Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics 952781 225551518 2008-07-14T07:37:57Z AlleborgoBot 3813685 robot Modifying: [[it:Nuoto alla IV Olimpiade]] [[Image:Olympic pictogram Swimming.png|100px|border|left|Swimming]] At the '''[[1908 Summer Olympics]]''' in [[London]], six '''[[swimming]]''' events were contested. Olympic swimming events were held in a pool for the first time as a 100&nbsp;m pool was constructed especially for the games. Only men competed in the swimming competition. All six of the 1908 events became staples of the Olympic swimming programme, and have been contested at every edition of the Games since. The 50&nbsp;m, 200&nbsp;m, and 800&nbsp;m freestyle events were dropped from the previous edition (though the 50&nbsp;m and 200&nbsp;m would later return), the relay was lengthened from 4×50 metres to 4×200&nbsp;m, and the 400&nbsp;m breaststroke was shortened to 200 metres. Canada and Finland made their first appearances in swimming, while Austria, Hungary, and the United States continued their streaks of appearing each time. Fourteen nations competed in all, with 100 swimmers entering the events. ==Medal summary== {| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}} |- | 100 m freestyle<br />{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Charles Daniels (swimmer)|Charles Daniels]]|USA|1908 Summer}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Zoltán Halmay]]|HUN|1908 Summer}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Harald Julin]]|SWE|1908 Summer}} |- | 400 m freestyle<br />{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre freestyle}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Henry Taylor (swimmer)|Henry Taylor]]|GBR|1908 Summer}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Frank Beaurepaire]]|ANZ|1908 Summer}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Otto Scheff]]|AUT|1908 Summer}} |- | 1500 m freestyle<br />{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Henry Taylor (swimmer)|Henry Taylor]]|GBR|1908 Summer}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Thomas Battersby]]|GBR|1908 Summer}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Frank Beaurepaire]]|ANZ|1908 Summer}} |- | 100 m backstroke<br />{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre backstroke}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Arno Bieberstein]]|GER|1908 Summer}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Ludvig Dam]]|DEN|1908 Summer}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Herbert Haresnape]]|GBR|1908 Summer}} |- | 200 m breaststroke<br />{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre breaststroke}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Frederick Holman]]|GBR|1908 Summer}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|[[William Robinson (swimmer)|William Robinson]]|GBR|1908 Summer}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Pontus Hanson]]|SWE|1908 Summer}} |- | 4×200 m<br>freestyle relay<br />{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 4x200 metre freestyle relay}} | {{flagIOCteam|GBR|1908 Summer}}<br>[[John Derbyshire (swimmer)|John Derbyshire]] <br> [[Paul Radmilovic]]<br>[[William Foster (swimmer)|William Foster]]<br>[[Henry Taylor (swimmer)|Henry Taylor]] | {{flagIOCteam|HUN|1908 Summer}}<br>[[József Munk]]<br>[[Imre Zachár]]<br>[[Béla Las Torres]]<br> [[Zoltán Halmay]] | {{flagIOCteam|USA|1908 Summer}}<br>[[Harry Hebner]]<br>[[Leo Goodwin (swimmer)|Leo Goodwin]]<br>[[Charles Daniels (swimmer)|Charles Daniels]]<br>[[Leslie Rich]] |} ==Participating nations== A total of 100 swimmers from 14 nations competed at the London Games: {| | * {{flagIOC|ANZ|1908 Summer|5}} * {{flagIOC|AUT|1908 Summer|1}} * {{flagIOC|BEL|1908 Summer|7}} * {{flagIOC|CAN|1908 Summer|1}} * {{flagIOC|DEN|1908 Summer|5}} * {{flagIOC|FIN|1908 Summer|3}} * {{flagIOC|FRA|1908 Summer|4}} |width=50| |valign=top| * {{flagIOC|GER|1908 Summer|5}} * {{flagIOC|GBR|1908 Summer|28}} * {{flagIOC|HUN|1908 Summer|10}} * {{flagIOC|ITA|1908 Summer|4}} * {{flagIOC|NED|1908 Summer|7}} * {{flagIOC|SWE|1908 Summer|12}} * {{flagIOC|USA|1908 Summer|8}} |} ==Medal table== {| {{RankedMedalTable}} |- | 1 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|GBR|1908 Summer}} || 4 || 2 || 1 || 7 |- | 2 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|USA|1908 Summer}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2 |- | 3 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|GER|1908 Summer}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- | 4 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|HUN|1908 Summer}} || 0 || 2 || 0 || 2 |- | 5 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|ANZ|1908 Summer}} || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 |- | 6 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|DEN|1908 Summer}} || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 |- | 7 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|SWE|1908 Summer}} || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 |- | 8 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|AUT|1908 Summer}} || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 |} ==References== {{refbegin}} * {{cite web |title=Olympic Medal Winners |publisher=International Olympic Committee |url=http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp |accessdate=2008-03-19}} * {{cite book |author=Cook, Theodore Andrea |title=The Fourth Olympiad London 1908 Official Report |publisher=British Olympic Association |location=London |month=May |year=1909 |pages=pp. 296–310 |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1908/1908.pdf |format=PDF |accessdate=2008-03-19}} * {{cite book |title=The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary |last=Mallon |first=Bill |coauthors=Buchanan, Ian |publisher=McFarland |location=Jefferson, North Carolina |month=February |year=2000 |isbn=978-0786405985}} {{refend}} {{Olympic Games|Sport=Swimming|Games=1908Summer}} [[Category:1908 Summer Olympics events]] [[Category:Swimming at the Olympics|1908]] [[de:Olympische Sommerspiele 1908/Schwimmen]] [[es:Anexo:Natación en los Juegos Olímpicos de Londres 1908]] [[fr:Natation aux jeux Olympiques de 1908]] [[it:Nuoto alla IV Olimpiade]] [[hu:1908. évi nyári olimpiai játékok (úszás)]] [[nl:Zwemmen op de Olympische Zomerspelen 1908]] [[ja:ロンドンオリンピック (1908年) における競泳競技]] [[no:Svømming under Sommer-OL 1908]] [[pl:Pływanie na Letnich Igrzyskach Olimpijskich 1908]] [[pt:Natação nos Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 1908]] [[ru:Плавание на летних Олимпийских играх 1908]] [[fi:Uinti kesäolympialaisissa 1908]]