Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's underwater swimming

Men's underwater swimming
at the Games of the II Olympiad
Men's underwater swimming; at the Games of the II Olympiad
	The swimming venue in 1900
Venue	River Seine
Date	August 12
Competitors	14 from 4 nations
Winning score	188.4
Medalists

The men's underwater swimming was an event on the Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics schedule in Paris. It was held on 12 August in the Seine.^[1] There were 14 competitors from 4 nations.^[1] The event was won by Charles Devendeville of France, with his countryman André Six taking second. Denmark's Peder Lykkeberg took third despite being clearly the best underwater swimmer; he swam in circles though the distance portion of the score was measured in a straight line.^[1]^[2]

Background

The 1900 Games were the only occasion such an event was held.^[1] It was not featured at later Olympic games because of lack of spectator appeal.^[3]^[4]

Competition format

The score was given by adding one point for each second and two points for each metre swum underwater.^[5] The distance was measured in a straight line from the starting point.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
Monday, 12 August 1900	9:00	Final

Results

Rank	Swimmer	Nation	Seconds	Metres	Score
	Charles Devendeville	France	68.4	60.00	188.4
	André Six	France	65.4	60.00	185.4
	Peder Lykkeberg	Denmark	90.0	28.50	147.0
4	de Romand	France	50.2	47.50	145.2
5	Léon Tisserand	France	48.0	30.75	109.5
6	Hans Aniol	Germany	30.0	36.95	103.9
7	Menault	France	38.4	32.50	103.4
8	Louis Marc	France	32.0	34.00	100.0
9	Pierre Peyrusson	France	29.6	31.00	91.6
10	Paul Kaisermann	France	56.8	16.10	89.0
11	Jean Leclerq	France	28.0	30.00	88.0
12	Chevrand	France	32.0	20.00	72.0
13	Alois Anderlé	Austria	22.4	23.50	69.4
14	Eucher	France	23.0	21.50	66.0

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Underwater Swimming, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
^ "Swimming at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Men's Underwater Swimming". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
^ "1900 Olympics – Paris, France – Swimming" Archived 26 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on January 29, 2013)
^ Mallon, Bill; Heijmans, Jeroen (2011). Historical dictionary of the Olympic movement (4 ed.). Plymouth (UK): Scarecrow Press. p. 362. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
^ Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book To The Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 428. ISBN 0140066322.