Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre breaststroke

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.

Men's 400 metre breaststroke
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
VenueStade Nautique d'Antwerp
DatesAugust 22–25
Competitors20 from 10 nations
Medalists
Håkan Malmrot  Sweden
Thor Henning  Sweden
Arvo Aaltonen  Finland

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 Percy Courtman ? 1912
Olympic Record 6:29.6 Walter Bathe Stockholm (SWE) July 12, 1912

Results

Quarterfinals

The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.

Quarterfinal 1

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1Thor Henning Sweden6:46.2Q
2Lucien Lebaillif France7:12.2Q
3Mike McDermott United States7:12.8q
4Rex Lassam Great BritainUnknown
Sidney Gooday CanadaDNF

Quarterfinal 2

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1Håkan Malmrot Sweden6:49.0Q
2Arvo Aaltonen Finland6:50.0Q
3Félicien Courbet Belgium7:20.0
4Charles Quinby United StatesUnknown
Luis Balcells SpainDNF

Quarterfinal 3

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1Jack Howell United States6:57.0Q
2Per Cederblom Sweden7:14.0Q
3George Robertson Great Britain7:28.0
4Émile Arbogast FranceUnknown
5Édouard Henry BelgiumUnknown

Quarterfinal 4

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1Olle Dickson Sweden7:12.0Q
2Henri Demiéville Switzerland7:12.4Q
3Stephen Ruddy United States7:13.0
4Édouard Van Haelen BelgiumUnknown
5Eduard Stibor CzechoslovakiaUnknown

Semifinals

The fastest two in each semifinal and the faster of the two third-placed swimmer advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1Håkan Malmrot Sweden6:44.8Q
2Per Cederblom Sweden7:05.6Q
3Mike McDermott United States7:13.2
4Henri Demiéville SwitzerlandUnknown

Semifinal 2

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1Arvo Aaltonen Finland6:45.0Q
Thor Henning Sweden6:45.0Q
3Jack Howell United States6:51.4q
4Olle Dickson Sweden6:59.0
5Lucien Lebaillif FranceUnknown

Final

RankSwimmerNationTime
Håkan Malmrot Sweden6:31.8
Thor Henning Sweden6:45.2
Arvo Aaltonen Finland6:48.0
4Jack Howell United States6:51.0
5Per Cederblom SwedenUnknown

References

  1. "Swimming at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games: Men's 400 metres Breaststroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  • 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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