Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle
The men's 400 metre freestyle was one of six swimming events on the swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme.[1] Its distance was the median of the 3 individual freestyle event distances. It was the first time an event over 400 metres was held at the Olympics (after a 440-yard contest was held in 1904). The competition was held from Monday July 13, 1908 to Thursday July 16, 1908.
Men's 400 metre freestyle at the Games of the IV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | White City Stadium | ||||||||||||
Dates | July 13–16 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 25 from 10 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 |
Twenty-five swimmers from ten 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 | 6:16.2(*) | St. Louis (USA) | September 7, 1904 |
(*) 440 yards (= 402.34 m)
In the final Henry Taylor set the first official world record for this distance in 5:36.8 minutes.
Results
First round
The fastest swimmer in each heat and the fastest loser advanced, qualifying 10 swimmers for the semifinals.
Heat 1
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 5:48.8 | QS | |
2 | 5:52.2 | qs | |
3 | Unknown | ||
4 | Unknown | ||
— | Did not finish |
Heat 2
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 5:54.8 | QS | |
2 | 6:28.0 |
Heat 3
Tartakover had no competition in the third heat.
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 6:35.0 | QS |
Heat 4
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 5:49.2 | QS | |
2 | 6:16.8 | ||
3 | Unknown | ||
— | Did not finish |
Heat 5
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 6:10.0 | QS | |
2 | 8:08.8 |
Heat 6
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 5:42.2 | QS | |
2 | 5:57.4 | ||
3 | Unknown |
Heat 7
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 5:51.0 | QS | |
2 | 6:21.2 | ||
3 | Unknown | ||
4-5 | Unknown | ||
Unknown |
Heat 8
Zachár had no competition in the eighth heat.
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 6:09.8 | QS |
Heat 9
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 6:19.8 | QS | |
2 | 7:00.4 |
Semifinals
The fastest two swimmers from each semifinal advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 5:40.6 | QF | |
2 | 5:41.0 | QF | |
3 | Unknown | ||
4 | Unknown | ||
5 | Unknown |
Semifinal 2
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 5:44.0 | QF | |
2 | 5:52.2 | QF | |
3 | Unknown | ||
— | Did not finish | ||
— | Did not start |
Final
Place | Swimmer | Time |
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1 | 5:36.8 | |
2 | 5:44.2 | |
3 | 5:46.0 | |
4 | Unknown |
References
- "Swimming at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's 400 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. 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.