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Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre obstacle event

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Venue
  
River Seine

Start date
  
1900

Competitors
  
12 from 5 nations

Location
  
Seine, France

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Dates
  
August 11 (semifinals) August 12 (final)

The men's 200 metre obstacle event was an event in the 1900 Summer Olympics held in Paris. The 1900 Games were the only occasion such an event was held. It was held on 11 August and 12 August 1900. Twelve swimmers from five nations competed.

Contents

There were three obstacles throughout the 200 metre course. Swimmers had to climb over the first two (a pole and a row of boats), and swim under the third (another row of boats).

Semifinals

The two fastest swimmers in each heat as well as the four fastest losers from across the three heats advanced. This meant that 10 of the 12 swimmers moved on to the final.

Final

The final was held on 12 August.

References

Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre obstacle event Wikipedia


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