Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle
The men's 100 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the fourth appearance of the event.
| Men's 100 metre freestyle at the Games of the VII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Stade Nautique d'Antwerp | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 22–29 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 31 from 15 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 | |
A total of 31 swimmers from 15 nations competed in the event, which was held from August 22 to August 29, 1920. The United States swept the medals, and Duke Kahanamoku broke his own Olympic record in the semifinals and bettered his time again in the final to successfully defend his championship from 1912.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 1:01.4 |  |
New York City (USA) | August 9, 1918 |
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| Olympic Record | 1:02.4 | |
Stockholm (SWE) | July 7, 1912 |
In the first heat Duke Kahanamoku set a new Olympic record with 1:01.8 minutes. In the semi-final he equalled the standing world record with 1:01.4 minutes. In the final which was later re-swum Kahanamoku set a new world record with 1:00.4 minutes, in the second final he equalled his record of 1:01.4 minutes again.
Competition format
The competition used a three-round (quarterfinals, semifinals, final) format. The advancement rule was the same used in 1912; for each round before the final, the top two in each heat plus the fastest third-place swimmer would advance. There were 6 quarterfinals of between 4 and 7 swimmers, allowing 13 swimmers to advance to the semifinals. The 2 semifinals had 6 or 7 swimmers; 5 advanced to the final.
Results
Quarterfinals
The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.
Heat 1
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duke Kahanamoku | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1:01.8 | Q, OR |
| 2 | Keith Kirkland |  | 1:08.0 | Q |
| 3 | Jean van Silfhout |  | 1:09.0 | |
| 4 | Georges Pouilley |  | Unknown | |
| 5 | Albert Dickin |  | Unknown |
Heat 2
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agostino Frassinetti | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1:11.8 | Q |
| 2 | Václav Bucháček |  | 1:19.2 | Q |
| 3 | Ângelo Gammaro | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1:22.0 | |
| 4 | Harold Annison | | Unknown |
Heat 3
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pua Kealoha | | 1:02.0 | Q |
| 2 | Ivan Stedman | | 1:04.2 | Q |
| 3 | Henri Padou | | 1:08.4 | |
| 4 | Martial van Schelle | .svg.png){kind=small} | Unknown | |
| 5 | Jean Jenni |  | Unknown | |
| 6 | Kenkichi Saito | .svg.png){kind=small} | Unknown |
Heat 4
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Vernot | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1:05.2 | Q |
| 2 | Harry Hay | | 1:06.8 | Q |
| 3 | Orvar Trolle |  | 1:07.8 | q |
| 4 | Léon Pesch |  | Unknown | |
| 5 | Leslie Savage | | Unknown | |
| 6 | Orlando Amêndola | | Unknown | |
| 7 | Gérard Blitz | | Unknown |
Heat 5
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norman Ross | | 1:04.2 | Q |
| 2 | William Herald | | 1:08.8 | Q |
| 3 | Mario Massa | | 1:10.4 | |
| 4 | Rémy Weil | | Unknown | |
| 5 | Masaren Uchida | | Unknown |
Heat 6
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Harris | | 1:04.4 | Q |
| 2 | Ko Korsten | | 1:05.6 | Q |
| 3 | John Dickin | | 1:10.0 | |
| 4 | Alfred Steen |  | Unknown |
Semifinals
The fastest two in each semi-final and the faster of the two third-placed swimmer advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duke Kahanamoku | | 1:01.4 | Q, =WR |
| 2 | Bill Harris | | 1:04.2 | Q |
| 3 | George Vernot | | 1:05.8 | |
| 4 | Agostino Frassinetti | | Unknown | |
| 5 | Václav Bucháček | | Unknown | |
| 6 | Harry Hay | | Unknown |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pua Kealoha | | 1:02.4 | Q |
| 2 | Norman Ross | | 1:04.8 | Q |
| 3 | William Herald | | 1:05.8 | q |
| 4 | Ivan Stedman | | Unknown | |
| 5 | Orvar Trolle | | Unknown | |
| 6 | Keith Kirkland | | Unknown | |
| 7 | Ko Korsten | | Unknown |
Final
In the first final Norman Ross finished fourth and William Herald finished fifth, but a second final was run after a protest by Herald, claiming that Ross had fouled him. For the second run Ross was disqualified. None of the medal ranks changed.
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time (1st) | Time (2nd) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Duke Kahanamoku | | 1:00.4 | 1:01.4 | =WR |
 | Pua Kealoha | | 1:02.2 | 1:02.6 | |
 | Bill Harris | | 1:03.2 | 1:03.0 | |
| 4 | William Herald | | Unknown | 1:03.8 | |
| — | Norman Ross | | DSQ (1:03.8) | — |
References
- "Swimming at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
Notes
- Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 25 April 2008.
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