Johannes Drost (22 June 1880 – 18 September 1954) was a Dutch

backstroke Backstroke or back crawl is one of the four Swimming (sport), swimming styles used in competitive events regulated by FINA, and the only one of these styles swum on the back. This swimming style has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disa ...

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and diver who competed in the

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. He won the bronze medal in the 200 m backstroke event in a time of 3:01.0, narrowly beating compatriot Johannes Bloemen. This was the first swimming medal and the first individual Olympic medal ever for the Netherlands. Drost also competed at other international competitions. Among others in

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, Belgium, in the week after he competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics, finishing second in te 100 metres backstroke, and won the diving competition. Drost won in diving and swimming several medals at national championships.

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* 1880 births 1954 deaths Dutch male backstroke swimmers Dutch male divers Olympic swimmers for the Netherlands Swimmers at the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Swimmers from Rotterdam Olympic bronze medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics {{Netherlands-Olympic-medalist-stub