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Swimming At The 1924 Summer Olympics
At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women. The competitions were held from Sunday July 13, 1924, to Sunday July 20, 1924. There were 169 participants from 23 countries competing. The United States team, coached by Bill Bachrach, won 19 of the 33 medals, and 9 of the 11 gold medals. Medal table Medal summary Men's events Women's events Participating nations A total of 169 swimmers (118 men and 51 women) from 23 nations (men from 22 nations - women from 10 nations) competed at the Paris Games: * (men:4 women:0) * (men:5 women:0) * (men:6 women:0) * (men:2 women:0) * (men:6 women:3) * (men:0 women:4) * (men:2 women:0) * (men:12 women:8) * (men:15 women:11) * (men:1 women:0) * (men:5 women:1) * (men:6 women:0) * (men:6 women:0) * (men:2 women:2) * (men:8 women:4) * (men:1 women:1) * (men:1 women:0) * (men:1 women:0) * (men:4 women:0) * (men:9 women:5) * (men:2 women:0) * (men:14 women:12 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piscine Des Tourelles
The Piscine des Tourelles, sometimes listed as Le stade nautique des Tourelles, is an aquatics venue that was used to host the diving, swimming, water polo Water polo is a competitive sport, competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the water polo ball, ball into the oppo ..., and the swimming portion of the modern pentathlon events for the 1924 Summer Olympics. Located in the 20th arrondissement of Paris, it hosted eleven swimming, diving, and one water polo during those games. Attendance at the games totaled 51,000 for all eight event days. In 1989, it underwent extensive renovation, and reopened as the Piscine Georges Vallerey, although it is still widely known by its old name. The renovated pool is 50 meters in length but can be divided into two unequal parts by an underwater partition. A retractable roof was also installed as part of the ren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph De Combe
Joseph De Combe (19 June 1901 – 1965) was a Belgium, Belgian swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, 1928 Summer Olympics and 1936 Summer Olympics. In the 1924 Olympics he won a silver medal in the 200 m breaststroke event. He also was a member of Belgian water polo team, which won a silver medal. He played one match. Four years later he did not finish in his first round heat of the 200 m breaststroke event and did not advance. In the 1936 Olympics he was a member of Belgian water polo team, which won a bronze medal. He played all seven matches. See also * List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men) * List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) References External links * 1901 births 1965 deaths Belgian male breaststroke swimmers Belgian male water polo players Olympic swimmers of Belgium Olympic water polo players of Belgium Swimmers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Water polo players at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georg Werner
Karl Oskar Georg Werner (8 April 1904 – 26 August 2002) was a Swedish freestyle Freestyle may refer to: Brands * Reebok Freestyle, a women's athletic shoe * Ford Freestyle, an SUV automobile * Coca-Cola Freestyle, a vending machine * ICD Freestyle, a paintball marker * Abbott FreeStyle, a blood glucose monitor by Abbott La ... swimmer who won bronze medals in the 4 × 200 m relay at the 1924 Olympics and 1926 European Championships. References 1904 births 2002 deaths Olympic swimmers of Sweden Swimmers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Olympic bronze medalists in swimming Swedish male freestyle swimmers European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Swimmers from Stockholm {{Sweden-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orvar Trolle
Nils Orvar Trolle (4 April 1900 – 7 March 1971) was a Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ... freestyle swimmer. He competed in the 100m and 4×200 m events at the 1920 and 1924 Olympics; he won a bronze medal in the relay in 1924 and finished fourth in 1920. He failed to reach the finals of the individual 100m freestyle. In 1923–24, he competed for Illinois AC while studying in the United States, and in 1940–44, he headed his native club Malmö SS. References 1900 births 1971 deaths Sportspeople from Malmö Olympic swimmers of Sweden Swimmers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Olympic bronze medalists in swimming Swedish male freestyle swimmers Medalists at the 1924 Summer Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gösta Persson
O. Gösta A. Persson (8 January 1904 – 23 February 1991) was a Swedish freestyle swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics. Persson was born in Stockholm on 8 January 1904. In 1924 he won the bronze medal as member of the Swedish 4 x 200 metres freestyle relay team. He was also part of the Swedish team which finished fourth in the Olympic water polo tournament. He played all six matches. Twelve years later he played four matches in the 1936 Olympic water polo tournament when the Swedish team finished in seventh place. Persson died in Malmö Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (SkÃ¥ne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in the Nordic region, with a municipal pop ... on 23 February 1991. References Swedish male freestyle swimmers Swedish male water polo players Olympic swimmer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thor Henning
Thor Henning (13 September 1894 – 7 October 1967) was a Swedish breaststroke and freestyle swimmer who won a four medals at the 1912, 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics. At the 1912 Summer Olympics he came second after German Walter Bathe in the 400 m breaststroke, and in 1920 he was beaten by teammate Håkan Malmrot Håkan Malmrot (29 November 1900 – 10 January 1987) was a Swedish breaststroke swimmer. He won two gold medals at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, in the 200 m and 400 m events, both times with Swedish Thor Henning as silver medalist. In 1 ... in the 200 m and 400 m breaststroke. See also * List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame References 1894 births 1967 deaths Swedish male breaststroke swimmers Swedish male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers of Sweden Swimmers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Olympic bronze medal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ã…ke Borg
Åke Borg (18 August 1901 – 6 June 1973) was a Swedish swimmer. Teaming with his twin brother Arne Arne may refer to: Places * Arne, Dorset, England, a village ** Arne RSPB reserve, a nature reserve adjacent to the village * Arné, Hautes-Pyrénées, Midi-Pyrénées, France * Arne (Boeotia), an ancient city in Boeotia, Greece * Arne (Thessa ... he won a bronze medal at the 1924 Olympics and two European championship medals in the 4×200 m freestyle relay. References 1901 births 1973 deaths Swimmers from Stockholm Swimmers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers of Sweden Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Swedish twins Olympic bronze medalists in swimming Swedish male freestyle swimmers Twin sportspeople European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Stockholms KK swimmers Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics 20th-century Swedish people {{Sweden-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Stedman
Ivan Cuthbert Stedman (13 April 1895 – 7 January 1979) was an Australian freestyle and breaststroke swimmer of the 1920s, who won a silver medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. He was born in Oakleigh, a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria. After being injured in the Battle of the Somme during the First World War, Stedman was selected to carry the flag for Australasia at the Opening Ceremony of the 1920 Summer Olympics (Australia and New Zealand sent a combined team). In the 100-metre freestyle, Stedman was eliminated in the semifinals, but made the final of the 200-metre breaststroke, where he came last of the five finalists. In an all-Australian team, Stedman combined with Henry Hay, William Herald and Frank Beaurepaire to claim silver in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay. The American team, led by Duke Kahanamoku, won by an extremely large margin of 21 seconds. Stedman also competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Henry (swimmer)
George Ernest Morrison Henry (13 May 1904 – 3 June 1998) was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1920s, who won a silver medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics. He also competed in the 100-metre freestyle in the same event. He spent the majority of his career in the shadow of his Manly Swimming Club teammate Boy Charlton. Henry was 18 years of age when he was selected for the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. Competing in the 100-metre freestyle, he reached the semifinals, where he was eliminated. Henry combined with Australian teammates Frank Beaurepaire, Moss Christie and Charlton to claim the silver medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay. The American relay team, led by Johnny Weissmuller, bested the Australians by almost 7 seconds to set a new world record. He attended Sydney Boys High School, graduating in 1923.http://www.shsobu.org.au/wp-content/uploads/sport.pdf See also * List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men) This is t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moss Christie
Maurice Froomes "Moss" Christie (18 September 1901 – 19 December 1978) was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1920s who won a silver medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. His involvement in various national and state championship events continued for 2 decades from 1917 until 1937. During this time he won 13 National freestyle titles, 7 NSW freestyle championships whilst providing substantial contribution to the Drummoyne Amateur Swimming Club. Combining with Boy Charlton, Ernest Henry and Frank Beaurepaire, the Australians trailed the Americans (featuring Johnny Weissmuller - later to star as Tarzan the Ape Man) home by almost nine seconds, in a race conducted in the River Seine. Christie had a disappointing campaign in the individual events, being eliminated in the heats of the 100-metre and 1500-metre freestyle and being disqualified for a false start in his heat of the 400-metre freestyle. See also * List of Olympic medal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wally O'Connor
James Wallace O'Connor (August 25, 1903 – October 11, 1950) was an American competition swimmer and water polo player who played internationally for the United States at four Olympiads: at the 1924, 1928, 1932 and 1936. In team sport at the 1924 Summer Olympics, a gold medal was won in the 4x200 meter freestyle relay event. With the national water polo team a bronze medal was won; he played one match. At the 1928 Summer Olympics bronze medal match, they lost to France. He played two matches and scored one goal. At the 1932 Summer Olympics they won a bronze medal. He played all four matches. At the 1936 Summer Olympics they won one and lost two matches in the preliminary group of the water polo tournament. He played all three matches. He was honored as the national flag bearer at the opening ceremonies. In 1976, he was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame. See also * List of athletes with Olympic medals in different disciplines * List of Olympic medalists in sw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Howell
Richard John Howell (October 12, 1903 – July 20, 1967) was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. As a 20-year-old at the 1924 Olympics, he swam for the gold-medal-winning American relay team in the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay.Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes Dick Howell Retrieved January 20, 2016. After swimming in the preliminary heats and semifinals and helping the American relay team qualify for the final, he was replaced by Johnny Weissmuller. In the semifinals he was a member of the team that set a new world record of 9:59.4, breaking the ten-minute barrier in the event for the first time. Howell also competed in the men's 1,500-meter freestyle; he qualified for the semi-finals but did not advance. Howell was born in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Hyde Park High School in Chicago, and set several national high school records while swimming for Hyde Park. After high school, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
