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Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Dates 4 – 11 August 1928
Medal Events 11

The 1928 Swim Stadium in Amsterdam was a temporary venue that was built for the 1928 Olympics and was demolished in 1929. The Olympic swimming program in 1928 was precisely the same as in 1924, with six events for men and five for women.

The United States led both types of medal lists (medals and golds) overall, and for both men and women. They won 6 golds and 11 medals in all, with the men winning 3 golds and 6 medals, and the women winning 3 golds and 5 medals.

Britain’s Joyce Cooper was the only swimmer to win three medals, but failed to win a gold, winning one silver and two bronze. Four American swimmers won two gold medals – Martha Norelius, Albina Osipowich, George Kojac, and Johnny Weissmuller.

Events

Event Status Date Participants NOCs
100 metres Freestyle, Men Olympic 10 – 11 August 1928 30 17
400 metres Freestyle, Men Olympic 7 – 9 August 1928 26 17
1,500 metres Freestyle, Men Olympic 4 – 6 August 1928 19 13
4 x 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men Olympic 11 August 1928 55 13
100 metres Backstroke, Men Olympic 7 – 9 August 1928 19 12
200 metres Breaststroke, Men Olympic 6 – 8 August 1928 21 13
100 metres Freestyle, Women Olympic 10 – 11 August 1928 24 11
400 metres Freestyle, Women Olympic 4 – 6 August 1928 20 10
4 x 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women Olympic 9 August 1928 31 7
100 metres Backstroke, Women Olympic 9 – 11 August 1928 12 7
200 metres Breaststroke, Women Olympic 7 – 9 August 1928 21 12
182 (110/72) 28 (25/17)

Medals

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Freestyle, Men Johnny WeissmullerUSA István BárányHUN Katsuo TakaishiJPN
400 metres Freestyle, Men Alberto ZorrillaARG Boy CharltonAUS Arne BorgSWE
1,500 metres Freestyle, Men Arne BorgSWE Boy CharltonAUS Buster CrabbeUSA
4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men United StatesUSA JapanJPN CanadaCAN
100 metres Backstroke, Men George KojacUSA Walter LauferUSA Paul WyattUSA
200 metres Breaststroke, Men Yoshiyuki TsurutaJPN Erich RademacherGER Teófilo YldefonsoPHI
100 metres Freestyle, Women Albina OsipowichUSA Eleanor GarattiUSA Joyce CooperGBR
400 metres Freestyle, Women Martha NoreliusUSA Zus BraunNED Josephine McKimUSA
4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women United StatesUSA Great BritainGBR South AfricaRSA
100 metres Backstroke, Women Zus BraunNED Ellen KingGBR Joyce CooperGBR
200 metres Breaststroke, Women Hilde SchraderGER Marie BaronNED Lotte MüheGER

Medal table

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
United States USA 6 2 3 11
Netherlands NED 1 2 0 3
Germany GER 1 1 1 3
Japan JPN 1 1 1 3
Sweden SWE 1 0 1 2
Argentina ARG 1 0 0 1
Great Britain GBR 0 2 2 4
Australia AUS 0 2 0 2
Hungary HUN 0 1 0 1
Canada CAN 0 0 1 1
Philippines PHI 0 0 1 1
South Africa RSA 0 0 1 1