Swimming competitor's badge issued for the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics. Manufactured by Lauer, bronze, 13 gm, 43 mm x 44 mm, with the blue “Schwimmen” ribbon extending to a length of 70 mm. The badge features the Olympics rings over the Brandenburg Gate, and the front is engraved "XL Olympiade, Berlin 1936, 4260.” In fine condition, with a bit of fraying to the end of the ribbon.