Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's 1000 metre freestyle
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Quick Facts Men's 1000 metre freestyle at the Games of the II Olympiad, Venue ...
Men's 1000 metre freestyle at the Games of the II Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | River Seine | |||||||||
Dates | August 11 (semifinals) August 12 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 16 from 6 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 13:40.2 OR | |||||||||
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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.