Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics

The swimming events at the 1936 Summer Olympics took place in Berlin, Germany. Swimmers from 29 countries competed in eleven races. There were six races for men and five for women.

The competitions lasted one week, from August 8 to August 15, 1936. In total, 248 swimmers from around the world took part. These Olympics let swimmers show their skills and represent their countries.

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Japan	4	2	5	11
2	Netherlands	4	1	0	5
3	United States	2	3	3	8
4	Hungary	1	0	1	2
5	Germany	0	3	1	4
6	Denmark	0	1	1	2
7	Argentina	0	1	0	1
Totals (7 entries)		11	11	11	33

Medal summary

Men's events

Women's events

Participating nations

248 swimmers from 29 nations took part in the swimming events.

Argentina (1)  Australia (5)  Austria (8)  Bermuda (5)  Bolivia (1)  Brazil (16)  Canada (14)  Chile (4)  Republic of China (2)  Czechoslovakia (3)

Denmark (18)  Egypt (5)  Estonia (2)  Finland (2)  France (8)  Germany (24)  Great Britain (20)  Greece (5)  Hungary (13)  Japan (21)

Luxembourg (4)  Netherlands (14)  Peru (3)  Philippines (5)  Poland (4)  Sweden (5)  Switzerland (4)  United States (28)  Yugoslavia (4)