At the 1896 Summer Olympics, four swimming events were contested, all for men. They were planned and organized by the Sub-Committee for Nautical Sports. All events took place on 11 April in the Bay of Zea. There was a total of 13 participants from 4 countries competing.
Medal table
Medal summary These medals are retroactively assigned by the International Olympic Committee; at the time, winners were given a silver medal and subsequent places received no award.
100 m freestyle not known 500 m freestyle 1200 m freestyle not known Sailors 100 m freestyle
Participating nations A total of 13 swimmers from 4 nations competed at the Athens Games:
Sub-Committee for Nautical Sports Prince George of Greece, president Pavlos Damalas, secretary Dimitrios Kriezis Konstantinos Sachtouris Georgios Koundouriotis Dimitrios Argyropoulos Konstantinos Kanaris K. Argyrakis
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