Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle
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The men's 1500 metre freestyle was one of 6 swimming events on the Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Its distance was the longest of the 3 individual freestyle event distances.
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[edit] Medalists
[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 | Paul Radmilovic | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 25:02.4 |
| 2 | Gunnar Wennerström | Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 27:15.4 |
| 3 | Oreste Muzzi | Image:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Italy | 28:52.6 |
[edit] Heat 2
| Place | Swimmer | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Beaurepaire | Image:Australasian Olympic Flag.svg Australasia | 23:45.8 |
| 2 | Sam Blatherwick | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 25:15.4 |
| 3 | Piet Ooms | Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 27:24.4 |
| 4 | Vilhelm Andersson | Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 27:34.4 |
[edit] Heat 3
Moist had no competition in the third heat.
| Place | Swimmer | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Moist | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 26:52.0 |
[edit] Heat 4
| Place | Swimmer | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Battersby | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 23:42.8 |
| 2 | Frederick Springfield | Image:Australasian Olympic Flag.svg Australasia | 24:52.4 |
| 3 | André Theuriet | Image:Flag of France.svg France | 32:37.0 |
[edit] Heat 5
| Place | Swimmer | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Jarvis | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 25:51.6 |
| 2 | James Green | Image:US flag 46 stars.svg United States | 28:09.0 |
| 3 | Richard Hassell | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 28:14.8 |
[edit] Heat 6
| Place | Swimmer | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry Taylor | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 23:24.4 |
| 2 | Otto Scheff | Image:Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Austria | 24:15.8 |
| 3 | Gustaf Wretman | Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 28:40.8 |
| — | Eduard Meijer | Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | Did not finish |
[edit] Heat 7
Foster had no competition in the seventh heat.
| Place | Swimmer | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Foster | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 24:33.0 |
[edit] Semifinals
The fastest two swimmers from each semifinal advanced to the final.
[edit] Semifinal 1
| Place | Swimmer | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry Taylor | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 22:54.0 |
| 2 | Frank Beaurepaire | Image:Australasian Olympic Flag.svg Australasia | 23:25.4 |
| 3 | William Foster | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | Unknown |
| 4 | Lewis Moist | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | Unknown |
[edit] Semifinal 2
| Place | Swimmer | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Battersby | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 23:23.0 |
| 2 | Otto Scheff | Image:Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Austria | 24:25.0 |
| — | John Jarvis | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | Did not finish |
| Paul Radmilovic | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | Did not start |
[edit] Final
Taylor swam an extra 100 metres after the finish to complete the mile. His time over the mile was 24:33.0.
| Place | Swimmer | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry Taylor | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 22:48.4 |
| 2 | Thomas Battersby | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 22:51.2 |
| 3 | Frank Beaurepaire | Image:Australasian Olympic Flag.svg Australasia | 22:56.2 |
| 4 | Otto Scheff | Image:Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Austria | 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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| Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics |
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100 m free | 400 m free | 1500 m free | 100 m back | 200 m breast | 4x200 m free relay |
