The men's 100 metre backstroke was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the second appearance of the event, which had been introduced in 1908. In 1904 a 100-yard event was held. The competition was held from Tuesday July 9, 1912 to Saturday July 13, 1912.
| Men's 100 metre backstroke at the Games of the V Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Djurgårdsbrunnsviken | ||||||||||||
| Dates | July 9–13 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 7 nations | ||||||||||||
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Eighteen swimmers from seven nations competed.
Records edit
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1912 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 1:15.6 |  Otto Fahr
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Magdeburg (GER) | April 29, 1912 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 1:24.6 | Arno Bieberstein
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London (GBR) | July 17, 1908 |
The Olympic record fell during the very first heat. Harry Hebner's 1:21.0 in the first heat stood until Hebner raced again. In the first semifinal, he bettered his own new record with a 1:20.8. He was unable to match that pace in the final, but still took the win with a finish that was over 1 second faster than the second-place swimmer.
Results edit
Quarterfinals edit
The top two in each heat advanced along with the fastest loser overall.
Quarterfinal 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Harry Hebner (USA) |
1:21.0 | QS OR |
| 2 |  Otto Groß (GER) |
1:24.0 | QS |
| 3 |  Åke Bergman (SWE) |
1:33.8 | |
| — | Oscar Schiele (GER) |
DQ |
Quarterfinal 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Otto Fahr (GER) |
1:22.0 | QS |
| 2 |  George Webster (GBR) |
1:29.4 | QS |
| 3 | Hugo Lundevall (SWE) |
1:46.8 | |
| — |  János Wenk (HUN) |
DQ |
Quarterfinal 3
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | András Baronyi (HUN) |
1:22.0 | QS |
| 2 | Paul Kellner (GER) |
1:26.0 | QS |
| 3 |  Harry Svendsen (NOR) |
1:47.2 | |
| — |  Oscar Grégoire (BEL) |
DQ |
Quarterfinal 4
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herbert Haresnape (GBR) |
1:27.0 | QS |
| 2 | Erich Schultze (GER) |
1:27.2 | QS |
| 3 | Gunnar Sundman (SWE) |
1:31.2 | qs |
| 4 | John Johnsen (NOR) |
1:34.2 |
Quarterfinal 5
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | László Szentgróthy (HUN) |
1:26.6 | QS |
| 2 | Frank Sandon (GBR) |
1:31.8 | QS |
Semifinals edit
The top two from each heat and the faster of the two third place swimmers advanced.
Semifinal 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Hebner (USA) |
1:20.8 | QF OR |
| 2 | Otto Fahr (GER) |
1:21.8 | QF |
| 3 | András Baronyi (HUN) |
1:26.2 | qf |
| 4 | László Szentgróthy (HUN) |
1:26.4 | |
| 5 | Erich Schultze (GER) |
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| 6 | George Webster (GBR) |
Semifinal 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Otto Groß (GER) |
1:26.0 | QF |
| 2 | Paul Kellner (GER) |
1:26.2 | QF |
| 3 | Herbert Haresnape (GBR) |
1:26.8 | |
| 4 | Frank Sandon (GBR) |
1:32.2 | |
| — | Gunnar Sundman (SWE) |
1:35.0 |
Final edit
| Place | Swimmer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Hebner (USA) |
1:21.2 |
| 2 | Otto Fahr (GER) |
1:22.4 |
| 3 | Paul Kellner (GER) |
1:24.0 |
| 4 | András Baronyi (HUN) |
1:25.2 |
| 5 | Otto Groß (GER) |
1:25.8 |
References edit
- ^ "Swimming at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
Notes edit
- Bergvall, Erik (ed.) (1913). Adams-Ray, Edward (trans.). (ed.). The Official Report of the Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912. Stockholm: Wahlström & Widstrand.
{{cite book}}:|first=has generic name (help) - Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 29 January 2007.