Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's underwater swimming

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
The swimming venue in 1900
VenueRiver Seine
DateAugust 12
Competitors14 from 4 nations
Winning score188.4
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Charles Devendeville
 France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) André Six
 France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Peder Lykkeberg
 Denmark

Background

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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

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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

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Date Time Round
Monday, 12 August 1900 9:00 Final

Results

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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

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Underwater Swimming, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "1900 Olympics – Paris, France – Swimming" Archived 26 August 2007 at the Wayback MachinedatabaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on January 29, 2013)
  4. ^ Mallon, Bill; Heijmans, Jeroen (2011). Historical dictionary of the Olympic movement (4 ed.). Plymouth (UK): Scarecrow Press. p. 362. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  5. ^ Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book To The Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 428. ISBN 0140066322.
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