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Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's 1000 metre freestyle

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Men's 1000 metre freestyle
at the Games of the II Olympiad
Gold medalist John Arthur Jarvis
VenueRiver Seine
DatesAugust 11 (semifinals)
August 12 (final)
Competitors16 from 6 nations
Winning time13:40.2 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) John Arthur Jarvis
 Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Otto Wahle
 Austria
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Zoltán Halmay
 Hungary

The men's 1000 metre freestyle was an event on the Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics schedule in Paris. It was the middle length of the three freestyle events. It was held on 11 August and 12 August 1900. 16 swimmers from 6 nations competed.[1] The event was won by John Arthur Jarvis of Great Britain. Otto Wahle of Austria took silver, while Zoltán Halmay of Hungary earned bronze.

Background

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This was the only appearance of the 1000 metre freestyle event at the Olympics. It replaced the 1200 metres from 1896, and was itself replaced in 1904 with yard versions of the 800 and 1500 metre freestyle (880 yard and 1 mile). The 800 metre stayed on the program, while the 1500 would not return until 2020.[2]

John Arthur Jarvis was the dominant long-distance swimmer of the time, and a heavy favourite in this event. He was in the midst of a run of British titles in the 880 yard (1898-1901), mile (1897-1902) and long-distance (1898-1904).[2]

Competition format

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The competition used a two-round format, with semifinals and a final. The entrants were divided into four semifinals; each semifinal had 4 swimmers. The fastest swimmer in each semifinal advanced to the final along with the next six fastest times overall. This resulted in a 10-swimmer final.[2]

The races were swum downstream in the Seine.[2]

Schedule

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Date Time Round
Sunday, 11 August 1900 11:45 Semifinals
Monday, 12 August 1900 14:00 Final

Results

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Semifinals

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

Semifinal 1

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Rank Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 John Arthur Jarvis  Great Britain 14:28.6 Q, OR
2 Maurice Hochepied  France 17:13.2 q
3 Erik Eriksson  Sweden 17:41.2 q
4 Fumouze  France 18:00.0

Semifinal 2

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Place Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 Jules Verbecke  France 17:18.0 Q
2 Lué  France 24:15.0
3 Lapostolet  France 25:52.0
Souchu  France DNF

Semifinal 3

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Place Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 Zoltán Halmay  Hungary 14:52.0 Q
2 Otto Wahle  Austria 15:27.0 q
3 Georges Leuillieux  France 17:09.6 q
4 Désiré Mérchez  France 18:17.2

Semifinal 4

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Place Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 Max Hainle  Germany 15:54.0 Q
2 Bill Burgess  Great Britain 16:54.0 q
3 Louis Martin  France 16:58.0 q
4 Texier  France 21:33.0

Final

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The final was held on 12 August. Jarvis won easily, more than a minute ahead of Wahle.

Rank Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) John Arthur Jarvis  Great Britain 13:40.2 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Otto Wahle  Austria 14:43.6
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Zoltán Halmay  Hungary 15:16.4
4 Max Hainle  Germany 15:22.6
5 Louis Martin  France 16:30.4
6 Georges Leuillieux  France 16:53.2
7 Maurice Hochepied  France 16:53.4
8 Jules Verbecke  France 17:13.8
9 Erik Eriksson  Sweden 17:50.0
Bill Burgess  Great Britain DNF

Results summary

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Rank Swimmer Nation Semifinals Final Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) John Arthur Jarvis  Great Britain 14:28.6 13:40.2 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Otto Wahle  Austria 15:27.0 14:43.6
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Zoltán Halmay  Hungary 14:52.0 15:16.4
4 Max Hainle  Germany 15:54.0 15:22.6
5 Louis Martin  France 16:58.0 16:30.4
6 Georges Leuillieux  France 17:09.6 16:53.2
7 Maurice Hochepied  France 17:13.2 16:53.4
8 Jules Verbecke  France 17:18.0 17:13.8
9 Erik Eriksson  Sweden 17:41.2 17:50.0
10 Bill Burgess  Great Britain 16:54.0 DNF
11 Fumouze  France 18:00.0 Did not advance
12 Désiré Mérchez  France 18:17.2
13 Texier  France 21:33.0
14 Lué  France 24:15.0
15 Lapostolet  France 25:52.0
Souchu  France DNF

References

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  1. ^ "Swimming at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Men's 1,000 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "1,000 metres Freestyle, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 July 2021.