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Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's underwater swimming

Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's underwater swimming

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The men's underwater swimming was an event on the Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics schedule in Paris. It was held on 12 August in the Seine.[1] There were 14 competitors from 4 nations.[1] The event was won by Charles Devendeville of France, with his countryman André Six taking second. Denmark's Peder Lykkeberg took third despite being clearly the best underwater swimmer; he swam in circles though the distance portion of the score was measured in a straight line.[1][2]

Background

The 1900 Games were the only occasion such an event was held.[1] It was not featured at later Olympic games because of lack of spectator appeal.[3][4]

Competition format

The score was given by adding one point for each second and two points for each metre swum underwater.[5] The distance was measured in a straight line from the starting point.[1]

Schedule

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Results

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References

  1. [1]
    "Underwater Swimming, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Swimming at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Men's Underwater Swimming". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  3. [3]
    "1900 Olympics – Paris, France – Swimming" Archived 26 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on January 29, 2013)
  4. [4]
    Mallon, Bill; Heijmans, Jeroen (2011). Historical dictionary of the Olympic movement (4 ed.). Plymouth (UK): Scarecrow Press. p. 362. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  5. [5]
    Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book To The Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 428. ISBN 0140066322.
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