Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle
Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics ![]() | ||||
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Freestyle | ||||
100 m | men | women | ||
400 m | men | women | ||
1500 m | men | |||
Backstroke | ||||
100 m | men | women | ||
Breaststroke | ||||
200 m | men | women | ||
Freestyle relay | ||||
4×100 m | women | |||
4×200 m | men |
The men's 400 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held from Tuesday August 7, 1928 to Thursday August 9, 1928.
Twenty-six swimmers from 17 nations competed.
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
![]() Argentina (ARG) |
![]() Australia (AUS) |
![]() Sweden (SWE) |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 4:50.3 | ![]() |
Stockholm (SWE) | September 11, 1925 |
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Olympic Record | 5:04.2 | ![]() |
Paris (FRA) | July 18, 1924 |
In the final Alberto Zorrilla bettered the Olympic record to 5:01.6 minutes.
Results
Heats
Tuesday August 7, 1928: The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.
Heat 1
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() | 5:13.4 | |
2 | ![]() | 5:23.4 | |
3 | ![]() | 5:27.8 | |
4 | ![]() |
Heat 2
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() | 5:09.8 | |
2 | ![]() | 5:17.8 | |
3 | ![]() | 5:20.0 | |
4 | ![]() | 5:41.0 | |
5 | ![]() |
Heat 3
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() | 5:18.8 | |
2 | ![]() | 5:20.0 | |
3 | ![]() | 5:39.8 | |
4 | ![]() |
Heat 4
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() | 5:09.6 | |
2 | ![]() | 5:26.4 | |
3 | ![]() | 5:32.0 | |
4 | ![]() | 5:35.2 |
Heat 5
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() | 5:22.8 | |
2 | ![]() | 5:23.0 | |
3 | ![]() | ||
4 | ![]() | ||
5 | ![]() |
Heat 6
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 5:19.2 | |
2 | ![]() | 5:32.8 | |
3 | ![]() | 5:38.6 | |
4 | ![]() |
Semifinals
Wednesday August 8, 1928: The fastest three in each semi-final advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() | 5:11.4 | QF |
2 | ![]() | 5:13.6 | QF |
3 | ![]() | 5:20.6 | QF |
4 | ![]() | ||
5 | ![]() | ||
— | ![]() | DNS | |
![]() | DNS |
Semifinal 2
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() | 5:05.4 | QF |
2 | ![]() | 5:06.2 | QF |
3 | ![]() | 5:06.8 | QF |
4 | ![]() | ||
5 | ![]() | ||
6 | ![]() |
Final
Friday August 10, 1928:
Place | Swimmer | Time |
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1 | ![]() | 5:01.6 OR |
2 | ![]() | 5:03.6 |
3 | ![]() | 5:04.6 |
4 | ![]() | 5:05.4 |
5 | ![]() | 5:16.0 |
6 | ![]() | 5:25.0 |
References
- Olympic Report
- sports-reference
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 30 September 2008.