Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle

The men's 1500 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the fifth appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held from Saturday to Monday, 4 to 6 August 1928.

Men's 1500 metre freestyle
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
VenueOlympic Sports Park Swim Stadium
Date4–6 August
Competitors19 from 13 nations
Medalists
Arne Borg  Sweden
Boy Charlton  Australia
Buster Crabbe  United States

Nineteen swimmers from 13 nations competed.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.

World Record 19:07.2 Arne Borg Bologna (ITA) 2 September 1927
Olympic Record 20:06.6 Boy Charlton Paris (FRA) 15 July 1924

In the final Arne Borg bettered the Olympic record to 19:51.8 minutes.

Results

Heats

Saturday 4 August 1928: The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.

Heat 1

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1Austin Clapp United States21:31.0Q
2Takaji Takebayashi Japan22:30.4Q
3James Thompson Canada22:56.6
4Giovanni Gambi ItalyUnknown
5Jean Taris FranceUnknown

Heat 2

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1Nobuo Arai Japan21:35.4Q
2Giuseppe Perentin Italy21:42.4Q
3Dick de Man Netherlands23:03.2
4David Lindsay New ZealandUnknown

Heat 3

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1Katsuo Takaishi Japan21:20.8Q
2Ray Ruddy United States22:12.0Q
3Václav Antoš Czechoslovakia22:43.0

Heat 4

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1Alberto Zorrilla Argentina22:21.2Q
2Garnet Ault Canada22:55.8Q

Heat 5

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1Arne Borg Sweden20:14.2Q
2Boy Charlton Australia20:17.4Q
3Buster Crabbe United States20:17.8q
4Walter Handschuhmacher Germany22:18.6
5Taburan Tamse PhilippinesUnknown

Semifinals

Sunday 5 August 1928: The fastest three in each semi-final advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1Arne Borg Sweden20:42.0Q
2Alberto Zorrilla Argentina21:17.0Q
3Garnet Ault Canada21:33.4Q
4Nobuo Arai JapanUnknown
Takaji Takebayashi JapanDNF
Austin Clapp United StatesDNS

Semifinal 2

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1Buster Crabbe United States20:55.4Q
2Boy Charlton Australia20:57.0Q
3Ray Ruddy United States21:31.2Q
4Giuseppe Perentin ItalyUnknown
Katsuo Takaishi JapanDNS

Final

Monday 6 August 1928:

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
Arne Borg Sweden19:51.8OR
Boy Charlton Australia20:02.6
Buster Crabbe United States20:28.8
4Ray Ruddy United States21:05.0
5Alberto Zorrilla Argentina21:23.8
6Garnet Ault Canada21:46.0

References

  1. "Swimming at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's 1,50 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
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