Venue River Seine Start date 1900 | Competitors 16 from 6 nations Location Seine, France | |
Dates August 11 (semifinals)
August 12 (final) | ||
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.
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Semifinals
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.
Final
The final was held on 12 August. Jarvis won easily, more than a minute ahead of Wahle.
References
Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's 1000 metre freestyle Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA