| | Event type
1,000 metres Freestyle, Men
| Date | 11 – 12 August 1900 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Seine, Pont de Courbevoie – Pont d'Asnières, Paris |
| Participants | 16 from 6 countries |
John Jarvis of Great Britain was the heavy favorite. At the British Championships, he had won the 440 yards in 1898 and 1900, the 880 yards from 1898-1901, the mile 1897-1902, and he would win the long-distance championship from 1898-1904. The longer the race, the better he swam. Jarvis won this race easily, by over one minute, although he had won his heat by three minutes. However, a French swimmer named Verbecke posted one of the most lopsided victories ever in the second heat, winning by almost seven minutes. This was surely more a function of his competition, as he finished only eighth in the final, and his qualifying time was bettered by eight other swimmers.
| Pos | Swimmer | NOC | R1 | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Jarvis |  GBR | 14:28.6 (1 h1) | 13:40.2 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Otto Wahle |  AUT | 15:27.0 (2 h3) | 14:53.6 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Zoltán Halmay |  HUN | 14:52.0 (1 h3) | 15:16.4 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Max Hainle |  GER | 15:54.0 (1 h4) | 15:22.6 (4) | |||
| 5 | Louis Martin |  FRA | 16:58.0 (3 h4) | 16:30.4 (5) | |||
| 6 | Georges Leuillieux | FRA | 17:09.6 (3 h3) | 16:53.2 (6) | |||
| 7 | Maurice Hochepied | FRA | 17:13.2 (2 h1) | 16:53.4 (7) | |||
| 8 | Jules Verbecke | FRA | 17:18.0 (1 h2) | 17:13.8 (8) | |||
| 9 | Erik Eriksson |  SWE | 17:41.2 (3 h1) | 17:50.0 (9) | |||
| AC r2/2 | Bill Burgess | FRA | 16:54.0 (2 h4) | – ( | DNF | ||
| 2 h2 r1/2 | Lué | FRA | 24:15.0 (2 h2) | – | |||
| 3 h2 r1/2 | Lapostolet | FRA | 25:52.0 (3 h2) | – | |||
| 4 h1 r1/2 | Fumouze | FRA | 18:00.0 (4 h1) | – | |||
| 4 h3 r1/2 | Désiré Mérchez | FRA | 18:17.2 (4 h3) | – | |||
| 4 h4 r1/2 | Texier | FRA | 21:33.0 (4 h4) | – | |||
| AC h2 r1/2 | Souchu | FRA | – (DNF h2) | – | DNF | ||
| Fred Lane | GBR | – (DNS h2) | – | ||||
| Karl Ruberl | AUT | – (DNS h2) | – | ||||
| Fernand Feyaerts |  BEL | – (DNS h2) | – | ||||
| de Romand | FRA | – (DNS h1) | – | ||||
| Louis Marc | FRA | – (DNS h2) | – | ||||
| Jacques Léauté | FRA | – (DNS h1) | – | ||||
| Abel | FRA | – (DNS h3) | – | ||||
| Besnardt | FRA | – (DNS h1) | – | ||||
| Buisson | FRA | – (DNS h2) | – | ||||
| Burckhardt | FRA | – (DNS h1) | – | ||||
| Caillard | FRA | – (DNS h3) | – | ||||
| Chambeau | FRA | – (DNS h1) | – | ||||
| Chambeaudet | FRA | – (DNS h4) | – | ||||
| Coigneux | FRA | – (DNS h4) | – | ||||
| Dharcourt | FRA | – (DNS h3) | – | ||||
| Foy | FRA | – (DNS h1) | – | ||||
| Gille | FRA | – (DNS h4) | – | ||||
| Jony | FRA | – (DNS h3) | – | ||||
| Legoff | FRA | – (DNS h3) | – | ||||
| Other | FRA | – (DNS h3) | – | ||||
| Pescon | FRA | – (DNS h4) | – | ||||
| Quincey | FRA | – (DNS h2) | – | ||||
| Rosset | FRA | – (DNS h3) | – | ||||
| Scherer | FRA | – (DNS h3) | – | ||||
| Soulignac | FRA | – (DNS h4) | – | ||||
| Rob Derbyshire | GBR | – (DNS h3) | – | ||||
| Ellinger | GBR | – (DNS h4) | – | ||||
| Harry Winter | GBR | – (DNS h4) | – | ||||
| Risbeck | GER | – (DNS h2) | – | ||||
| Arnold Töpfer | GER | – (DNS h1) | – | ||||
| Károly Graefl | HUN | – (DNS h1) | – |
Round One (11 August 1900 — 7:45)
Winner in each heat and six fastest losers advanced to the final.
Heat One
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | John Jarvis | GBR | 14:28.6 | |||
| 2 | – | Maurice Hochepied | FRA | 17:13.2 | |||
| 3 | – | Erik Eriksson | SWE | 17:41.2 | |||
| 4 | – | Fumouze | FRA | 18:00.0 | |||
| – | de Romand | FRA | – | ||||
| – | Jacques Léauté | FRA | – | ||||
| – | Besnardt | FRA | – | ||||
| – | Burckhardt | FRA | – | ||||
| – | Chambeau | FRA | – | ||||
| – | Foy | FRA | – | ||||
| – | Arnold Töpfer | GER | – | ||||
| – | Károly Graefl | HUN | – |
Heat Two
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Jules Verbecke | FRA | 17:18.0 | |||
| 2 | – | Lué | FRA | 24:15.0 | |||
| 3 | – | Lapostolet | FRA | 25:52.0 | |||
| – | Souchu | FRA | – | ||||
| – | Fred Lane | GBR | – | ||||
| – | Karl Ruberl | AUT | – | ||||
| – | Fernand Feyaerts | BEL | – | ||||
| – | Louis Marc | FRA | – | ||||
| – | Buisson | FRA | – | ||||
| – | Quincey | FRA | – | ||||
| – | Risbeck | GER | – |
Heat Three
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Zoltán Halmay | HUN | 14:52.0 | |||
| 2 | – | Otto Wahle | AUT | 15:27.0 | |||
| 3 | – | Georges Leuillieux | FRA | 17:09.6 | |||
| 4 | – | Désiré Mérchez | FRA | 18:17.2 | 1 | ||
| – | Abel | FRA | – | ||||
| – | Caillard | FRA | – | ||||
| – | Dharcourt | FRA | – | ||||
| – | Jony | FRA | – | ||||
| – | Legoff | FRA | – | ||||
| – | Other | FRA | – | ||||
| – | Rosset | FRA | – | ||||
| – | Scherer | FRA | – | ||||
| – | Rob Derbyshire | GBR | – |
Heat Four
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Max Hainle | GER | 15:54.0 | |||
| 2 | – | Bill Burgess | FRA | 16:54.0 | |||
| 3 | – | Louis Martin | FRA | 16:58.0 | |||
| 4 | – | Texier | FRA | 21:33.0 | |||
| – | Chambeaudet | FRA | – | ||||
| – | Coigneux | FRA | – | ||||
| – | Gille | FRA | – | ||||
| – | Pescon | FRA | – | ||||
| – | Soulignac | FRA | – | ||||
| – | Ellinger | GBR | – | ||||
| – | Harry Winter | GBR | – |
Final (12 August 1900 — 14:00)
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | John Jarvis | GBR | 13:40.2 | |||
| 2 | – | Otto Wahle | AUT | 14:53.6 | |||
| 3 | – | Zoltán Halmay | HUN | 15:16.4 | |||
| 4 | – | Max Hainle | GER | 15:22.6 | |||
| 5 | – | Louis Martin | FRA | 16:30.4 | |||
| 6 | – | Georges Leuillieux | FRA | 16:53.2 | |||
| 7 | – | Maurice Hochepied | FRA | 16:53.4 | |||
| 8 | – | Jules Verbecke | FRA | 17:13.8 | |||
| 9 | – | Erik Eriksson | SWE | 17:50.0 | |||
| – | Bill Burgess | FRA | – |