Swimming at the 1896 Summer Olympics
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At the 1896 Summer Olympics, four swimming events were contested. They were planned and organized by the Sub-Committee for Nautical Sports. All events took place on 11 April in the Bay of Zea.
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Events
100 metre freestyle
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
| 1 |  Alfréd Hajós (HUN) | 1:22.2 |
| 2 |  Otto Herschmann (AUT) | 1:22.8 |
| AC | Missing image Us_flag_large_44_stars.png Gardner Williams (USA) |
The 100 metre freestyle race was the first of the swimming events. 13 swimmers entered the race. The two competitors from Austria-Hungary finished in the top two places.
500 metre freestyle
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
| 1 | Paul Neumann (AUT) | 8:12.6 |
| 2 | Missing image Greece_flag_1828.png Antonios Pepanos (GRE) | 9:57.6 |
| 3 | Missing image Greece_flag_1828.png Efstathios Chorophas (GRE) | ---- |
Only three swimmers entered the 500 metre freestyle. Neumann added Austria's first gold medal to Herschmann's silver.
1200 metre freestyle
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
| 1 | Alfréd Hajós (HUN) | 18:22.2 |
| 2 | Missing image Greece_flag_1828.png Joannis Andreou (GRE) | 21:03.4 |
| 3 | Missing image Greece_flag_1828.png Efstathios Chorophas (GRE) | ---- |
| AC | Missing image Us_flag_large_44_stars.png Gardner Williams (USA) |
The final swimming race was the longest. Despite having already won the 100 metre race, Hajós competed again in the 1200 metres along with eight other swimmers. He won once again, finishing nearly 100 metres ahead of the rest of the field.
100 metre freestyle for sailors
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
| 1 | Missing image Greece_flag_1828.png Ioannis Malokinis (GRE) | 2:20.4 |
| 2 | Missing image Greece_flag_1828.png Spiridon Chasapis (GRE) | ---- |
| 3 | Missing image Greece_flag_1828.png Dimitrios Drivas (GRE) | ---- |
The second swimming race was open only to sailors of the Greek Royal Navy. Three took place in the event. The top time was nearly a minute slower than that of the open 100 metre freestyle.
Sub-Committee for Nautical Sports
- HRH Prince George of Greece, president
- Paul Damalas, secretary
- Dimitri Kriezis
- K. Sachtouris
- George Coundouriotis
- Dimitri Arghyropoulos
- Constantinos Kanaris
- K. Arghyrakis
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