Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle
| Men's 1500 metre freestyle at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Date | July 13–15 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 22 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | women | |
| 4 × 200 m | men | |
The men's 1500 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the fourth appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held on Sunday July 13, 1924, on Monday July 14, 1924, and on Tuesday July 15, 1924.
Records
[edit]These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 21:15.0 |  Arne Borg
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Sydney (AUS) | January 30, 1924 |
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| Olympic Record | 22:00.0 |  George Hodgson
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Stockholm (SWE) | July 10, 1912 |
In the third heat Boy Charlton set a new Olympic record with 21:20.4 minutes, but in the next heat Arne Borg bettered his own world record to 21:11.4 minutes. In the final both swimmers were under the standing world record with Boy Charlton bettered the record by more than a minute to 20:06.6 minutes.
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]Sunday July 13, 1924: The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.
Heat 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Harold Annison (GBR) |
22:38.4 | |
| 2 |  Adam Smith (USA) |
22:48.8 | |
| 3 |  Moss Christie (AUS) |
22:49.4 | |
| — |  Gustave Klein (FRA) |
DNF | |
 Kazuo Onoda (JPN) |
DNF |
Heat 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Åke Borg (SWE) |
22:55.2 | |
| 2 | John Taylor (GBR) |
23:16.6 | |
| 3 | Kazuo Noda (JPN) |
23:44.2 | |
| 4 | Jean Rebeyrol (FRA) |
24:46.4 |
Heat 3
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boy Charlton (AUS) |
21:20.4 | QQ OR |
| 2 | Jack Hatfield (GBR) |
22:26.8 | |
| 3 | Dick Howell (USA) |
22:48.2 | |
| 4 |  Dionysios Vasilopoulos (GRE) |
26:17.4 | |
| — |  Ante Roje (YUG) |
DNF |
Heat 4
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arne Borg (SWE) |
21:11.4 | QQ WR |
| 2 | Katsuo Takaishi (JPN) |
22:43.2 | |
| 3 |  Luigi Bacigalupo (ITA) |
25:04.4 |
Heat 5
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Beaurepaire (AUS) |
22:17.6 | |
| 2 |  George Vernot (CAN) |
23:11.4 | |
| 3 | Salvator Pellegry (FRA) |
24:07.6 | |
| 4 |  Václav Antoš (TCH) |
24:44.0 | |
| 5 |  Pedro Méndez (ESP) |
26:23.5 |
Semifinals
[edit]Monday July 14, 1924: 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 | Boy Charlton (AUS) |
21:28.4 | QF |
| 2 | Arne Borg (SWE) |
21:50.8 | QF |
| 3 | Jack Hatfield (GBR) |
21:53.4 | qf |
| 4 | Adam Smith (USA) |
22:39.8 | |
| 5 | George Vernot (CAN) |
23:02.4 | |
| 6 | John Taylor (GBR) |
23:13.8 |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Beaurepaire (AUS) |
21:41.6 | QF |
| 2 | Katsuo Takaishi (JPN) |
21:48.6 | QF |
| 3 | Åke Borg (SWE) |
21:59.4 | |
| 4 | Harold Annison (GBR) |
23:11.8 | |
| — | Dick Howell (USA) |
DNS |
Final
[edit]Tuesday July 15, 1924:
| Place | Swimmer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boy Charlton (AUS) |
20:06.6 WR |
| 2 | Arne Borg (SWE) |
20:41.4 |
| 3 | Frank Beaurepaire (AUS) |
21:48.4 |
| 4 | Jack Hatfield (GBR) |
21:55.6 |
| 5 | Katsuo Takaishi (JPN) |
22:10.4 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Swimming at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's 1,500 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
External links
[edit]- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 27 September 2008.
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