Swimming at the 1936 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 1936 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventh appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held from Thursday to Saturday, 13 to 15 August 1936.
Twenty-one swimmers from ten nations competed.

Medalists

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics.
World Record19:07.2 Arne BorgBologna 2 September 1927
Olympic Record19:12.4 Kusuo KitamuraLos Angeles 13 August 1932

Results

Heats

Thursday 13 August 1936: The fastest three in each heat and the next two fastest from across the heats advanced to the semi-finals.
Heat 1
PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
119:55.8QQ
220:04.4QQ
320:10.7QQ
420:16.4qq
521:49.9
6

Heat 2
PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
119:55.5QQ
119:55.5QQ
321:42.0QQ
421:47.4
522:54.1

Heat 3
PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
119:48.3QQ
219:49.9QQ
320:13.7QQ
421:03.0qq
521:05.5
621:16.9

Heat 4
PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
120:26.5QQ
220:47.6QQ
320:59.0QQ
421:13.9

Semifinals

Friday 14 August 1936: The fastest three in each semi-final and the fastest fourth-placed from across the heats advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
119:48.6QQ
219:59.4QQ
320:10.0QQ
420:25.8
520:27.6
620:55.0
721:46.3

Semifinal 2
PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
119:42.8QQ
219:53.9QQ
319:55.6QQ
419:56.1qq
520:14.4
620:17.3
721:09.8

Final

Saturday 15 August 1936:
PlaceSwimmerTime
119:13.7
219:34.0
319:34.5
419:48.5
519:54.8
619:57.4
719:59.0