The men's sailors 100 metre freestyle was one of the four swimming events on the Swimming at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. The second swimming race was open only to sailors of the Greek Royal Navy. Eleven entered but only three actually took part in the event.[1] The winning time was nearly a minute slower than that of the open 100 metre freestyle.[2]
| Men's 100 metre freestyle for sailors at the Games of the I Olympiad | ||||||||||
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 Swimming at the 1896 Summer Olympics | ||||||||||
| Venue | Bay of Zea | |||||||||
| Date | April 11 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 3 from 1 nation | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:20.4 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Background
editThis was the only appearance of an event limited to Greek Royal Navy sailors. The exclusionary nature of this race is a rare phenomenon in the Olympic Games, which in general include only events open to all competitors; Bill Mallon, in his book about the 1896 Games, says of the event that "its inclusion in the Olympic records is dubious at best",[3] a statement which is directly repeated on Olympedia.[1] However, the competition is included in the International Olympic Committee's database of Olympic medalists,[4] and there is no record of Pierre de Coubertin or any other major figure in the beginning of the modern Olympic movement objecting to the consideration of the race as Olympic.
Competition format
editThis freestyle swimming competition involved a single race, with all swimmers competing at the same time. The swimmers were taken out by ship into the bay, where they would swim toward shore.[5][6]
Schedule
editThe 100 metre freestyle for sailors was the second of the swimming events, held shortly after the open 100 metre freestyle.[5]
| Date | Time | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregorian | Julian | ||
| Saturday, 11 April 1896 | Saturday, 30 March 1896 | 11:00 | Final |
Results
edit| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ioannis Malokinis |  Greece
|
2:20.4 |
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Spyridon Chazapis | Greece
|
Unknown |
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Dimitrios Drivas | Greece
|
Unknown |
References
edit- ^ a b "Olympedia – 100 metres Freestyle For Sailors, Men". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ "Olympedia – 100 metres Freestyle, Men". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ Mallon, Bill; Widlund, Ture (1997). The 1896 Olympic Games: results for all competitors in all events, with commentary (1st ed.). Box 611, Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-7864-4065-8.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ "Athens 1896 100m freestyle for sailors men Results - Olympic swimming". Olympics.com. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ a b Official Report, part 2, p. 96.
- ^ "Athens 1896 Swimming 100m Freestyle for Sailors Men Result". Olympics.com. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- Lampros, S.P.; Polites, N.G.; De Coubertin, Pierre; Philemon, P.J. & Anninos, C. (1897). The Olympic Games: BC 776 – AD 1896. Athens: Charles Beck. (Digitally available at [1])
- Mallon, Bill & Widlund, Ture (1998). The 1896 Olympic Games. Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson: McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0379-9. (Excerpt available at [2])
- Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games. London: Profile Books. ISBN 1-86197-342-X.