Ioannis Malokinis

Ioannis Malokinis was a Greek swimmer from the island of Spetses who competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, the first modern Games. He entered the 100 metres freestyle for sailors and placed first among the three swimmers who took part, in a time of 2 minutes 20.4 seconds. That time was nearly a minute slower than the mark of 1 minute 22.2 seconds that Alfred Hajos set in the open 100 metres event at the same Games, which shows how young competitive swimming still was. Malokinis lived from 1880 to 1942. His first place in the sailors event is the reason he appears in Olympic records, and Olympedia and the Hellenic Olympic Committee both keep profiles of him.