Swimming_at_the_1928_Summer_Olympics
Quick Facts Swimming at the Games of the IX Olympiad, Venue ...
| Swimming at the Games of the IX Olympiad | |
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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.
More information Rank, Nation ...
| 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 | |
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Men's events
More information Games, Gold ...
| 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 |
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Women's events
More information Games, Gold ...
| 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 |
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182 swimmers from 28 nations competed. Chile, Ireland, Panama, the Philippines, and Poland competed in swimming for the first time.
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- "Olympedia – Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- "Olympic Medal Wrs". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-01-26.