Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle

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
1st place, gold medalist(s) Alberto Zorrilla  Argentina
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Boy Charlton  Australia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Arne Borg  Sweden
← 1924
1932 →
Swimming at the
1928 Summer Olympics
Freestyle
100 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
200 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4 × 100 mwomen
4 × 200 mmen

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.

Twenty-six swimmers from 17 nations competed.

Records

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These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.

World Record 4:50.3 Sweden Arne Borg Stockholm (SWE) 11 September 1925
Olympic Record 5:04.2 United States Johnny Weissmuller Paris (FRA) 18 July 1924

In the final Alberto Zorrilla bettered the Olympic record to 5:01.6 minutes.

Results

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Heats

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Tuesday 7 August 1928: The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.

Heat 1

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Rank Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 Austin Clapp  United States 5:13.4 Q
2 Nobuo Arai  Japan 5:23.4 Q
3 Friedel Berges  Germany 5:27.8
4 James Thompson  Canada Unknown

Heat 2

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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  Hungary 5:41.0
5 Arthur Watts  Great Britain Unknown

Heat 3

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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  Philippines 5:39.8

Heat 4

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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

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Rank Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 Katsuo Takaishi  Japan 5:22.8 Q
2 Boy Charlton  Australia 5:23.0 Q
3 Paolo Costoli  Italy Unknown
4 Adán Gordón  Panama Unknown
5 Hernán Téllez  Chile Unknown

Heat 6

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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

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

Semifinal 1

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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

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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

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Friday 10 August 1928:

Rank Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Alberto Zorrilla  Argentina 5:01.6 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Boy Charlton  Australia 5:03.6
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

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  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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