Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke

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Men's 100 metre backstroke
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
DateJuly 16–18
Competitors20 from 11 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Warren Kealoha US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Paul Wyatt US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Károly Bartha Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary
  1920
1928  

The men's 100 metre backstroke was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. [1] It was the fourth appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held on Wednesday July 16, 1924, on Thursday July 17, 1924, and on Friday July 18, 1924.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.

World Record1:12.4 Flag of the United States.svg Warren Kealoha Honolulu (USA)April 13, 1924
Olympic Record1:14.8 Flag of the United States.svg Warren Kealoha Antwerp (BEL)August 22, 1920

In the first heat Warren Kealoha set a new Olympic record with 1:13.4 minutes. In the final he bettered his own record to 1:13.2 minutes.

Results

Heats

Wednesday July 16, 1924: The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.

Heat 1

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1US flag 48 stars.svg  Warren Kealoha  (USA)1:13.4QQ OR
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Gérard Blitz  (BEL)1:19.0QQ
3Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  James Worthington  (GBR)1:23.2qq
4Flag of France.svg  Maurice Ducos  (FRA)1:25.0

Heat 2

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Károly Bartha  (HUN)1:18.0QQ
2Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  John McDowall  (GBR)1:21.8QQ
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Aart van Wilgenburg  (NED)1:24.6
4Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Tsunenobu Ishida  (JPN)1:26.0
5Flag of France.svg  Georges Paulus  (FRA)1:28.0
US flag 48 stars.svg  Henry Luning  (USA)DSQ

Heat 3

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1US flag 48 stars.svg  Paul Wyatt  (USA)1:19.4QQ
2Flag of France.svg  Émile Zeibig  (FRA)1:22.4QQ
3Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Jean-Pierre Moris  (LUX)1:41.2

Heat 4

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Austin Rawlinson  (GBR)1:18.8QQ
2Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Giyo Saito  (JPN)1:20.2QQ
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Pieter van Senus  (NED)1:24.8

Heat 5

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1Flag of Norway.svg  Sven Thaulow  (NOR)1:24.0QQ
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Erik Skoglund  (SWE)1:27.4QQ
3Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Viktor Légat  (TCH)1:27.8
4Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Eugène Kuborn  (LUX)1:29.0

Semifinals

Thursday July 17, 1924: The fastest two in each semi-final and the faster of the two third-placed swimmer advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1US flag 48 stars.svg  Warren Kealoha  (USA)1:13.6QF
2US flag 48 stars.svg  Paul Wyatt  (USA)1:17.0QF
3Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Károly Bartha  (HUN)1:19.0qf
4Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Giyo Saito  (JPN)1:19.8
5Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  John McDowall  (GBR)1:22.0
6Flag of Sweden.svg  Erik Skoglund  (SWE)1:26.6

Semifinal 2

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Gérard Blitz  (BEL)1:19.0QF
2Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Austin Rawlinson  (GBR)1:19.2QF
3Flag of France.svg  Émile Zeibig  (FRA)1:23.4
4Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  James Worthington  (GBR)1:24.2
5Flag of Norway.svg  Sven Thaulow  (NOR)1:24.2

Final

Friday July 18, 1924:

PlaceSwimmerTime
1US flag 48 stars.svg  Warren Kealoha  (USA)1:13.2 OR
2US flag 48 stars.svg  Paul Wyatt  (USA)1:15.4
3Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Károly Bartha  (HUN)1:17.8
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Gérard Blitz  (BEL)1:19.6
5Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Austin Rawlinson  (GBR)1:20.0

References

  1. "Swimming at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2016.