1920 Summer Olympics / Swimming - 100m Freestyle (Men)
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sport | swim | ||||||||
discipline | 100 m freestyle | ||||||||
gender | Men | ||||||||
Attendees | 31 athletes from 15 countries | ||||||||
Competition location | Stade Nautique d'Antwerp | ||||||||
Competition phase | August 22-29, 1920 | ||||||||
Winning time | 1: 00.4 min ![]() |
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![]() 1920 Olympic Games |
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100 m freestyle | Men | Women |
300 m freestyle | Women | |
400 m freestyle | Men | |
1500 m freestyle | Men | |
100 m back | Men | |
200 m chest | Men | |
400 m chest | Men | |
4 × 100 m freestyle | Women | |
4 × 200 m freestyle | Men |
The men's 100 meter freestyle swimming competition at the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp was held from August 22 to 29, 1920. All of the medalists were from the United States.
Records
Before the start of the Olympic Games, the following records were valid.
World record | 1: 01.4 min |
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New York City , United States | August 9, 1918 |
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Olympic record | 1: 02.4 min |
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Stockholm , Sweden | July 7, 1912 |
The following new records were set:
World record | 1: 00.4 min |
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1: 01.4 min |
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1: 01.4 min |
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Semi-final 1 | |
Olympic record | 1: 01.8 min |
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Quarter finals 1 |
Results
Quarter finals
The first two athletes of each run as well as the fastest athlete of all runs qualified for the semifinals.
Run 1
rank | athlete | nation | time | Note |
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1 | Duke Kahanamoku |
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1: 01.8 min | Q ( OR ) |
2 | Keith Kirkland |
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1: 08.0 min | Q |
3 | Jean van Silfhout |
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1: 09.0 min | |
4th | Georges Pouilley |
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5 | Albert Dickin |
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Run 2
rank | athlete | nation | time | Note |
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1 | Agostino Frassinetti |
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1: 11.8 min | Q |
2 | Václav Bucháček |
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1: 19.2 min | Q |
3 | Ângelo Gammaro |
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1: 22.0 min | |
4th | Harold Annison |
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Run 3
rank | athlete | nation | time | Note |
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1 | Pua Kealoha |
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1: 02.0 min | Q |
2 | Ivan Stedman |
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1: 04.2 min | Q |
3 | Henri Padou |
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1: 08.4 min | |
4th | Martial Van Schelle |
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5 | Jean Jenni |
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6th | Kenkichi Saito |
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Run 4
rank | athlete | nation | time | Note |
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1 | George Vernot |
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1: 05.2 min | Q |
2 | Henry Hay |
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1: 06.8 min | Q |
3 | Orvar trolls |
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1: 07.8 min | q |
4th | Léon Pesch |
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5 | Leslie Savage |
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6th | Orlando Amêndola |
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7th | Gérard Blitz |
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Run 5
rank | athlete | nation | time | Note |
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1 | Norman Ross |
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1: 04.2 min | Q |
2 | William Herald |
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1: 08.8 min | Q |
3 | Mario Massa |
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1: 10.4 min | |
4th | Rémy Weil |
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5 | Mazars Uchida |
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Run 6
rank | athlete | nation | time | Note |
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1 | Bill Harris |
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1: 04.4 min | Q |
2 | Ko Korsten |
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1: 05.6 min | Q |
3 | John Dickin |
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1: 10.0 min | |
4th | Alfred Steen |
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Semifinals
The first two athletes of each run and the fastest third qualified for the final.
Semi-final 1
rank | athlete | nation | time | Note |
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1 | Duke Kahanamoku |
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1: 01.4 min | Q |
2 | Bill Harris |
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1: 04.2 min | Q |
3 | George Vernot |
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1: 05.8 min | |
4th | Agostino Frassinetti |
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5 | Václav Bucháček |
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6th | Henry Hay |
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Semi-final 2
rank | athlete | nation | time | Note |
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1 | Pua Kealoha |
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1: 02.4 min | Q |
2 | Norman Ross |
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1: 04.8 min | Q |
3 | William Herald |
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1: 05.8 min | q |
4th | Ivan Stedman |
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5 | Orvar trolls |
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6th | Keith Kirkland |
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7th | Ko Korsten |
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final
rank | athlete | nation | Time 1 | Time 2 |
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1 | Duke Kahanamoku |
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1: 00.4 min ( WR ) | 1: 01.4 min ( WR ) |
2 | Pua Kealoha |
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1: 02.2 min | 1: 02.6 min |
3 | Bill Harris |
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1: 03.2 min | 1: 03.0 min |
4th | William Herald |
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1: 03.8 min | |
- | Norman Ross |
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1: 03.8 min DSQ | - |