Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle

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The men's 1500 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the second appearance of the event, which had been introduced in 1908. At the 1904 and 1906 Olympics a one-mile freestyle contest was held. The competition was held from Saturday July 6, 1912 to Wednesday July 10, 1912.

Nineteen swimmers from eleven nations competed. The winning margin was 39.0 seconds which as of 2023 remains the only time this event was won by more than 35 seconds at the Olympics.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1912 Summer Olympics.

World Record 22:48.4 Template:Flagicon Henry Taylor London (GBR) July 25, 1908
Olympic Record 22:48.4 Template:Flagicon Henry Taylor London (GBR) July 25, 1908

George Hodgson set a new world record with a 22:23.0 in the qualifying round and improved his own record in the final to 22:00.0.

Results

Quarterfinals

The top two in each heat advanced along with the fastest loser overall.

Quarterfinal 1

Place Swimmer Time Qual.
1 Template:FlagIOCathlete 23:12.2 QS
2 Template:FlagIOCathlete 23:34.0 QS
3 Template:FlagIOCathlete 24:06.4 qs
— Template:FlagIOCathlete DNF

Quarterfinal 2

Place Swimmer Time Qual.
1 Template:FlagIOCathlete 22:58.0 QS
2 Template:FlagIOCathlete 23:16.6 QS
— Template:FlagIOCathlete DNF

Quarterfinal 3

Place Swimmer Time Qual.
1 Template:FlagIOCathlete 22:23.0 QS WR
2 Template:FlagIOCathlete 23:03.6 QS
3 Template:FlagIOCathlete 28:32.4

Quarterfinal 4

Place Swimmer Time Qual.
1 Template:FlagIOCathlete 23:58.0 QS
2 Template:FlagIOCathlete 25:19.8 QS
3 Template:FlagIOCathlete 27:38.0
— Template:FlagIOCathlete DNF

Quarterfinal 5

Place Swimmer Time Qual.
1 Template:FlagIOCathlete 23:23.2 QS
2 Template:FlagIOCathlete 23:52.2 QS
3 Template:FlagIOCathlete 25:45.6
4 Template:FlagIOCathlete 27:05.2
— Template:FlagIOCathlete DNF

Semifinals

The top two from each heat and the faster of the two third place swimmers advanced.

Semifinal 1

Place Swimmer Time Qual.
1 Template:FlagIOCathlete 22:26.0 QF
2 Template:FlagIOCathlete 22:33.4 QF
3 Template:FlagIOCathlete 23:14.0 qf
4 Template:FlagIOCathlete 23:14.4
— Template:FlagIOCathlete DNF
Template:FlagIOCathlete DNS

Semifinal 2

Place Swimmer Time Qual.
1 Template:FlagIOCathlete 23:09.8 QF
2 Template:FlagIOCathlete 23:24.2 QF
3 Template:FlagIOCathlete 23:32.2
4 Template:FlagIOCathlete
— Template:FlagIOCathlete DNS

Final

File:1912 George Hodgson in action.JPG
George Hodgson on the way to winning the gold medal.
Place Swimmer Time
1 Template:FlagIOCathlete 22:00.0 WR
2 Template:FlagIOCathlete 22:39.0
3 Template:FlagIOCathlete 23:15.4
- Template:FlagIOCathlete DNF
- Template:FlagIOCathlete DNF

References

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