Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle
Men's 400 metre freestyle at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Date | July 16–18 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 23 from 13 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 400 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 from Wednesday July 16, 1924 to Friday July 18, 1924.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 4:57.0 | ![]() |
New Haven (USA) | March 6, 1923 |
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Olympic Record | 5:24.4 | ![]() |
Stockholm (SWE) | July 14, 1912 |
In the first heat Ralph Breyer set a new Olympic record with 5:22.4 minutes, only to be bettered in the third heat by Johnny Weissmuller who set a time of 5:22.2 minutes. Weissmuller improved this record to 5:13.6 minutes in the semi-finals and finally to 5:04.2 minutes in the final.
Results
Heats
The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.
Heat 1
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
5:22.4 | QQ OR |
2 | ![]() |
5:32.6 | |
3 | ![]() |
6:28.0 | |
— | ![]() |
DSQ |
Heat 2
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
5:28.2 | |
2 | ![]() |
5:34.8 | |
3 | ![]() |
6:21.4 | |
4 | ![]() |
6:41.4 |
Heat 3
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
5:22.2 | QQ OR |
2 | ![]() |
5:30.2 | |
3 | ![]() |
5:38.6 | |
4 | ![]() |
5:56.2 | |
5 | ![]() |
6:20.4 |
Heat 4
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
5:31.8 | |
2 | ![]() |
5:38.0 | |
3 | ![]() |
5:43.8 | |
4 | ![]() |
5:49.4 | |
5 | ![]() |
5:52.4 |
Heat 5
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
5:32.4 | |
2 | ![]() |
5:32.6 | |
3 | ![]() |
5:32.2 | |
4 | ![]() |
5:59.8 | |
5 | ![]() |
6:26.6 |
Semifinals
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. |
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1 | ![]() |
5:13.6 | QF OR |
2 | ![]() |
5:32.6 | QF |
3 | ![]() |
5:37.6 | |
4 | ![]() |
5:38.0 | |
5 | ![]() |
5:53.2 | |
— | ![]() |
DNS |
Semifinal 2
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
5:21.4 | QF |
2 | ![]() |
5:25.0 | QF |
3 | ![]() |
5:30.4 | qf |
4 | ![]() |
5:39.4 | |
— | ![]() |
DNS |
Final
Place | Swimmer | Time |
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1 | ![]() |
5:04.2 OR |
2 | ![]() |
5:05.6 |
3 | ![]() |
5:06.6 |
4 | ![]() |
5:26.0 |
5 | ![]() |
5:32.0 |
References
- ^ "Swimming at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's 400 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
External links
- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 25 September 2008.