Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle
| Men's 1500 metre freestyle at the Games of the V Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Djurgårdsbrunnsviken | ||||||||||||
| Dates | July 6–10 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 19 from 11 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 1500 metre freestyle 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. At the 1904 and 1906 Olympics a one-mile freestyle contest was held. The competition was held from Saturday July 6, 1912 to Wednesday July 10, 1912.
Nineteen swimmers from eleven nations competed.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1912 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 22:48.4 |  |
London (GBR) | July 25, 1908 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 22:48.4 | |
London (GBR) | July 25, 1908 |
George Hodgson set a new world record with a 22:23.0 in the qualifying round and improved his own record in the final to 22:00.0.
Results
Quarterfinals
The top two in each heat advanced along with the fastest loser overall.
Quarterfinal 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 23:12.2 | QS |
| 2 |  | 23:34.0 | QS |
| 3 | | 24:06.4 | qs |
| — |  | DNF |
Quarterfinal 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 22:58.0 | QS |
| 2 | | 23:16.6 | QS |
| — |  | DNF |
Quarterfinal 3
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 22:23.0 | QS WR |
| 2 | | 23:03.6 | QS |
| 3 |  | 28:32.4 |
Quarterfinal 4
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 23:58.0 | QS |
| 2 |  | 25:19.8 | QS |
| 3 | | 27:38.0 | |
| — | .svg.png){kind=small} | DNF |
Quarterfinal 5
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 23:23.2 | QS |
| 2 | | 23:52.2 | QS |
| 3 | | 25:45.6 | |
| 4 | | 27:05.2 | |
| — |  | DNF |
Semifinals
The top two from each heat and the faster of the two third place swimmers advanced.
Semifinal 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 22:26.0 | QF |
| 2 | | 22:33.4 | QF |
| 3 | | 23:14.0 | qf |
| 4 | | 23:14.4 | |
| — | | DNF | |
| DNS |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 23:09.8 | QF |
| 2 | | 23:24.2 | QF |
| 3 | | 23:32.2 | |
| 4 | | ||
| — | | DNS |
Final
| Place | Swimmer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 22:00.0 WR |
| 2 | | 22:39.0 |
| 3 | | 23:15.4 |
| - | | DNF |
| - | | DNF |
References
- ↑ "Swimming at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: Men's 1,500 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.
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