Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle
| Men's 1500 metre freestyle at the Games of the IX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Sports Park Swim Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 4–6 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 19 from 13 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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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 | |
The men's 1500 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 Saturday to Monday, 4 to 6 August 1928.
Nineteen swimmers from 13 nations competed.
Records[]
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 19:07.2 |  Arne Borg
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Bologna (ITA) | 2 September 1927 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 20:06.6 |  Boy Charlton
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Paris (FRA) | 15 July 1924 |
In the final Arne Borg bettered the Olympic record to 19:51.8 minutes.
Results[]
Heats[]
Saturday 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin Clapp |  United States |
21:31.0 | Q |
| 2 | Takaji Takebayashi |  Japan |
22:30.4 | Q |
| 3 | James Thompson |  Canada |
22:56.6 | |
| 4 | Giovanni Gambi |  Italy |
Unknown | |
| 5 | Jean Taris |  France |
Unknown |
Heat 2[]
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nobuo Arai | Japan |
21:35.4 | Q |
| 2 | Giuseppe Perentin | Italy |
21:42.4 | Q |
| 3 | Dick de Man |  Netherlands |
23:03.2 | |
| 4 | David Lindsay |  New Zealand |
Unknown |
Heat 3[]
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katsuo Takaishi | Japan |
21:20.8 | Q |
| 2 | Ray Ruddy | United States |
22:12.0 | Q |
| 3 | Václav Antoš |  Czechoslovakia |
22:43.0 |
Heat 4[]
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Zorrilla |  Argentina |
22:21.2 | Q |
| 2 | Garnet Ault | Canada |
22:55.8 | Q |
Heat 5[]
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arne Borg |  Sweden |
20:14.2 | Q |
| 2 | Boy Charlton |  Australia |
20:17.4 | Q |
| 3 | Buster Crabbe | United States |
20:17.8 | q |
| 4 | Walter Handschuhmacher |  Germany |
22:18.6 | |
| 5 | Taburan Tamse |  Philippines |
Unknown |
Semifinals[]
Sunday 5 August 1928: The fastest three in each semi-final advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1[]
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arne Borg | Sweden |
20:42.0 | Q |
| 2 | Alberto Zorrilla | Argentina |
21:17.0 | Q |
| 3 | Garnet Ault | Canada |
21:33.4 | Q |
| 4 | Nobuo Arai | Japan |
Unknown | |
| — | Takaji Takebayashi | Japan |
DNF | |
| — | Austin Clapp | United States |
DNS |
Semifinal 2[]
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buster Crabbe | United States |
20:55.4 | Q |
| 2 | Boy Charlton | Australia |
20:57.0 | Q |
| 3 | Ray Ruddy | United States |
21:31.2 | Q |
| 4 | Giuseppe Perentin | Italy |
Unknown | |
| — | Katsuo Takaishi | Japan |
DNS |
Final[]
Monday 6 August 1928:
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Arne Borg | Sweden |
19:51.8 | OR |
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Boy Charlton | Australia |
20:02.6 | |
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Buster Crabbe | United States |
20:28.8 | |
| 4 | Ray Ruddy | United States |
21:05.0 | |
| 5 | Alberto Zorrilla | Argentina |
21:23.8 | |
| 6 | Garnet Ault | Canada |
21:46.0 |
References[]
- ^ "Swimming at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's 1,50 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.
 Olympic champions in men's 1500 m freestyle | |
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| 1 mile |
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| 1500 metres |
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Categories:
- Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Men's events at the 1928 Summer Olympics