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The 1904 Olympics' races were the only ones ever measured in yards, instead of the usual metres. A 100-metre pool was built for the 1908 Olympics and was located in the centre of the main stadium's track and field oval. The 1912 Olympics, held in the Stockholm harbor, marked the beginning of electrical timing.
[9] [10] The 1904 Games, held in St. Louis were the first Olympics outside of Europe, with very few top-class athletes from outside the North America taking part, and saw the participation of 12 to 15 nations, including a not yet existing Union of South Africa represented by a Boer team of extras from the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
Olympic Games, pool since 1896, open water since 2008, for example swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics [1] [2] [3] Youth Olympic Games, since 2010, for example swimming at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics; African Games, since 1965, co-organized with the African Union and Association of African Sports Confederations
With the Paris Games officially underway, you may be wondering just how many countries and athletes participate in the Olympics. This year, athletes will compete across 32 sports in 329 events ...
Swimming at the 2020 Olympics featured a total of 37 events (18 each for men and women and 1 mixed event), including two 10 km open-water marathons. This was a slight increase from the 34 events contested in the previous Olympic Games. The following events were contested (all pool events are long course, and distances are in meters unless stated):
In all, he competed in 30 events across five Olympics: the 2000 Sydney Olympics; 2004 Athens Olympics; 2008 Beijing Olympics; 2012 London Olympics; and 2016 Rio Olympics.
Women's swimming was introduced into the Olympics in 1912; the first international swim meet for women outside the Olympics was the 1922 Women's Olympiad. Butterfly was developed in the 1930s and was at first a variant of breaststroke, until it was accepted as a separate style in 1952. FINA renamed itself World Aquatics in December 2022. [10]
The swimming competitions at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris were held from 27 July to 9 August 2024. Pool events (27 July to 4 August) took place at the Paris La Défense Arena, with the two-day marathon swimming (8 to 9 August) staged at Pont Alexandre III through the Seine River. [1] [2]