| Men's 400 metre freestyle at the Games of the VII Olympiad |
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| Venue | Stade Nautique d'Antwerp | |||||||||
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| Dates | August 26–28 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 22 from 11 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| «1912 | 1924» | |||||||||
| Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics |
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| Freestyle | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 300 m | women | |||
| 400 m | men | |||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| Backstroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | |||
| Breaststroke | ||||
| 200 m | men | |||
| 400 m | men | |||
| Freestyle relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | women | |||
| 4×200 m | men | |||
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.
A total of 22 swimmers from 11 nations competed in the event, which was held from Thursday, August 26 to Saturday, August 28, 1920.
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These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 5:14.6 | Norman Ross | Los Angeles (USA) | October 9, 1919 |
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| Olympic Record | 5:24.4 | George Hodgson | Stockholm (SWE) | July 14, 1912 |
The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.
Heat 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norman Ross (USA) | 6:16.2 | Q |
| 2 | Kenkichi Saito (JPN) | 6:16.8 | Q |
Heat 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harold Annison (GBR) | 5:58.0 | Q |
| 2 | Keith Kirkland (AUS) | 6:12.2 | Q |
| 3 | Paul Vasseur (FRA) | 6:30.4 | |
| 4 | Alfred Steen (NOR) | 6:30.6 | |
| 5 | René Ricolfi-Doria (SUI) |
Heat 3
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Harris (USA) | 5:57.8 | Q |
| 2 | Henry Taylor (GBR) | 6:01.2 | Q |
| 3 | Masaren Uchida (JPN) | 6:40.0 | |
| 4 | Alois Hrášek (TCH) |
Heat 4
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Vernot (CAN) | 5:32.6 | Q |
| 2 | Fred Kahele (USA) | 5:37.4 | Q |
| 3 | Frank Beaurepaire (AUS) | 5:42.0 | q |
| 4 | Arne Borg (SWE) | ||
| 5 | Edward Peter (GBR) | ||
| 6 | Gilio Bisagno (ITA) |
Heat 5
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ludy Langer (USA) | 5:41.1 | Q |
| 2 | George Hodgson (CAN) | 5:49.8 | Q |
| 3 | Jack Hatfield (GBR) | 5:50.6 | |
| 4 | Henry Hay (AUS) | ||
| 5 | Antonio Quarantotto (ITA) |
The fastest two in each semi-final and the faster of the two third-placed swimmer advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norman Ross (USA) | 5:33.8 | Q |
| 2 | Fred Kahele (USA) | 5:35.8 | Q |
| 3 | William Harris (USA) | 5:36.0 | |
| 4 | Henry Taylor (GBR) | ||
| — | Kenkichi Saito (JPN) | DNF |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Vernot (CAN) | 5:27.8 | Q |
| 2 | Ludy Langer (USA) | 5:29.2 | Q |
| 3 | Frank Beaurepaire (AUS) | 5:32.8 | q |
| 4 | George Hodgson (CAN) | ||
| 5 | Harold Annison (GBR) | ||
| — | Keith Kirkland (AUS) | DNF |
| Place | Swimmer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norman Ross (USA) | 5:26.8 |
| 2 | Ludy Langer (USA) | 5:29.0 |
| 3 | George Vernot (CAN) | 5:29.6 |
| 4 | Fred Kahele (USA) | |
| — | Frank Beaurepaire (AUS) | DNF |