Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle
| Men's 1500 metre freestyle at the Games of the VII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Stade Nautique d'Antwerp | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 22–23 August 1920 (heats) 24 August 1920 (semifinals) 25 August 1920 (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 23 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 22:23.2 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics | ||
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| 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 1500 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 23 swimmers from 12 nations competed in the event, which was held from Sunday, August 22 to Wednesday, August 25, 1920.
Records
[edit]These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
| World record | 22:00.0 |  George Hodgson |
Stockholm (SWE) | July 10, 1912 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic record | 22:00.0 | George Hodgson |
Stockholm (SWE) | July 10, 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 | George Vernot (CAN) | 23:40.0 | Q |
| 2 |  Eugene Bolden (USA) | 23:41.2 | Q |
| 3 |  Arne Borg (SWE) | 23:54.4 | q |
| — |  René Ricolfi-Doria (SUI) | DNF | |
 Henry Taylor (GBR) | DNF |
Heat 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ludy Langer (USA) | 24:28.8 | Q |
| 2 | Edward Peter (GBR) | 24:39.4 | Q |
| 3 |  Cor Zegger (NED) | 24:58.0 | |
| 4 |  Antonio Quarantotto (ITA) | ||
| 5 |  Alois Hrášek (TCH) |
Heat 3
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harold Annison (GBR) | 24:28.2 | Q |
| 2 | George Hodgson (CAN) | 24:36.6 | Q |
| 3 | Gilio Bisagno (ITA) | 25:18.0 | |
| 4 | Hans Drexler (SUI) | ||
| 5 | Emanuel Prüll (TCH) |
Heat 4
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norman Ross (USA) | 24:08.2 | Q |
| 2 |  Paul De Backer (BEL) | 26:46.4 | Q |
| 3 | Frans Möller (SWE) | 27:42.0 | |
| 4 |  Joaquín Cuadrada (ESP) |
Heat 5
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Frank Beaurepaire (AUS) | 22:55.0 | Q |
| 2 | Fred Kahele (USA) | 23:41.6 | Q |
| 3 | Jack Hatfield (GBR) | 23:56.6 | |
| — |  Pierre Lavraie (FRA) | DNF |
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) | 23:12.0 | Q |
| 2 | Fred Kahele (USA) | 23:23.0 | Q |
| 3 | Eugene Bolden (USA) | 23:26.4 | q |
| 4 | Arne Borg (SWE) | ||
| 5 | George Hodgson (CAN) |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Vernot (CAN) | 22:59.4 | Q |
| 2 | Frank Beaurepaire (AUS) | 23:02.2 | Q |
| 3 | Harold Annison (GBR) | 23:51.4 | |
| 4 | Ludy Langer (USA) | ||
| 5 | Edward Peter (GBR) | ||
| 6 | Paul De Backer (BEL) |
Final
[edit]| Place | Swimmer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norman Ross (USA) | 22:23.2 |
| 2 | George Vernot (CAN) | 22:36.4 |
| 3 | Frank Beaurepaire (AUS) | 23:04.0 |
| 4 | Fred Kahele (USA) | 23:59.1 |
| 5 | Eugene Bolden (USA) | 24:04.3 |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Swimming at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games: Men's 1,500 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).
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 25 April 2008.
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