Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle
| Swimming at the 1928 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 1928 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held from Saturday August 4, 1928, to Monday August 6, 1928.
Nineteen swimmers from 13 nations competed.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Arne Borg Sweden |
Boy Charlton Australia |
Buster Crabbe United States |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 19:07.2 | Arne Borg |
Bologna (ITA) | September 2, 1927 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 20:06.6 | Boy Charlton |
Paris (FRA) | July 15, 1924 |
In the final Arne Borg bettered the Olympic record to 19:51.8 minutes.
Results
Heats
Saturday August 4, 1928: The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.
Heat 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Austin Clapp (USA) |
21:31.0 | |
| 2 |  Takaji Takebayashi (JPN) |
22:30.4 | |
| 3 | 22x20px James Thompson (CAN) | 22:56.6 | |
| 4 |  Giovanni Gambi (ITA) |
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| 5 |  Jean Taris (FRA) |
Heat 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nobuo Arai (JPN) |
21:35.4 | |
| 2 | Giuseppe Perentin (ITA) |
21:42.4 | |
| 3 |  Dick de Man (NED) |
23:03.2 | |
| 4 |  David Lindsay (NZL) |
Heat 3
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katsuo Takaishi (JPN) |
21:20.8 | |
| 2 | Ray Ruddy (USA) |
22:12.0 | |
| 3 |  Václav Antoš (TCH) |
22:43.0 |
Heat 4
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alberto Zorrilla (ARG) |
22:21.2 | |
| 2 | 22x20px Garnet Ault (CAN) | 22:55.8 |
Heat 5
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arne Borg (SWE) |
20:14.2 | |
| 2 |  Boy Charlton (AUS) |
20:17.4 | |
| 3 | Buster Crabbe (USA) |
20:17.8 | |
| 4 |  Walter Handschuhmacher (GER) |
22:18.6 | |
| 5 |  Taburan Tamse (PHI) |
Semifinals
Sunday August 5, 1928: The fastest three in each semi-final advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arne Borg (SWE) |
20:42.0 | QF |
| 2 | Alberto Zorrilla (ARG) |
21:17.0 | QF |
| 3 | 22x20px Garnet Ault (CAN) | 21:33.4 | QF |
| 4 | Nobuo Arai (JPN) |
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| — | Takaji Takebayashi (JPN) |
DNF | |
| — | Austin Clapp (USA) |
DNS |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buster Crabbe (USA) |
20:55.4 | QF |
| 2 | Boy Charlton (AUS) |
20:57.0 | QF |
| 3 | Ray Ruddy (USA) |
21:31.2 | QF |
| 4 | Giuseppe Perentin (ITA) |
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| — | Katsuo Takaishi (JPN) |
DNS |
Final
Monday August 6, 1928:
| Place | Swimmer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arne Borg (SWE) |
19:51.8 OR |
| 2 | Boy Charlton (AUS) |
20:02.6 |
| 3 | Buster Crabbe (USA) |
20:28.8 |
| 4 | Ray Ruddy (USA) |
21:05.0 |
| 5 | Alberto Zorrilla (ARG) |
21:23.8 |
| 6 | 22x20px Garnet Ault (CAN) | 21:46.0 |
References
- Olympic Report
- sports-reference
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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