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Men's 200 metre obstacle course at the Games of the II Olympiad
Frederick Lane, after winning the gold medal
Venue	River Seine
Dates	August 11 (semifinals) August 12 (final)
Competitors	12 from 5 nations
Medalists
Frederick Lane  Australia Otto Wahle  Austria Peter Kemp  Great Britain

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The men's 200 metre obstacle event was an obstacle swimming event in the 1900 Summer Olympics held in Paris. It was held on 11 August and 12 August 1900. Twelve swimmers from five nations competed. The event was won by Frederick Lane of Australia, with Otto Wahle of Austria second and Peter Kemp of Great Britain third. Lane had already won the 200 metre freestyle (with no obstacles).

This was the only appearance of obstacle swimming at the Olympics.^[1]

There were three obstacles throughout the 200 metre course. Swimmers had to climb over the first two (a pole and a row of boats), and swim under the third (another row of boats).^[2][3]

This swimming event used freestyle swimming, which means that the method of the stroke is not regulated (unlike backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly events). The event consisted of two rounds: semifinals and a final. There were three semifinals, with 4 swimmers in each; the top 2 swimmers in each semifinal advanced to the final along with the 4 with the best times from the remaining swimmers. This made a 10-person final.