Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle


The men's 1500 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 on Sunday July 13, 1924, on Monday July 14, 1924, and on Tuesday July 15, 1924.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.
World Record21:15.0 Arne BorgSydney January 30, 1924
Olympic Record22:00.0 George HodgsonStockholm July 10, 1912

In the third heat Boy Charlton set a new Olympic record with 21:20.4 minutes, but in the next heat Arne Borg bettered his own world record to 21:11.4 minutes. In the final both swimmers were under the standing world record with Boy Charlton bettered the record by more than a minute to 20:06.6 minutes.

Results

Heats

Sunday July 13, 1924: The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.
Heat 1
PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
122:38.4QQ
222:48.8QQ
322:49.4
—DNF
—DNF

Heat 2
PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
122:55.2QQ
223:16.6QQ
323:44.2
424:46.4

Heat 3
PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
121:20.4QQ OR
222:26.8QQ
322:48.2qq
426:17.4
—DNF

Heat 4
PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
121:11.4QQ WR
222:43.2QQ
325:04.4

Heat 5
PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
122:17.6QQ
223:11.4QQ
324:07.6
424:44.0
526:23.5

Semifinals

Monday July 14, 1924: The fastest two in each semi-final and the faster of the two third-placed swimmer advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
121:28.4QF
221:50.8QF
321:53.4qf
422:39.8
523:02.4
623:13.8

Semifinal 2
PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
121:41.6QF
221:48.6QF
321:59.4
423:11.8
—DNS

Final

Tuesday July 15, 1924:
PlaceSwimmerTime
120:06.6 WR
220:41.4
321:48.4
421:55.6
522:10.4