of Denmark was in 3rd place. He was the best underwater swimmer. However, he swam in circles. The distance was measured in a straight line.[1][2]
| Men's underwater swimming at the Games of the II Olympiad | |||||||
| Le bassin d'Asnières, pour les compétitions de natation lors des Jeux Olympiques de 1900.jpg The swimming venue in 1900 | |||||||
| Venue | River Seine | ||||||
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| Date | August 12 | ||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 4 nations | ||||||
| Winning score | 188.4 | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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Background
changeThe 1900 games was the only underwater swimming event.[1] I t was not watched enough to be used in other Olympic games.[3][4]
Competition
changeYou were given 1 point for swimming for a second. You were given 2 points for swimming 1 metre underwater. [5] The distance was counted in a straight line.[1]
Schedule
change| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, 12 August 1900 | 9:00 | Final |
Results
change| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Seconds | Metres | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Charles Devendeville |  France |
68.4 | 60.00 | 188.4 |
 |
André Six | France |
65.4 | 60.00 | 185.4 |
 |
Peder Lykkeberg |  Denmark |
90.0 | 28.50 | 147.0 |
| 4 | de Romand | France |
50.2 | 47.50 | 145.2 |
| 5 | Léon Tisserand | France |
48.0 | 30.75 | 109.5 |
| 6 | Hans Aniol |  Germany |
30.0 | 36.95 | 103.9 |
| 7 | Menault | France |
38.4 | 32.50 | 103.4 |
| 8 | Louis Marc | France |
32.0 | 34.00 | 100.0 |
| 9 | Pierre Peyrusson | France |
29.6 | 31.00 | 91.6 |
| 10 | Paul Kaisermann | France |
56.8 | 16.10 | 89.0 |
| 11 | Jean Leclerq | France |
28.0 | 30.00 | 88.0 |
| 12 | Chevrand | France |
32.0 | 20.00 | 72.0 |
| 13 | Alois Anderlé |  Austria |
22.4 | 23.50 | 69.4 |
| 14 | Eucher | France |
23.0 | 21.50 | 66.0 |
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Underwater Swimming, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ↑ "Swimming at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Men's Underwater Swimming". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ↑ "1900 Olympics – Paris, France – Swimming" Archived 26 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on January 29, 2013)
- ↑ Mallon, Bill; Heijmans, Jeroen (2011). Historical dictionary of the Olympic movement (4 ed.). Plymouth (UK): Scarecrow Press. p. 362. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
- ↑ Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book To The Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 428. ISBN 0140066322.