Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke
| Men's 100 meter backstroke at the Games of the VII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Stade Nautique d'Antwerp | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 22–23 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 6 nations | ||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 300 m | women | |
| 400 m | men | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 200 m | men | |
| 400 m | men | |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | women | |
| 4×200 m | men | |
The men's 100 metre backstroke was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the fourth appearance of the event.
A total of 12 swimmers from six nations competed in the event, which was held on Sunday, August 22 and on Monday, August 23, 1920.
Records[]
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 1:15.6 |  Otto Fahr
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Magdeburg (GER) | April 29, 1912 |
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| Olympic Record | 1:20.8 |  Harry Hebner
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Stockholm (SWE) | July 10, 1912 |
In the first semi-final Ray Kegeris bettered the Olympic record to 1:17.8 minutes. In the second semi-final Warren Kealoha set a new world record with 1:14.8 minutes.
Results[]
Semifinals[]
Sunday, August 22, 1920: The fastest two in each semi-final and the faster of the two third-placed swimmer advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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| 1 |  Ray Kegeris (USA) |
1:17.8 | Q OR |
| 2 | Harold Kruger (USA) |
1:19.0 | Q |
| 3 |  Gaspard Lemaire (BEL) |
1:28.0 | |
| 4 |  Asbjørn Wang (NOR) |
1:28.2 | |
| 5 |  Henri Matter (FRA) |
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| 6 |  George Robertson (GBR) |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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| 1 | Warren Kealoha (USA) |
1:14.8 | Q WR |
| 2 | Gérard Blitz (BEL) |
1:18.6 | Q |
| 3 | Perry McGillivray (USA) |
1:20.4 | q |
| 4 |  Per Holmström (SWE) |
1:26.0 | |
| 5 | George Webster (GBR) |
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| 6 | Daniel Lehu (FRA) |
Final[]
Monday, August 23, 1920:
| Place | Swimmer | Time |
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| 1 | Warren Kealoha (USA) |
1:15.2 |
| 2 | Ray Kegeris (USA) |
1:16.8 |
| 3 | Gérard Blitz (BEL) |
1:19.0 |
| 4 | Perry McGillivray (USA) |
1:19.4 |
| 5 | Harold Kruger (USA) |
References[]
- ^ "Swimming at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
Notes[]
- Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 2 May 2008.
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