Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics
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At the 1912 Summer Olympics, nine swimming events were contested. For the first time, women's events were part of the Olympic swimming program.
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[edit] Medal summary
[edit] Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 100 metre freestyle |  Duke KahanamokuUnited States (USA) |
1:03.4 |  Cecil HealyAustralasia (ANZ) |
1:04.6 | Kenneth Huszagh United States (USA) |
1:05.6 |
| 400 metre freestyle |  George HodgsonCanada (CAN) |
5:24.4 |  John HatfieldGreat Britain (GBR) |
5:25.8 | Harold Hardwick Australasia (ANZ) |
5:31.2 |
| 1500 metre freestyle | George Hodgson Canada (CAN) |
22:00.0 | John Hatfield Great Britain (GBR) |
22:39.0 | Harold Hardwick Australasia (ANZ) |
23:15.4 |
| 100 metre backstroke | Harry Hebner United States (USA) |
1:21.2 |  Otto FahrGermany (GER) |
1:22.4 | Paul Kellner Germany (GER) |
1:24.0 |
| 200 metre breaststroke | Walter Bathe Germany (GER) |
3:01.8 | Wilhelm Lützow Germany (GER) |
3:05.0 | Kurt Malisch Germany (GER) |
3:08.0 |
| 400 metre breaststroke | Walter Bathe Germany (GER) |
6:29.6 |  Tor HenningSweden (SWE) |
6:35.6 | Percy Courtman Great Britain (GBR) |
6:36.4 |
| 4×200 metre freestyle relay |
Australasia (ANZ) Cecil Healy Malcolm Champion Leslie Boardman Harold Hardwick |
10:11.6 | United States (USA) Kenneth Huszagh Harry Hebner Perry McGillivray Duke Kahanamoku |
10:20.0 | Great Britain (GBR) William Foster Thomas Battersby John Hatfield Henry Taylor |
10:28.2 |
[edit] Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 100 metre freestyle | Fanny Durack Australasia (ANZ) |
1:22.2 | Wilhelmina Wylie Australasia (ANZ) |
1:25.4 | Jennie Fletcher Great Britain (GBR) |
1:27.0 |
| 4×100 metre freestyle relay |
Great Britain (GBR) Isabella Mary Moore Jennie Fletcher Annie Speirs Irene Steer |
5:52.8 | Germany (GER) Wally Dressel Louise Otto Hermine Stindt Grete Rosenberg |
6:04.6 |  Austria (AUT)Margarete Adler Klara Milch Josephine Sticker Bertha Zahourek |
6:17.0 |
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany |
2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Australasia |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | United States |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Canada |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Great Britain |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Sweden |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Austria |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
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