Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle
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Men's 400 metre freestyle at the Games of the VII Olympiad
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Venue | Stade Nautique d'Antwerp | ||||||||||||
Dates | August 26–28 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 22 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||
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Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics ![]() |
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Freestyle | ||||
100 m | men | women | ||
300 m | women | |||
400 m | men | |||
1500 m | men | |||
Backstroke | ||||
100 m | men | |||
Breaststroke | ||||
200 m | men | |||
400 m | men | |||
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 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the event.
A total of 22 swimmers from 11 nations competed in the event, which was held from Thursday, August 26 to Saturday, August 28, 1920.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 5:14.6 | ![]() |
Los Angeles (USA) | October 9, 1919 |
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Olympic Record | 5:24.4 | ![]() |
Stockholm (SWE) | July 14, 1912 |
Results
Quarterfinals
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 | ![]() |
6:16.2 | Q |
2 | ![]() |
6:16.8 | Q |
Heat 2
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
5:58.0 | Q |
2 | ![]() |
6:12.2 | Q |
3 | ![]() |
6:30.4 | |
4 | ![]() |
6:30.6 | |
5 | ![]() |
Heat 3
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
5:57.8 | Q |
2 | ![]() |
6:01.2 | Q |
3 | ![]() |
6:40.0 | |
4 | ![]() |
Heat 4
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 22x20px George Vernot (CAN) | 5:32.6 | Q |
2 | ![]() |
5:37.4 | Q |
3 | ![]() |
5:42.0 | q |
4 | ![]() |
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5 | ![]() |
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Heat 5
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
5:41.1 | Q |
2 | 22x20px George Hodgson (CAN) | 5:49.8 | Q |
3 | ![]() |
5:50.6 | |
4 | ![]() |
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5 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
5:33.8 | Q |
2 | ![]() |
5:35.8 | Q |
3 | ![]() |
5:36.0 | |
4 | ![]() |
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— | ![]() |
DNF |
Semifinal 2
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 22x20px George Vernot (CAN) | 5:27.8 | Q |
2 | ![]() |
5:29.2 | Q |
3 | ![]() |
5:32.8 | q |
4 | 22x20px George Hodgson (CAN) | ||
5 | ![]() |
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— | ![]() |
DNF |
Final
Place | Swimmer | Time |
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1 | ![]() |
5:26.8 |
2 | ![]() |
5:29.0 |
3 | 22x20px George Vernot (CAN) | 5:29.6 |
4 | ![]() |
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— | ![]() |
DNF |
References
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