Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre freestyle
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The men's 400 metre freestyle was one of 6 swimming events on the Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Its distance was the median 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 10 swimmers for the semifinals.
[edit] Heat 1
| Place | Swimmer | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Battersby | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 5:48.8 |
| 2 | Béla las Torres | Image:Hungary flag 1867.png Hungary | 5:52.2 |
| 3 | Leo Goodwin | Image:US flag 46 stars.svg United States | Unknown |
| 4 | Vilhelm Andersson | Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | Unknown |
| — | Henri Decoin | Image:Flag of France.svg France | Did not finish |
[edit] Heat 2
| Place | Swimmer | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Foster | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 5:54.8 |
| 2 | Robert Andersson | Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 6:28.0 |
[edit] Heat 3
Tartakover had no competition in the third heat.
| Place | Swimmer | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Theodore Tartakover | Image:Australasian Olympic Flag.svg Australasia | 6:35.0 |
[edit] Heat 4
| Place | Swimmer | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Beaurepaire | Image:Australasian Olympic Flag.svg Australasia | 5:49.2 |
| 2 | Sam Blatherwick | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 6:16.8 |
| 3 | Conrad Trubenbach | Image:US flag 46 stars.svg United States | Unknown |
| — | Davide Baiardo | Image:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Italy | Did not finish |
[edit] Heat 5
| Place | Swimmer | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Radmilovic | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 6:10.0 |
| 2 | Aage Holm | Image:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | 8:08.8 |
[edit] Heat 6
| Place | Swimmer | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry Taylor | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 5:42.2 |
| 2 | Frederick Springfield | Image:Australasian Olympic Flag.svg Australasia | 5:57.4 |
| 3 | Mario Massa | Image:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Italy | Unknown |
[edit] Heat 7
| Place | Swimmer | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Otto Scheff | Image:Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Austria | 5:51.0 |
| 2 | William Haynes | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 6:21.2 |
| 3 | József Ónody | Image:Hungary flag 1867.png Hungary | Unknown |
| 4-5 | Frits Meuring | Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | Unknown |
| Hjalmar Saxtorph | Image:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | Unknown |
[edit] Heat 8
Zachár had no competition in the eighth heat.
| Place | Swimmer | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Imre Zachár | Image:Hungary flag 1867.png Hungary | 6:09.8 |
[edit] Heat 9
| Place | Swimmer | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henrik Hajós | Image:Hungary flag 1867.png Hungary | 6:19.8 |
| 2 | Arthur Sharp | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 7:00.4 |
[edit] Semifinals
The fastest two swimmers from each semifinal advanced to the final.
[edit] Semifinal 1
| Place | Swimmer | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Otto Scheff | Image:Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Austria | 5:40.6 |
| 2 | Henry Taylor | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 5:41.0 |
| 3 | Thomas Battersby | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | Unknown |
| 4 | Béla las Torres | Image:Hungary flag 1867.png Hungary | Unknown |
| 5 | Henrik Hajós | Image:Hungary flag 1867.png Hungary | Unknown |
[edit] Semifinal 2
| Place | Swimmer | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Beaurepaire | Image:Australasian Olympic Flag.svg Australasia | 5:44.0 |
| 2 | William Foster | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 5:52.2 |
| 3 | Paul Radmilovic | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | Unknown |
| — | Imre Zachár | Image:Hungary flag 1867.png Hungary | Did not finish |
| — | Theodore Tartakover | Image:Australasian Olympic Flag.svg Australasia | Did not start |
[edit] Final
| Place | Swimmer | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry Taylor | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 5:36.8 |
| 2 | Frank Beaurepaire | Image:Australasian Olympic Flag.svg Australasia | 5:44.2 |
| 3 | Otto Scheff | Image:Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Austria | 5:46.0 |
| 4 | William Foster | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 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.
| The 1908 Summer Olympics in London |
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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 |
