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.

Men's 400 metre freestyle
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
VenueOlympic Sports Park Swim Stadium
Date7–9 August
Competitors26 from 17 nations
Medalists
Alberto Zorrilla  Argentina
Boy Charlton  Australia
Arne Borg  Sweden

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

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1Austin Clapp United States5:13.4Q
2Nobuo Arai Japan5:23.4Q
3Friedel Berges Germany5:27.8
4James Thompson CanadaUnknown

Heat 2

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1Buster Crabbe United States5:09.8Q
2Hiroshi Yoneyama Japan5:17.8Q
3Albert Vandeplancke France5:20.0q
4Géza Szigritz Hungary5:41.0
5Arthur Watts Great BritainUnknown

Heat 3

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1Garnet Ault Canada5:18.8Q
2Herbert Heinrich Germany5:20.0Q
3Václav Antoš Czechoslovakia5:39.8
4Taburan Tamse PhilippinesUnknown

Heat 4

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1Arne Borg Sweden5:09.6Q
2Ray Ruddy United States5:26.4Q
3Walter Handschuhmacher Germany5:32.0
4Rezső Wanié Hungary5:35.2

Heat 5

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1Katsuo Takaishi Japan5:22.8Q
2Boy Charlton Australia5:23.0Q
3Paolo Costoli ItalyUnknown
4Adán Gordón PanamaUnknown
5Hernán Téllez ChileUnknown

Heat 6

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1Alberto Zorrilla Argentina5:19.2Q
2Jack Hatfield Great Britain5:32.8Q
3David Lindsay New Zealand5:38.6
4Billy Broderick IrelandUnknown

Semifinals

Wednesday 8 August 1928: The fastest three in each semi-final advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1Alberto Zorrilla Argentina5:11.4Q
2Boy Charlton Australia5:13.6Q
3Ray Ruddy United States5:20.6Q
4Garnet Ault CanadaUnknown
5Hiroshi Yoneyama JapanUnknown
Jack Hatfield Great BritainDNS
Nobuo Arai JapanDNS

Semifinal 2

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1Arne Borg Sweden5:05.4Q
2Buster Crabbe United States5:06.2Q
3Austin Clapp United States5:06.8Q
4Katsuo Takaishi JapanUnknown
5Herbert Heinrich GermanyUnknown
6Albert Vandeplancke FranceUnknown

Final

Friday 10 August 1928:

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
Alberto Zorrilla Argentina5:01.6OR
Boy Charlton Australia5:03.6
Arne Borg Sweden5:04.6
4Buster Crabbe United States5:05.4
5Austin Clapp United States5:16.0
6Ray Ruddy United States5:25.0

References

  1. "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.
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