Dates August 22–25 Start date 1920 Venue Stade Nautique d'Antwerp | Competitors 23 from 12 nations Location Stade Nautique d'Antwerp | |
The men's 1500 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.
Contents
A total of 23 swimmers from 12 nations competed in the event, which was held from Sunday, August 22 to Wednesday, August 25, 1920.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Quarterfinals
The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Heat 5
Semifinals
The fastest two in each semi-final and the faster of the two third-placed swimmer advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
References
Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA