Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle
The men's 400 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the fifth appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held from Tuesday to Thursday, 7 to 9 August 1928.
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| Venue | Olympic Sports Park Swim Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 7–9 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 26 from 17 nations | ||||||||||||
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| 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 | |
Twenty-six swimmers from 17 nations competed.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 4:50.3 |  Arne Borg |
Stockholm (SWE) | 11 September 1925 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 5:04.2 |  Johnny Weissmuller |
Paris (FRA) | 18 July 1924 |
In the final Alberto Zorrilla bettered the Olympic record to 5:01.6 minutes.
Results
Heats
Tuesday 7 August 1928: The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.
Heat 1
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Austin Clapp | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} United States | 5:13.4 | Q |
| 2 | Nobuo Arai | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Japan | 5:23.4 | Q |
| 3 | Friedel Berges | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Germany | 5:27.8 | |
| 4 | James Thompson | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | Unknown |
Heat 2
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buster Crabbe | United States | 5:09.8 | Q |
| 2 | Hiroshi Yoneyama | Japan | 5:17.8 | Q |
| 3 | Albert Vandeplancke |  France | 5:20.0 | q |
| 4 | Géza Szigritz | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hungary | 5:41.0 | |
| 5 | Arthur Watts |  Great Britain | Unknown |
Heat 3
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garnet Ault | Canada | 5:18.8 | Q |
| 2 | Herbert Heinrich | Germany | 5:20.0 | Q |
| 3 | Václav Antoš |  Czechoslovakia | 5:39.8 | |
| 4 | Taburan Tamse | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Philippines | Unknown |
Heat 4
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arne Borg | Sweden | 5:09.6 | Q |
| 2 | Ray Ruddy | United States | 5:26.4 | Q |
| 3 | Walter Handschuhmacher | Germany | 5:32.0 | |
| 4 | Rezső Wanié | Hungary | 5:35.2 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katsuo Takaishi | Japan | 5:22.8 | Q |
| 2 | Boy Charlton |  Australia | 5:23.0 | Q |
| 3 | Paolo Costoli | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Italy | Unknown | |
| 4 | Adán Gordón |  Panama | Unknown | |
| 5 | Hernán Téllez |  Chile | Unknown |
Heat 6
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Zorrilla |  Argentina | 5:19.2 | Q |
| 2 | Jack Hatfield | Great Britain | 5:32.8 | Q |
| 3 | David Lindsay |  New Zealand | 5:38.6 | |
| 4 | Billy Broderick |  Ireland | Unknown |
Semifinals
Wednesday 8 August 1928: The fastest three in each semi-final advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Zorrilla | Argentina | 5:11.4 | Q |
| 2 | Boy Charlton | Australia | 5:13.6 | Q |
| 3 | Ray Ruddy | United States | 5:20.6 | Q |
| 4 | Garnet Ault | Canada | Unknown | |
| 5 | Hiroshi Yoneyama | Japan | Unknown | |
| — | Jack Hatfield | Great Britain | DNS | |
| Nobuo Arai | Japan | DNS |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arne Borg | Sweden | 5:05.4 | Q |
| 2 | Buster Crabbe | United States | 5:06.2 | Q |
| 3 | Austin Clapp | United States | 5:06.8 | Q |
| 4 | Katsuo Takaishi | Japan | Unknown | |
| 5 | Herbert Heinrich | Germany | Unknown | |
| 6 | Albert Vandeplancke | France | Unknown |
Final
Friday 10 August 1928:
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Alberto Zorrilla | Argentina | 5:01.6 | OR |
 | Boy Charlton | Australia | 5:03.6 | |
 | Arne Borg | Sweden | 5:04.6 | |
| 4 | Buster Crabbe | United States | 5:05.4 | |
| 5 | Austin Clapp | United States | 5:16.0 | |
| 6 | Ray Ruddy | United States | 5:25.0 |
References
- "Swimming at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's 400 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
External links
- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 30 September 2008.
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