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Men's swimming has been part of the official program of the Summer Olympics since the Games' modern inception in 1896; it was not until 1912 that women's events were held. The swimming events at the 1896 Olympic Games were held in a bay in the Aegean Sea with swimmers being required to swim to the shore—Hungarian swimmer Alfréd Hajós won ...
The butterfly stroke events were not held until 1956. Previous rules permitted the butterfly stroke in breaststroke races. After 1956, when these rules were changed, butterfly became its own stroke entirely. The 800m event was added to the women's programme in 1968; whilst longer, this event was not as far as the men's 1,500m event. This ...
Games Gold Silver Bronze 1900 Paris details: Frederick Lane Australia 2:25.2 Zoltán Halmay Hungary 2:31.4 Karl Ruberl Austria 2:32.0 set OR in semifinal: 1904–1964: not included in the Olympic program
The event is overseen by the United States Olympic Committee and run by USA Swimming. The first Olympic trials were held in 1920 in Alameda, California, [1] to select swimmers for the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. The men's and women's trials have been held separately six times. [2]
This is a list of the best results achieved by athletes from different nations at four major competitions where swimming events are (or were) competed. [1] Results are based on major competitions according to FINA's historical records: the swimming and open water swimming events at the Olympic Games, the swimming and open water swimming events at the FINA World Aquatics Championships, the FINA ...
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
At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, 13 swimming events were contested, seven for men and six for women. There was a total of 235 participants from 33 countries competing. [1] [2] For the first time, the butterfly stroke was contested as a separate event.
At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, 15 swimming events were contested, eight for men and seven for women. There was a total of 380 participants from 45 countries competing. [1] [2] For the first time, the 4 × 100 metres medley relay was contested.