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The men's underwater swimming was an event on the Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics schedule in Paris. It was held on 12 August in the Seine.[1] There were 14 competitors from 4 nations.[1] The event was won by Charles Devendeville of France, with his countryman André Six taking second. Denmark's Peder Lykkeberg took third despite being clearly the best underwater swimmer; he swam in circles though the distance portion of the score was measured in a straight line.[1][2]
| Men's underwater swimming at the Games of the II Olympiad | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 The swimming venue in 1900 | ||||||||||
| Venue | River Seine | |||||||||
| Date | August 12 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 4 nations | |||||||||
| Winning score | 188.4 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The 1900 Games were the only occasion such an event was held.[1] It was not featured at later Olympic games because of lack of spectator appeal.[3][4]
The score was given by adding one point for each second and two points for each metre swum underwater.[5] The distance was measured in a straight line from the starting point.[1]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, 12 August 1900 | 9:00 | Final |
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Seconds | Metres | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Charles Devendeville |  France | 68.4 | 60.00 | 188.4 |
 | André Six | France | 65.4 | 60.00 | 185.4 |
 | Peder Lykkeberg |  Denmark | 90.0 | 28.50 | 147.0 |
| 4 | de Romand | France | 50.2 | 47.50 | 145.2 |
| 5 | Léon Tisserand | France | 48.0 | 30.75 | 109.5 |
| 6 | Hans Aniol |  Germany | 30.0 | 36.95 | 103.9 |
| 7 | Menault | France | 38.4 | 32.50 | 103.4 |
| 8 | Louis Marc | France | 32.0 | 34.00 | 100.0 |
| 9 | Pierre Peyrusson | France | 29.6 | 31.00 | 91.6 |
| 10 | Paul Kaisermann | France | 56.8 | 16.10 | 89.0 |
| 11 | Jean Leclerq | France | 28.0 | 30.00 | 88.0 |
| 12 | Chevrand | France | 32.0 | 20.00 | 72.0 |
| 13 | Alois Anderlé |  Austria | 22.4 | 23.50 | 69.4 |
| 14 | Eucher | France | 23.0 | 21.50 | 66.0 |
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