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Walter Bathe

Walter Bathe at the 1912 Olympics
Personal information
Born	1 December 1892 Probsthain, German Empire
Died	18 September 1959(1959-09-18) (aged 66) Cesenatico, Italy
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Club	ASV Breslau
Medal record Representing Germany Olympic Games 1912 Stockholm 200 m breaststroke 1912 Stockholm 400 m breaststroke

Walter Bathe (1 December 1892 – 18 September 1959) was a German breaststroke swimmer. He won gold medals in the 200 m and 400 m breaststroke at the 1912 Summer Olympics, setting Olympic records that lasted until 1924. In 1970 he was inducted to the International Swimming Hall of Fame.

Bathe took swimming at age 8 to improve poor health and, at 19, won two Olympic medals. He continued swimming until about 1930, winning six national breaststroke championships, 5 Crown Prince Trophies, and 3 River Oder swims (7.5 km). In 1910, he set two world records in the 100 m breaststroke, at 1:18.4 and 1:17.5.

See also

• List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame

References

1. "Walter Bathe". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
2. Wallechinsky, David (2012). The Book of Olympic Lists. Aurum Press. p. 14. ISBN 978-1845137731.
3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Walter Bathe". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
4. ^ "Walter Bathe". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.

External links

• Walter Bathe at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
• Walter Bathe at Olympedia

• 1892 births
• 1959 deaths
• People from Złotoryja County
• Sportspeople from Lower Silesian Voivodeship
• Sportspeople from the Province of Silesia
• German male breaststroke swimmers
• Olympic swimmers for Germany
• Swimmers at the 1912 Summer Olympics
• Olympic gold medalists for Germany
• Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
• Olympic gold medalists in swimming
• 20th-century German sportsmen