Swimming at the 1906 Intercalated Games

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At the 1906 Summer Olympics, only four swimming events were contested. [1] Now called the Intercalated Games, the 1906 Games are no longer considered as an official Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee.

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Medal summary

GamesGoldSilverBronze
100 m freestyle Charles Daniels
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
Zoltán Halmay
Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Hungary
Cecil Healy
Flag of Australia (1903-1908).svg  Australia
400 m freestyle Otto Scheff
Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg  Austria
Henry Taylor
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
John Arthur Jarvis
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
1 mile freestyle Henry Taylor
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
John Arthur Jarvis
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Otto Scheff
Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg  Austria
4 × 250 m
freestyle relay
Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Hungary
Henrik Hajós
Zoltán Halmay
Géza Kiss
József Ónody
Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany
Ernst Bahnmeyer
Max Pape
Emil Rausch
Oscar Schiele
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
John Derbyshire
William Henry
John Arthur Jarvis
Henry Taylor

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1225
2Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Hungary 1102
3Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg  Austria 1012
4US flag 45 stars.svg  United States 1001
5Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany 0101
6Flag of Australia (1903-1908).svg  Australia 0011
Totals (6 entries)44412

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References

  1. "Swimming: 1906 Intercalated Games Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2014-01-28.