The men's underwater swimming was an event on the Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics schedule in Paris. It was held on 12 August in the Seine.[1] There were 14 competitors from 4 nations.[1] The event was won by Charles Devendeville of France, with his countryman André Six taking second. Denmark's Peder Lykkeberg took third despite being clearly the best underwater swimmer; he swam in circles though the distance portion of the score was measured in a straight line.[1][2]
| Men's underwater swimming at the Games of the II Olympiad | ||||||||||
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 The swimming venue in 1900 | ||||||||||
| Venue | River Seine | |||||||||
| Date | August 12 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 4 nations | |||||||||
| Winning score | 188.4 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Background edit
The 1900 Games were the only occasion such an event was held.[1] It was not featured at later Olympic games because of lack of spectator appeal.[3][4]
Competition format edit
The score was given by adding one point for each second and two points for each metre swum underwater.[5] The distance was measured in a straight line from the starting point.[1]
Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, 12 August 1900 | 9:00 | Final |
Results edit
| 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 edit
- ^ a b c d e "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.