At the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, seven swimming events were contested. Only men competed in the swimming competition. There was a total of 76 participants from 12 countries competing. As with the rowing events, swimming took place on the Seine between the Courbevoie Bridge and the Asnières Bridge.

Medal table

Medal summary

Participating nations

A total of 76 swimmers from 12 nations competed at the Paris Games:

  •  Australia (1)
  •  Austria (4)
  •  Belgium (1)
  •  Denmark (1)
  •  France (47)
  •  Germany (6)
  •  Great Britain (7)
  •  Hungary (1)
  •  Italy (2)
  •  Netherlands (4)
  •  Sweden (1)
  •  United States (1)

Notes

References


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