At the 1896 Summer Olympics, four swimming events were contested, all for men. They were planned and organized by the Sub-Committee for Nautical Sports. All events took place on 11 April in the Bay of Zea. There was a total of 13 participants from 4 countries competing.<br />
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| 500 m freestyle<br />
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| Sailors 100 m freestyle<br />
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Participating nations
A total of 13 swimmers from 4 nations competed at the Athens Games:
Sub-Committee for Nautical Sports
- Prince George of Greece, president
- Pavlos Damalas, secretary
- Dimitrios Kriezis
- Konstantinos Sachtouris
- Georgios Koundouriotis
- Dimitrios Argyropoulos
- Konstantinos Kanaris
- K. Argyrakis