Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics
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At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, 11 swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women.
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[edit] Medal summary
[edit] Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 100 m freestyle |  Johnny WeissmullerUnited States (USA) |
58.6 |  István BárányHungary (HUN) |
59.8 |  Katsuo TakaishiJapan (JPN) |
1:00.0 |
| 400 m freestyle |  Victoriano ZorrillaArgentina (ARG) |
5:01.6 |  Boy CharltonAustralia (AUS) |
5:03.6 |  Arne BorgSweden (SWE) |
5:04.6 |
| 1500 m freestyle | Arne Borg Sweden (SWE) |
19:51.8 | Boy Charlton Australia (AUS) |
20:02.6 | Buster Crabbe United States (USA) |
20:28.8 |
| 100 m backstroke | George Kojac United States (USA) |
1:08.2 | Walter Laufer United States (USA) |
1:10.0 | Paul Wyatt United States (USA) |
1:12.0 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Yoshiyuki Tsuruta Japan (JPN) |
2:48.8 |  Erich RademacherGermany (GER) |
2:50.6 |  Teofilo YldefonsoPhilippines (PHI) |
2:56.4 |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | United States (USA) Austin Clapp Walter Laufer George Kojac Johnny Weissmuller |
9:36.2 | Japan (JPN) Hiroshi Yoneyama Nobuo Arai Tokuhei Sada Katsuo Takaishi |
9:41.4 |  Canada (CAN)Frederick Bourne James Thompson Garnet Ault Walter Spence |
9:47.8 |
[edit] Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 100 m freestyle | Albina Osipowich United States (USA) |
1:11.0 | Eleanor Saville United States (USA) |
1:11.4 |  Margaret CooperGreat Britain (GBR) |
1:13.6 |
| 400 m freestyle | Martha Norelius United States (USA) |
5:42.8 |  Maria BraunNetherlands (NED) |
5:57.8 | Josephine McKim United States (USA) |
6:00.2 |
| 100 m backstroke | Maria Braun Netherlands (NED) |
1:22.0 | Ellen King Great Britain (GBR) |
1:22.2 | Margaret Cooper Great Britain (GBR) |
1:22.8 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Hilde Schrader Germany (GER) |
3:12.6 | Mietje Baron Netherlands (NED) |
3:15.2 | Charlotte Mühe Germany (GER) |
3:17.6 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | United States (USA) Adelaide Lambert Albina Lucy Osipowich Eleanor Saville Martha Norelius |
4:47.6 | Great Britain (GBR) Margaret Cooper Vera Tanner Sarah Stewart Ellen King |
5:02.8 |  South Africa (RSA)Rhoda Rennie Frederica van der Goes Marie Redford Kathleen Russell |
5:13.4 |
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
[edit] Reference
- Olympic Medal Winners. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on January 26, 2007.
| Events at the 1928 Summer Olympics (Amsterdam) |
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| Athletics • Boxing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Hockey • Lacrosse (demonstration) • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Swimming • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
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