Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre backstroke

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The men's 100 metre backstroke was one of 6 swimming events on the Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. It was the only backstroke event on the schedule.

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[edit] Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg Arno Bieberstein
Germany (GER)
Image:Flag of Denmark.svg Ludvig Dam
Denmark (DEN)
Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Herbert Haresnape
Great Britain (GBR)


[edit] Results

[edit] First round

The fastest swimmer in each heat and the fastest loser advanced, qualifying 8 swimmers for the semifinals.

[edit] Heat 1

Place Swimmer Nation Time
1 Arno Bieberstein Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg Germany 1:25.6
2 Frederick Unwin Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 1:30.0
3 Hugo Jonsson Image:Flag of Russia.svg Finland Unknown

[edit] Heat 2

Place Swimmer Nation Time
1 Max Ritter Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg Germany 1:33.4
2 Sidney Willis Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 1:34.4
3 John Henrikssen Image:Flag of Russia.svg Finland Unknown

[edit] Heat 3

Place Swimmer Nation Time
1 Colin Lewis Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 1:30.2
2 Bartholomeus Roodenburch Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 1:36.0
3 Robert Zimmerman Image:Flag of Canada-1868-Red.svg Canada Unknown

[edit] Heat 4

Place Swimmer Nation Time
1 Herbert Haresnape Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 1:26.2
2 Ludvig Dam Image:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 1:26.4
3 Amilcare Beretta Image:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Italy Unknown

[edit] Heat 5

Parvin had no competition in the fifth heat.

Place Swimmer Nation Time
1 Stanley Parvin Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 1:35.2

[edit] Heat 6

Place Swimmer Nation Time
1 John Taylor Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 1:25.8
2 Augustus Goessling Image:US flag 46 stars.svg United States 1:29.0
3 Gustaf Wretman Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Unknown
Oscar Grégoire Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Did not finish

[edit] Heat 7

Kugler started before the signal, causing him to be disqualified and his first-place finish nullified.

Place Swimmer Nation Time
1 Gustav Aurisch Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg Germany 1:27.4
2 Johan Cortlever Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Unknown
3 Eric Seaward Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain Unknown
Sándor Kugler Image:Hungary flag 1867.png Hungary Disqualified

[edit] Semifinals

The fastest two swimmers from each semifinal advanced to the final.

[edit] Semifinal 1

Place Swimmer Nation Time
1 Arno Bieberstein Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg Germany 1:25.6
2 Ludvig Dam Image:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Unknown
3 Max Ritter Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg Germany Unknown
4 Stanley Parvin Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain Unknown

[edit] Semifinal 2

Place Swimmer Nation Time
1 Gustav Aurisch Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg Germany 1:28.2
2 Herbert Haresnape Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 1:28.8
3 John Taylor Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain Unknown
4 Colin Lewis Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain Unknown

[edit] Final

Place Swimmer Nation Time
1 Arno Bieberstein Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg Germany 1:24.6
2 Ludvig Dam Image:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 1:26.6
3 Herbert Haresnape Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 1:27.0
4 Gustav Aurisch Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg Germany Unknown

[edit] Sources

  • Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association. 
  • De Wael, Herman (2001). Swimming 1908. Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved on 13 May, 2006.
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