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

Men's 200 metre backstroke at the Games of the II Olympiad
Venue	River Seine
Dates	August 11 (semifinals) August 12 (final)
Competitors	16 from 6 nations
Medalists
Ernst Hoppenberg  Germany Karl Ruberl  Austria Johannes Drost  Netherlands

Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Freestyle
200 m		men
1000 m		men
4000 m		men
Backstroke
200 m		men
Other
200 m team		men
200 m obstacle		men
Underwater		men

The men's 200 metre backstroke was an event on the Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics schedule in Paris. It was the first Olympic swimming event to not be a freestyle competition. It was held on 11 August and 12 August 1900. 16 swimmers from 6 nations competed.

Results

Semifinals

In the first round, there were three semifinals. The winner of each semifinal advanced to the final, as did the seven fastest losers from across all the semifinals. The semifinals were held on 11 August.

Semifinal 1

Place	Swimmer	Time
1	Ernst Hoppenberg (GER)	2:54.4
2	Robert Crawshaw (GBR)	3:15.0
3	Thomas Burgess (GBR)	3:50.4
4	Bussetti (ITA)	4:09.2
5	Lapostolet (FRA)	4:34.6
6	Fumouze (FRA)	5:17.0

Semifinal 2

Place	Swimmer	Time
1	Johannes Bloemen (NED)	3:09.2
2	de Romand (FRA)	3:56.6
3	Chevrand (FRA)	4:42.0

Semifinal 3

Place	Swimmer	Time
1	Karl Ruberl (AUT)	2:56.0
2	Johannes Drost (NED)	3:10.2
3	Jean Leuilliux (FRA)	3:10.2
4	Erik Erickson (SWE)	4:05.4
5	Lué (FRA)	4:10.0
6	Peyrusson (FRA)	4:15.6
7	Texier (FRA)	4:49.0

Final

The final was held on 12 August.

Place	Athlete	Time
1	Ernst Hoppenberg (GER)	2:47.0
2	Karl Ruberl (AUT)	2:56.0
3	Johannes Drost (NED)	3:01.0
4	Johannes Bloemen (NED)	3:02.2
5	Thomas Burgess (GBR)	3:12.0
6	de Romand (FRA)	3:38.0
7	Bussetti (ITA)	3:45.0
8	Erik Erickson (SWE)	3:56.4
—	Robert Crawshaw (GBR)	DNF
	Jean Leuillieux (FRA)	DNF