The men's 400 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held from Wednesday July 16, 1924 to Friday July 18, 1924.
Records These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.
World record 4:57.0 Johnny Weissmuller New Haven (USA) March 6, 1923 Olympic record 5:24.4 George Hodgson Stockholm (SWE) July 14, 1912
In the first heat Ralph Breyer set a new Olympic record with 5:22.4 minutes, only to be bettered in the third heat by Johnny Weissmuller who set a time of 5:22.2 minutes. Weissmuller improved this record to 5:13.6 minutes in the semi-finals and finally to 5:04.2 minutes in the final.
Results
Heats
The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.
Heat 1
Place Swimmer Time Qual. 1 5:22.4 QQ OR 2 5:32.6 QQ 3 6:28.0 — DSQ
Heat 2
Place Swimmer Time Qual. 1 5:28.2 QQ 2 5:34.8 QQ 3 6:21.4 4 6:41.4
Heat 3
Place Swimmer Time Qual. 1 5:22.2 QQ OR 2 5:30.2 QQ 3 5:38.6 4 5:56.2 5 6:20.4
Heat 4
Place Swimmer Time Qual. 1 5:31.8 QQ 2 5:38.0 QQ 3 5:43.8 4 5:49.4 5 5:52.4
Heat 5
Place Swimmer Time Qual. 1 5:32.4 QQ 2 5:32.6 QQ 3 5:32.2 qq 4 5:59.8 5 6:26.6
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 5:13.6 QF OR 2 5:32.6 QF 3 5:37.6 4 5:38.0 5 5:53.2 — DNS
Semifinal 2
Place Swimmer Time Qual. 1 5:21.4 QF 2 5:25.0 QF 3 5:30.4 qf 4 5:39.4 — DNS
Final
Place Swimmer Time 1 5:04.2 OR 2 5:05.6 3 5:06.6 4 5:26.0 5 5:32.0
References
External links Olympic Report