Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre breaststroke
| Men's 400 metre breaststroke at the Games of the VII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Stade Nautique d'Antwerp | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 22–25 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
| 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 400 metre breaststroke was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the third and last appearance of the event.
A total of 20 swimmers from ten nations competed in the event, which was held from Sunday, August 22 to Wednesday, August 25, 1920.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 6:14.4 |  |
? | 1912 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 6:29.6 |  |
Stockholm (SWE) | July 12, 1912 |
Results
Quarterfinals
The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.
Heat 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 6:46.2 | Q |
| 2 |  | 7:12.2 | Q |
| 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 7:12.8 | q |
| 4 | | ||
| — | .svg.png){kind=small} | DNF |
Heat 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6:49.0 | Q |
| 2 |  | 6:50.0 | Q |
| 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 7:20.0 | |
| 4 | | ||
| — | .svg.png){kind=small} | DNF |
Heat 3
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6:57.0 | Q |
| 2 | | 7:14.0 | Q |
| 3 | | 7:28.0 | |
| 4 | | ||
| 5 | |
Heat 4
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 7:12.0 | Q |
| 2 |  | 7:12.4 | Q |
| 3 | | 7:13.0 | |
| 4 | | ||
| 5 |  |
Semifinals
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 | | 6:44.8 | Q |
| 2 | | 7:05.6 | Q |
| 3 | | 7:13.2 | |
| 4 | |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6:45.0 | Q |
| 6:45.0 | Q | |
| 3 | | 6:51.4 | q |
| 4 | | 6:59.0 | |
| 5 | |
Final
| Place | Swimmer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6:31.8 |
| 2 | | 6:45.2 |
| 3 | | 6:48.0 |
| 4 | | 6:51.0 |
| 5 | |
References
- ↑ "Swimming at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games: Men's 400 metres Breaststroke". Sports Reference. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
External links
- Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 2 May 2008.
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