Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle
| Men's 400 metre freestyle at the Games of the VII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Stade Nautique d'Antwerp | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 26–28 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 22 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
| Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 300 m | women | |
| 400 m | men | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 200 m | men | |
| 400 m | men | |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | women | |
| 4 × 200 m | men | |
The men's 400 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the third appearance of the event.
A total of 22 swimmers from 11 nations competed in the event, which was held from Thursday, August 26 to Saturday, August 28, 1920.
Records
[edit]These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 5:14.6 |  Norman Ross
|
Los Angeles (USA) | October 9, 1919 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 5:24.4 |  George Hodgson
|
Stockholm (SWE) | July 14, 1912 |
Results
[edit]Quarterfinals
[edit]The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.
Heat 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norman Ross (USA) |
6:16.2 | Q |
| 2 |  Kenkichi Saito (JPN) |
6:16.8 | Q |
Heat 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Harold Annison (GBR) |
5:58.0 | Q |
| 2 |  Keith Kirkland (AUS) |
6:12.2 | Q |
| 3 |  Paul Vasseur (FRA) |
6:30.4 | |
| 4 |  Alfred Steen (NOR) |
6:30.6 | |
| 5 |  René Ricolfi-Doria (SUI) |
Heat 3
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Harris (USA) |
5:57.8 | Q |
| 2 | Henry Taylor (GBR) |
6:01.2 | Q |
| 3 | Masayoshi Uchida (JPN) |
6:40.0 | |
| 4 |  Alois Hrášek (TCH) |
Heat 4
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  George Vernot (CAN) |
5:32.6 | Q |
| 2 | Fred Kahele (USA) |
5:37.4 | Q |
| 3 | Frank Beaurepaire (AUS) |
5:42.0 | q |
| 4 |  Arne Borg (SWE) |
||
| 5 | Edward Peter (GBR) |
||
| 6 |  Gilio Bisagno (ITA) |
Heat 5
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ludy Langer (USA) |
5:41.1 | Q |
| 2 | George Hodgson (CAN) |
5:49.8 | Q |
| 3 | Jack Hatfield (GBR) |
5:50.6 | |
| 4 | Henry Hay (AUS) |
||
| 5 | Antonio Quarantotto (ITA) |
Semifinals
[edit]The fastest two in each semi-final and the faster of the two third-placed swimmer advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norman Ross (USA) |
5:33.8 | Q |
| 2 | Fred Kahele (USA) |
5:35.8 | Q |
| 3 | Bill Harris (USA) |
5:36.0 | |
| 4 | Henry Taylor (GBR) |
||
| — | Kenkichi Saito (JPN) |
DNF |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Vernot (CAN) |
5:27.8 | Q |
| 2 | Ludy Langer (USA) |
5:29.2 | Q |
| 3 | Frank Beaurepaire (AUS) |
5:32.8 | q |
| 4 | George Hodgson (CAN) |
||
| 5 | Harold Annison (GBR) |
||
| — | Keith Kirkland (AUS) |
DNF |
Final
[edit]| Place | Swimmer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norman Ross (USA) |
5:26.8 |
| 2 | Ludy Langer (USA) |
5:29.0 |
| 3 | George Vernot (CAN) |
5:29.6 |
| 4 | Fred Kahele (USA) |
|
| — | Frank Beaurepaire (AUS) |
DNF |
References
[edit]- ^ "Swimming at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games: Men's 400 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
Notes
[edit]- Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French). Archived from the original on 22 May 2008.
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 25 April 2008.
- sports-reference
| 440 yards | |
|---|---|
| 400 metres |
|
