The men's 100 metre backstroke 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 on Wednesday July 16, 1924, on Thursday July 17, 1924, and on Friday July 18, 1924.
Records These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.
World record 1:12.4 Warren Kealoha Honolulu (USA) April 13, 1924 Olympic record 1:14.8 Warren Kealoha Antwerp (BEL) August 22, 1920
In the first heat Warren Kealoha set a new Olympic record with 1:13.4 minutes. In the final he bettered his own record to 1:13.2 minutes.
Results
Heats
Wednesday July 16, 1924: The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.
Heat 1
Place Swimmer Time Qual. 1 1:13.4 QQ OR 2 1:19.0 QQ 3 1:23.2 qq 4 1:25.0
Heat 2
Place Swimmer Time Qual. 1 1:18.0 QQ 2 1:21.8 QQ 3 1:24.6 4 1:26.0 5 1:28.0 — DSQ
Heat 3
Place Swimmer Time Qual. 1 1:19.4 QQ 2 1:22.4 QQ 3 1:41.2
Heat 4
Place Swimmer Time Qual. 1 1:18.8 QQ 2 1:20.2 QQ 3 1:24.8
Heat 5
Place Swimmer Time Qual. 1 1:24.0 QQ 2 1:27.4 QQ 3 1:27.8 4 1:29.0
Semifinals
Thursday July 17, 1924: 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 1:13.6 QF 2 1:17.0 QF 3 1:19.0 qf 4 1:19.8 5 1:22.0 6 1:26.6
Semifinal 2
Place Swimmer Time Qual. 1 1:19.0 QF 2 1:19.2 QF 3 1:23.4 4 1:24.2 5 1:24.2
Final
Friday July 18, 1924:
Place Swimmer Time 1 1:13.2 OR 2 1:15.4 3 1:17.8 4 1:19.6 5 1:20.0
References
External links Olympic Report