Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics | ||
---|---|---|
Freestyle | ||
100 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | |
Backstroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
Breaststroke | ||
200 m | men | women |
Freestyle relay | ||
4×100 m | women | |
4×200 m | men | |
The men's 1500 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics programme. [1] It was the sixth appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held from Thursday August 11, 1932, to Saturday August 13, 1932.
Fifteen swimmers from eight nations competed.
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Kusuo Kitamura | Shozo Makino | Jim Cristy |
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1932 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 19:07.2 | Bologna (ITA) | September 2, 1927 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Olympic Record | 19:51.8 | Amsterdam (NED) | August 6, 1928 |
In the first semi-final Kusuo Kitamura set a new Olympic record with 19:51.6 minutes. Shozo Makino bettered this record in the second semi-final with 19:38.7 minutes. In the final Kusuo Kitamura again took the Olympic record with 19:12.4 minutes.
Thursday August 11, 1932: The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced to the final. In the second heat Sunao Ishiharada and Boy Charlton tied for second place which allowed ten swimmers to advance to the semi-finals.
Heat 1
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 19:55.2 | ||
2 | 20:01.0 | ||
3 | 20:01.2 | ||
4 | 23:52.4 |
Heat 2
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 19:58.4 | ||
2 | 20:09.5 | ||
20:09.5 |
Heat 3
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 20:06.0 | ||
2 | 20:12.6 | ||
3 | 21:04.5 | ||
4 | 22:39.2 |
Heat 4
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 19:53.3 | ||
2 | 20:48.1 | ||
3 | 22:19.6 | ||
4 | 23:40.0 |
Friday August 12, 1932: The fastest three in each semi-final advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 19:51.6 | QQ OR | |
2 | 20:04.2 | ||
3 | 20:06.9 | ||
4 | 20:31.2 | ||
5 | 20:58.7 |
Semifinal 2
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 19:38.7 | QQ OR | |
2 | 19:51.8 | ||
3 | 19:52.5 | ||
4 | 19:53.1 | ||
5 | 20:03.7 |
Saturday August 13, 1932:
Place | Swimmer | Time |
---|---|---|
1 | 19:12.4 OR | |
2 | 19:14.1 | |
3 | 19:39.5 | |
4 | 19:45.1 | |
5 | 20:02.7 | |
6 | 20:09.7 |
The men's 400 metre freestyle was one of six swimming events on the swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Its distance was the median of the 3 individual freestyle event distances. It was the first time an event over 400 metres was held at the Olympics. The competition was held from Monday July 13, 1908 to Thursday July 16, 1908.
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. The competition was held from Tuesday July 21, 1908, to Saturday July 25, 1908.
The men's 400 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the event, which had been introduced in 1904. The competition was held from Thursday July 11, 1912 to Sunday July 14, 1912.
The men's 100 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event.
The men's 400 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the event.
The men's 200 metre breaststroke was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the event.
The women's 300 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first appearance of the event, which was later adjusted to 400 metres to match the men's competition.
The men's 100 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event, which had not been featured at the 1900 Games. The competition was held on Saturday July 19, 1924 and on Sunday July 20, 1924.
The men's 100 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixth appearance of the event, which had not been featured only at the 1900 Games. The competition was held on Friday and Saturday, 10 and 11 August 1928.
The women's 400 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the event, which was established in 1924 after 1920 a 300 metre event was held. The competition was held on Thursday August 11, 1932 and on Saturday August 13, 1932.
The women's 100 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event, which was established in 1912. The competition was held on Saturday August 6, 1932 and on Monday August 8, 1932.
The men's 200 metre breaststroke was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixth appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held from Thursday August 11, 1932 to Saturday August 13, 1932.
The men's 100 metre backstroke was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixth appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held from Wednesday August 10, 1932 to Friday August 12, 1932.
The men's 400 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixth appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held from Monday August 8, 1932 to Wednesday August 10, 1932.
The men's 100 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventh appearance of the event, which had only not featured at the 1900 Games. The competition was held from Saturday August 6, 1932 to Sunday August 7, 1932.
The men's 1500 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventh appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held from Thursday to Saturday, 13 to 15 August 1936.
The men's 100 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics programme. It was the ninth appearance of the event, which had not been featured only at the 1900 Games. The competition was held on Saturday and Sunday, 8 and 9 August 1936.
The women's 400 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event, which was established in 1924 after 1920 a 300 metre event was held. The competition was held from Thursday to Saturday, 13 to 15 August 1936.
The men's 400 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventh appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held from Monday to Wednesday, 10 to 12 August 1936.
The men's 200 metre breaststroke was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventh appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held from Thursday to Saturday, 13 to 15 August 1936.