Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's 4000 metre freestyle

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Men's 4000 metre freestyle
at the Games of the II Olympiad
Jarvis 1900.jpg
Gold medalist John Arthur Jarvis
VenueRiver Seine
DatesAugust 15 (semifinals)
August 19 (final)
Competitors29 from 7 nations
Winning time58:24.0 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg John Arthur Jarvis
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Silver medal icon.svg Zoltán Halmay
Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Hungary
Bronze medal icon.svg Louis Martin
Flag of France.svg  France

The men's 4000 metre freestyle was an event on the Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics schedule in Paris. It was the longest of the three freestyle events. It was held on 15 August and 19 August 1900. 29 swimmers from 7 nations competed. [1] The event was won by John Arthur Jarvis of Great Britain, completing a double with the 1000 metre freestyle. Zoltán Halmay of Hungary took silver, with Louis Martin of France earning bronze.

Jarvis swam using the front crawl; Halmay used the Trudgen stroke. [2]

Background

The 4000 metre freestyle event was held only once, and was the longest Olympic swimming event until the 10 kilometre open water event was introduced in 2008. [2]

John Arthur Jarvis was the dominant long distance swimmer of the time and a heavy favourite in this event. He was in the midst of a run of British titles in the 880 yard (1898-1901), mile (1897-1902) and long-distance (1898-1904). [2]

Competition format

The competition used a two-round format, with semifinals and a final. The entrants were divided into three semifinals; each semifinal had between 9 and 11 swimmers. The fastest swimmer in each semifinal advanced to the final along with the next six fastest times overall. This resulted in a 9-swimmer final. [2]

The races were swum downstream in the Seine. [2]

Schedule

DateTimeRound
Thursday, 15 August 19007:30Semifinals
Monday, 19 August 190015:30Final

Results

Semifinals

In the first round, there were three semifinals. The winner of each semifinal advanced to the final, as did the six fastest losers from across all the semifinals. The semifinals were held on 15 August.

Semifinal 1

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1 John Arthur Jarvis Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1:01:48.4Q, OR
2 Bill Burgess Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1:15:04.8q
3 Louis Martin Flag of France.svg  France 1:22:29.6q
4Alois AnderléFlag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg  Austria 1:26:25.6q
5LagardeFlag of France.svg  France 1:38:31.8
6de RomandFlag of France.svg  France 1:50:36.4
7FumouzeFlag of France.svg  France 2:02:27.0
HermandFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium DNF
Georges Leuillieux Flag of France.svg  France DNF

Semifinal 2

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1 Zoltán Halmay Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Hungary 1:11:33.4Q
2 Eduard Meijer Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1:17:55.4q
3 William Henry Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1:22:58.4q
4TexierFlag of France.svg  France 1:31:02.8
5KobierskiFlag of France.svg  France 1:37:10.4
6LuéFlag of France.svg  France 1:46:40.4
L. BaudoinFlag of France.svg  France DNF
GallaisFlag of France.svg  France DNF
LandrichFlag of France.svg  France DNF

Semifinal 3

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1Fabio MaioniFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 1:25:16.6Q
2 Ernest Martin Flag of France.svg  France 1:28:32.6q
3 Louis Laufray Flag of France.svg  France 1:35:03.2
4MortierFlag of France.svg  France 1:40:16.8
Jules Clévenot Flag of France.svg  France DNF
Pierre GelléFlag of France.svg  France DNF
HeybergerFlag of France.svg  France DNF
E. T. JonesFlag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain DNF
LoppéFlag of France.svg  France DNF
RegnaultFlag of France.svg  France DNF
ValléeFlag of France.svg  France DNF

Final

The final was held on 19 August. Jarvis won easily, more than ten minutes ahead of Halmay.

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg John Arthur Jarvis Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 58:24.0 OR
Silver medal icon.svg Zoltán Halmay Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Hungary 1:08:55.4
Bronze medal icon.svg Louis Martin Flag of France.svg  France 1:13:08.4
4 Bill Burgess Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1:15:07.6
5 Eduard Meijer Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1:16:37.2
6Fabio MaioniFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 1:18:25.4
7 Ernest Martin Flag of France.svg  France 1:26:32.2
Alois Anderlé Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg  Austria DNF
William Henry Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain DNF

Results summary

RankSwimmerNationSemifinalsFinalNotes
Gold medal icon.svg John Arthur Jarvis Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1:01:48.458:24.0 OR
Silver medal icon.svg Zoltán Halmay Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Hungary 1:11:33.41:08:55.4
Bronze medal icon.svg Louis Martin Flag of France.svg  France 1:22:29.61:13:08.4
4 Bill Burgess Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1:15:04.81:15:07.6
5 Eduard Meijer Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1:17:55.41:16:37.2
6Fabio MaioniFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 1:25:16.61:18:25.4
7 Ernest Martin Flag of France.svg  France 1:28:32.61:26:32.2
8 Alois Anderlé Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg  Austria 1:26:25.6DNF
William Henry Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1:22:58.4DNF
10TexierFlag of France.svg  France 1:31:02.8Did not advance
11 Louis Laufray Flag of France.svg  France 1:35:03.2
12KobierskiFlag of France.svg  France 1:37:10.4
13LagardeFlag of France.svg  France 1:38:31.8
14MortierFlag of France.svg  France 1:40:16.8
15LuéFlag of France.svg  France 1:46:40.4
16de RomandFlag of France.svg  France 1:50:36.4
17FumouzeFlag of France.svg  France 2:02:27.0
L. Baudoin Flag of France.svg  France DNF
Jules Clévenot Flag of France.svg  France DNF
Gallais Flag of France.svg  France DNF
Pierre Gellé Flag of France.svg  France DNF
Heyberger Flag of France.svg  France DNF
Hermand Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium DNF
E. T. Jones Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain DNF
Landrich Flag of France.svg  France DNF
Georges Leuillieux Flag of France.svg  France DNF
Loppé Flag of France.svg  France DNF
Regnault Flag of France.svg  France DNF
Vallée Flag of France.svg  France DNF

References

  1. "Swimming at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Men's 4,000 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "4,000 metres Freestyle, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 July 2021.