Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke

Men's 100 metre backstroke
at the Games of the V Olympiad
Venue Djurgårdsbrunnsviken
Dates July 9–13
Competitors 18 from 7 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Harry Hebner  United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Otto Fahr  Germany
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Paul Kellner  Germany

The men's 100 metre backstroke was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the second appearance of the event, which had been introduced in 1908. In 1904 a 100-yard event was held. The competition was held from Tuesday July 9, 1912 to Saturday July 13, 1912.

Eighteen swimmers from seven nations competed.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1912 Summer Olympics.

World Record 1:15.6 Germany Otto Fahr Magdeburg (GER) April 29, 1912
Olympic Record 1:24.6 Germany Arno Bieberstein London (GBR) July 17, 1908

The Olympic record fell during the very first heat. Harry Hebner's 1:21.0 in the first heat stood until Hebner raced again. In the first semifinal, he bettered his own new record with a 1:20.8. He was unable to match that pace in the final, but still took the win with a finish that was over 1 second faster than the second-place swimmer.

Results

Quarterfinals

The top two in each heat advanced along with the fastest loser overall.

Quarterfinal 1

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1 Harry Hebner (USA)1:21.0QS OR
2 Otto Groß (GER)1:24.0QS
3 Åke Bergman (SWE)1:33.8
— Oscar Schiele (GER)DQ

Quarterfinal 2

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1 Otto Fahr (GER)1:22.0QS
2 George Webster (GBR)1:29.4QS
3 Hugo Lundevall (SWE)1:46.8
— János Wenk (HUN)DQ

Quarterfinal 3

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1 András Baronyi (HUN)1:22.0QS
2 Paul Kellner (GER)1:26.0QS
3 Harry Svendsen (NOR)1:47.2
— Oscar Grégoire (BEL)DQ

Quarterfinal 4

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1 Herbert Haresnape (GBR)1:27.0QS
2 Erich Schultze (GER)1:27.2QS
3 Gunnar Sundman (SWE)1:31.2qs
4 John Johnsen (NOR)1:34.2

Quarterfinal 5

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1 László Szentgróthy (HUN)1:26.6QS
2 Frank Sandon (GBR)1:31.8QS

Semifinals

The top two from each heat and the faster of the two third place swimmers advanced.

Semifinal 1

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1 Harry Hebner (USA)1:20.8QF OR
2 Otto Fahr (GER)1:21.8QF
3 András Baronyi (HUN)1:26.2qf
4 László Szentgróthy (HUN)1:26.4
5 Erich Schultze (GER)
6 George Webster (GBR)

Semifinal 1

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1 Otto Groß (GER)1:26.0QF
2 Paul Kellner (GER)1:26.2QF
3 Herbert Haresnape (GBR)1:26.8
4 Frank Sandon (GBR)1:32.2
— Gunnar Sundman (SWE)1:35.0

Final

PlaceSwimmerTime
1 Harry Hebner (USA)1:21.2
2 Otto Fahr (GER)1:22.4
3 Paul Kellner (GER)1:24.0
4 András Baronyi (HUN)1:25.2
5 Otto Groß (GER)1:25.8

References

  1. ↑ "Swimming at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Backstroke". 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.
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