At the
1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...
in
Paris
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, eleven
swimming
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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:
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(men:4 women:0)
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(men:5 women:0)
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(men:6 women:0)
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(men:2 women:0)
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(men:6 women:3)
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(men:0 women:4)
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(men:2 women:0)
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(men:12 women:8)
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(men:15 women:11)
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(men:1 women:0)
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(men:5 women:1)
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(men:6 women:0)
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(men:6 women:0)
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(men:2 women:2)
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(men:8 women:4)
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(men:1 women:1)
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(men:1 women:0)
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(men:1 women:0)
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(men:4 women:0)
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(men:9 women:5)
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(men:2 women:0)
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(men:14 women:12)
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(men:6 women:0)
References
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{{Swimming at the Summer Olympics
1924 Summer Olympics events
1924
Events
January
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