Swimming at the 1920 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 1920 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the third appearance of the event.

Men's 1500 metre freestyle
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
VenueStade Nautique d'Antwerp
DatesAugust 22–25
Competitors23 from 12 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Norman Ross  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) George Vernot  Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Frank Beaurepaire  Australia
← 1912
1924 →

A total of 23 swimmers from 12 nations competed in the event, which was held from Sunday, August 22 to Wednesday, August 25, 1920.

Records

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These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.

World Record 22:00.0   George Hodgson Stockholm (SWE) July 10, 1912
Olympic Record 22:00.0   George Hodgson Stockholm (SWE) July 10, 1912

Results

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Quarterfinals

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

Heat 1

Place Swimmer Time Qual.
1   George Vernot (CAN) 23:40.0 Q
2   Eugene Bolden (USA) 23:41.2 Q
3   Arne Borg (SWE) 23:54.4 q
  René Ricolfi-Doria (SUI) DNF
  Henry Taylor (GBR) DNF

Heat 2

Place Swimmer Time Qual.
1   Ludy Langer (USA) 24:28.8 Q
2   Edward Peter (GBR) 24:39.4 Q
3   Cor Zegger (NED) 24:58.0
4   Antonio Quarantotto (ITA)
5   Alois Hrášek (TCH)

Heat 3

Place Swimmer Time Qual.
1   Harold Annison (GBR) 24:28.2 Q
2   George Hodgson (CAN) 24:36.6 Q
3   Gilio Bisagno (ITA) 25:18.0
4   Hans Drexler (SUI)
5   Emanuel Prüll (TCH)

Heat 4

Place Swimmer Time Qual.
1   Norman Ross (USA) 24:08.2 Q
2   Paul De Backer (BEL) 26:46.4 Q
3   Frans Möller (SWE) 27:42.0
4   Joaquín Cuadrada (ESP)

Heat 5

Place Swimmer Time Qual.
1   Frank Beaurepaire (AUS) 22:55.0 Q
2   Fred Kahele (USA) 23:41.6 Q
3   Jack Hatfield (GBR) 23:56.6
  Pierre Lavraie (FRA) DNF

Semifinals

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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   Norman Ross (USA) 23:12.0 Q
2   Fred Kahele (USA) 23:23.0 Q
3   Eugene Bolden (USA) 23:26.4 q
4   Arne Borg (SWE)
5   George Hodgson (CAN)

Semifinal 2

Place Swimmer Time Qual.
1   George Vernot (CAN) 22:59.4 Q
2   Frank Beaurepaire (AUS) 23:02.2 Q
3   Harold Annison (GBR) 23:51.4
4   Ludy Langer (USA)
5   Edward Peter (GBR)
6   Paul De Backer (BEL)

Final

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Place Swimmer Time
1   Norman Ross (USA) 22:23.2
2   George Vernot (CAN) 22:36.4
3   Frank Beaurepaire (AUS) 23:04.0
4   Fred Kahele (USA) 23:59.1
5   Eugene Bolden (USA) 24:04.3

References

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  1. ^ "Swimming at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games: Men's 1,500 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2016.

Notes

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  • Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 25 April 2008.