Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle
Men's 400 metre freestyle at the Games of the V Olympiad | ||||||||||
Venue | Djurgårdsbrunnsviken | |||||||||
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Dates | July 11–14 | |||||||||
Competitors | 26 from 13 nations | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics | ||||
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Freestyle | ||||
100 m | men | 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 1912 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the third appearance of the event, which had been introduced in 1904. The competition was held from Thursday July 11, 1912 to Sunday July 14, 1912.
Twenty-six swimmers from 13 nations competed.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1912 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 5:28.4 | Béla Las-Torres | Budapest (HUN) | June 5, 1912 |
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Olympic Record | 5:36.8 | Henry Taylor | London (GBR) | July 16, 1908 |
In the first heat Harold Hardwick set a new Olympic record with 5:36.0 minutes. In the fifth heat Cecil Healy improved the Olympic record with 5:34.0 minutes. In the first semi-final George Hodgson set a world record with 5:25.4 minutes and in the final he improved his record again with 5:24.4 minutes.
Results
Quarterfinals
The top two in each heat advanced along with the fastest loser overall.
Heat 1
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | Harold Hardwick (ANZ) | 5:36.0 | QS OR |
2 | Malcolm Champion (ANZ) | 5:37.0 | QS |
3 | James Reilly (USA) | 6:10.2 | |
4 | Nils-Erik Haglund (SWE) | 6:23.4 | |
5 | Davide Baiardo (ITA) | ||
— | Mario Massa (ITA) | DNF |
Heat 2
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | Thomas Battersby (GBR) | 6:03.6 | QS |
2 | John Johnsen (NOR) | 6:14.4 | QS |
3 | Eskil Wedholm (SWE) | 6:29.8 | |
— | Pavel Avksentyev (RUS) | DNF |
Heat 3
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | Max Ritter (GER) | 5:44.6 | QS |
2 | Alajos Kenyery (HUN) | 5:46.0 | QS |
3 | Nicholas Nerich (USA) | 5:50.4 | qs |
— | Theodore Tartakover (ANZ) | DNF | |
David Theander (SWE) | DNF |
Heat 4
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | Béla Las-Torres (HUN) | 5:36.2 | QS |
2 | Henry Taylor (GBR) | 5:48.4 | QS |
— | Nikolay Voronkov (RUS) | DNF |
Heat 5
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | Cecil Healy (ANZ) | 5:34.0 | QS OR |
2 | John Hatfield (GBR) | 5:35.6 | QS |
3 | Franz Schuh (AUT) | 6:09.4 |
Heat 6
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | George Hodgson (CAN) | 5:50.6 | QS |
2 | William Foster (GBR) | 5:52.4 | QS |
3 | Oscar Schiele (GER) | 5:57.0 | |
4 | George Godfrey (RSA) | 6:30.6 | |
5 | Harry Hedegaard (DEN) | 7:07.8 |
Semifinals
The top two from each heat and the faster of the two third place swimmers advanced.
Semifinal 1
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | George Hodgson (CAN) | 5:25.4 | QF WR |
2 | John Hatfield (GBR) | 5:25.6 | QF |
3 | William Foster (GBR) | 5:49.0 | |
4 | Nicholas Nerich (USA) | 5:51.0 | |
5 | Thomas Battersby (GBR) | 5:51.2 | |
6 | John Johnsen (NOR) | ||
— | Max Ritter (GER) | DNS |
Semifinal 2
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | Harold Hardwick (ANZ) | 5:31.0 | QF |
2 | Béla Las-Torres (HUN) | 5:34.8 | QF |
3 | Cecil Healy (ANZ) | 5:37.8 | qf |
4 | Malcolm Champion (ANZ) | 5:38.0 | |
5 | Henry Taylor (GBR) | 5:48.2 | |
— | Alajos Kenyery (HUN) | DNS |
Final
Place | Swimmer | Time |
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1 | George Hodgson (CAN) | 5:24.4 WR |
2 | John Hatfield (GBR) | 5:25.8 |
3 | Harold Hardwick (ANZ) | 5:31.2 |
4 | Cecil Healy (ANZ) | 5:37.8 |
5 | Béla Las-Torres (HUN) | 5:42.0 |
References
- ↑ "Swimming at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: Men's 400 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
Notes
- Bergvall, Erik (ed.) (1913). Adams-Ray, Edward (trans.)., ed. The Official Report of the Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912. Stockholm: Wahlström & Widstrand.
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 29 January 2007.