Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle explained

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.

Medalists

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1932 Summer Olympics.

World Record19:07.2 Arne BorgBologna (ITA)September 2, 1927
Olympic Record19:51.8 Arne BorgAmsterdam (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.

Results

Heats

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 width=230Swimmer width=90Time width=90Qual.
1 19:55.2 QQ
2 20:01.0 QQ
3 20:01.2 qq
4 23:52.4

Heat 2

Place width=230Swimmer width=90Time width=90Qual.
1 19:58.4 QQ
2 20:09.5 QQ
20:09.5 QQ

Heat 3

Place width=230Swimmer width=90Time width=90Qual.
1 20:06.0 QQ
2 20:12.6 QQ
3 21:04.5
4 22:39.2

Heat 4

Place width=230Swimmer width=90Time width=90Qual.
1 19:53.3 QQ
2 20:48.1 QQ
3 22:19.6
4 23:40.0

Semifinals

Friday August 12, 1932: The fastest three in each semi-final advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1

Place width=230Swimmer width=90Time width=90Qual.
1 19:51.6 QQ OR
2 20:04.2 QQ
3 20:06.9 QQ
4 20:31.2
5 20:58.7

Semifinal 2

Place width=230Swimmer width=90Time width=90Qual.
1 19:38.7 QQ OR
2 19:51.8 QQ
3 19:52.5 QQ
4 19:53.1
5 20:03.7

Final

Saturday August 13, 1932:

Place width=230Swimmer width=90Time
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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Swimming at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 1,500 metres Freestyle . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417165422/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1932/SWI/mens-1500-metres-freestyle.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 11 September 2016 . Sports Reference.