Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre freestyle

The men's 200 metre freestyle was a sprint swimming event in the Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics program in Paris. It was the shortest of the three freestyle events. It was held on 11 August and 12 August 1900. 26 swimmers from 10 nations competed.[1]

Men's 200 metre freestyle
at the Games of the II Olympiad
VenueRiver Seine
DatesAugust 11 (semifinals)
August 12 (final)
Competitors26 from 10 nations
Medalists
Frederick Lane
 Australia
Zoltán Halmay
 Hungary
Karl Ruberl
 Austria

Results

Semifinals

In the first round, there were five semifinals. The winner of each semifinal advanced to the final, as did the five fastest losers from across all the semifinals. The semifinals were held on 11 August.

Semifinal 1

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1Otto Wahle Austria2:35.6Q
2Robert Crawshaw Great Britain2:40.0q
3Julius Frey Germany2:50.4q
4Erik Eriksson Sweden3:05.8
5Paolo Bussetti Italy3:35.0

Semifinal 2

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1Zoltán Halmay Hungary2:38.0Q
2Peter Kemp Great Britain2:51.0
3Féret France3:12.2
4Victor Cadet France3:24.0

Semifinal 3

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1Frederick Lane Australia2:59.0Q
2René Tartara France3:13.0
3Victor Hochepied France3:46.6
4Texier France3:47.0
5Paul Peyrusson France3:47.6
Pujol FranceDNF

Semifinal 4

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1Jules Clévenot France3:05.0Q
2Herman Alexander de By Netherlands3:10.4
3Fred Hendschel United States3:42.0
4R. Foregger Austria4:32.0
5Jacques Léauté France4:39.4

Semifinal 5

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1Karl Ruberl Austria2:22.6Q
2F. Stapleton Great Britain2:47.0q
3Louis Martin France2:47.4q
4Maurice Hochepied France2:48.0q
5Adam France4:28.0
6Ronaux France4:36.4

Final

The final was held on 12 August. Wahle did not start in the final. Lane won easily, more than six seconds ahead of Halmay and Ruberl.

RankSwimmerNationTime
Frederick Lane Australia2:25.2
Zoltán Halmay Hungary2:31.4
Karl Ruberl Austria2:32.0
4Robert Crawshaw Great Britain2:45.6
5Maurice Hochepied France2:53.0
6F. Stapleton Great Britain2:55.0
7Jules Clévenot France2:56.2
8Julius Frey Germany2:58.2
9Louis Martin FranceUnknown
Otto Wahle AustriaDNS

References

  1. "Swimming at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
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