Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle explained

The men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 1956 Olympic Games took place between 5 and 7 December.[1] This swimming event used freestyle swimming, which means that the method of the stroke is not regulated (unlike backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly events). Nearly all swimmers use the front crawl or a variant of that stroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of 30 lengths of the pool.

Results

Heats

Four heats were held; the swimmers with the fastest eight times advanced to the Finals. The swimmers that advanced are highlighted.

Heat One

RankAthleteCountryTime
1 18:04.1
2 18:04.3
3 18:51.6
4 19:17.4
5 19:44.2

Heat Two

RankAthleteCountryTime
1 18:35.7
2 18:36.0
3 19:13.8
4 19:58.5
5 19:59.9

Heat Three

RankAthleteCountryTime
1 17:52.9
2 19:01.2
3 19:10.8
4 19:16.8
5 19:22.6
6 19:28.6

Heat Four

RankAthleteCountryTime
1 18:27.4
2 18:46.6
3 18:57.3
4 19:09.6

Final

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
17:58.9
18:00.3
18:08.2
4 18:26.5
5 18:38.1
6 18:38.3
7 18:38.3
8 19:06.2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Swimming at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's 1,500 metres Freestyle . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417165406/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1956/SWI/mens-1500-metres-freestyle.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 17 September 2016 . Sports Reference.