The men's 1500 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 23 swimmers from 12 nations competed in the event, which was held from Sunday, August 22 to Wednesday, August 25, 1920.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
World record 22:00.0 George Hodgson Stockholm (SWE) July 10, 1912 Olympic record 22:00.0 George Hodgson Stockholm (SWE) July 10, 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 23:40.0 Q 2 23:41.2 Q 3 23:54.4 q — DNF DNF
Heat 2
Place Swimmer Time Qual. 1 24:28.8 Q 2 24:39.4 Q 3 24:58.0 4 5
Heat 3
Place Swimmer Time Qual. 1 24:28.2 Q 2 24:36.6 Q 3 25:18.0 4 5
Heat 4
Place Swimmer Time Qual. 1 24:08.2 Q 2 26:46.4 Q 3 27:42.0 4
Heat 5
Place Swimmer Time Qual. 1 22:55.0 Q 2 23:41.6 Q 3 23:56.6 — DNF
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 23:12.0 Q 2 23:23.0 Q 3 23:26.4 q 4 5
Semifinal 2
Place Swimmer Time Qual. 1 22:59.4 Q 2 23:02.2 Q 3 23:51.4 4 5 6
Final
Place Swimmer Time 1 22:23.2 2 22:36.4 3 23:04.0 4 23:59.1 5 24:04.3
References
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