The men's 400 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the event.
A total of 22 swimmers from 11 nations competed in the event, which was held from Thursday, August 26 to Saturday, August 28, 1920.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
World record 5:14.6 Norman Ross Los Angeles (USA) October 9, 1919 Olympic record 5:24.4 George Hodgson Stockholm (SWE) July 14, 1912
Results
Quarterfinals
The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.
Heat 1
Place Swimmer Time Qual. 1 6:16.2 Q 2 6:16.8 Q
Heat 2
Place Swimmer Time Qual. 1 5:58.0 Q 2 6:12.2 Q 3 6:30.4 4 6:30.6 5
Heat 3
Place Swimmer Time Qual. 1 5:57.8 Q 2 6:01.2 Q 3 6:40.0 4
Heat 4
Place Swimmer Time Qual. 1 5:32.6 Q 2 5:37.4 Q 3 5:42.0 q 4 5 6
Heat 5
Place Swimmer Time Qual. 1 5:41.1 Q 2 5:49.8 Q 3 5:50.6 4 5
Semifinals
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. 1 5:33.8 Q 2 5:35.8 Q 3 5:36.0 4 — DNF
Semifinal 2
Place Swimmer Time Qual. 1 5:27.8 Q 2 5:29.2 Q 3 5:32.8 q 4 5 — DNF
Final
Place Swimmer Time 1 5:26.8 2 5:29.0 3 5:29.6 4 — DNF
References
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