Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre freestyle


The men's 200 metre freestyle was a sprint swimming event in the Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics program in Paris. It was the shortest of the three freestyle events. It was held on 11 August and 12 August 1900. 26 swimmers from 10 nations competed.

Results

Semifinals

In the first round, there were five semifinals. The winner of each semifinal advanced to the final, as did the five fastest losers from across all the semifinals. The semifinals were held on 11 August.

Semifinal 1

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
12:35.6
22:40.0
32:50.4
43:05.8
53:35.0

Semifinal 2

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
12:38.0
22:51.0
3Féret3:12.2
43:24.0

Semifinal 3

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
12:59.0
23:13.0
33:46.6
4Texier3:47.0
53:47.6
–Pujol

Semifinal 4

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
13:05.0
23:10.4
33:42.0
44:32.0
5Léauté4:39.4

Semifinal 5

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
12:22.6
22:47.0
32:47.4
42:48.0
5Adam4:28.0
6Ronaux4:36.4

Final

The final was held on 12 August. Wahle did not start in the final. Lane won easily, more than six seconds ahead of Halmay and Ruberl.
RankSwimmerNationTime
2:25.2
2:31.4
2:32.0
42:45.6
52:53.0
62:55.0
72:56.2
82:58.2
9Unknown
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