Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke
Men's 100 metre backstroke at the Games of the IV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | White City Stadium | ||||||||||||
Dates |
July 16 July 17 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 21 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics | |
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Freestyle | |
100 m | men |
400 m | men |
1500 m | men |
Backstroke | |
100 m | men |
Breaststroke | |
200 m | men |
Freestyle relay | |
4×200 m | men |
The men's 100 metre backstroke was one of six swimming events on the swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the only backstroke event on the schedule. It was the first appearance of the event, after a 100-yard event was held in 1904. The competition was held on Thursday July 16, 1908 and on Friday July 17, 1908.
Twenty-one swimmers from eleven nations competed.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1908 Summer Olympics.
World Record | ? | ? | ||
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Olympic Record | 1:16.8(*) | St. Louis (USA) | September 6, 1904 |
(*) 100 yards (= 91.44 m)
In the first heat Arno Bieberstein set the first Olympic record with 1:25.6 minutes. In the first semi-final he equalized his time and in the final he bettered his own record with 1:24.6 minutes. The time set in the final was the first official world record for this distance.
Results
First round
Thursday July 16, 1908: The fastest swimmer in each heat and the fastest loser advanced, qualifying 8 swimmers for the semifinals.
Heat 1
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 1:25.6 | QQ OR | |
2 | 1:30.0 | ||
3 | Unknown |
Heat 2
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 1:33.4 | ||
2 | 1:34.4 | ||
3 | Unknown |
Heat 3
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 1:30.2 | ||
2 | 1:36.2 | ||
3 | Unknown |
Heat 4
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 1:26.2 | ||
2 | 1:26.4 | ||
3 | Unknown |
Heat 5
Parvin had no competition in the fifth heat.
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 1:35.2 |
Heat 6
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 1:25.8 | ||
2 | 1:29.0 | ||
3 | Unknown | ||
— | Did not finish |
Heat 7
Kugler started before the signal, causing him to be disqualified and his first-place finish nullified.
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 1:27.4 | ||
2 | Unknown | ||
3 | Unknown | ||
— | (1:27.0) | DSQ |
Semifinals
Thursday July 16, 1908: The fastest two swimmers from each semifinal advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 1:25.6 | QF =OR | |
2 | Unknown | QF | |
3 | Unknown | ||
4 | Unknown |
Semifinal 2
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 1:28.2 | QF | |
2 | 1:28.8 | QF | |
3 | Unknown | ||
4 | Unknown |
Final
Friday July 17, 1908.
Place | Swimmer | Time |
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1 | 1:24.6 WR | |
2 | 1:26.6 | |
3 | 1:27.0 | |
4 | Unknown |
References
- ↑ "Swimming at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
Sources
- Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
- De Wael, Herman (2001). "Swimming 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved 13 May 2006.