Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle
Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics ![]() |
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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 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 August 10, 1928 and on Saturday August 11, 1928.
Thirty swimmers from 17 nations competed.
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Johnny Weissmuller![]() |
István Bárány![]() |
Katsuo Takaishi![]() |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 57.4 | ![]() |
Miami (USA) | February 17, 1924 |
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Olympic Record | 59.0 | ![]() |
Paris (FRA) | July 20, 1924 |
Johnny Weissmuller improved his own Olympic record in the semi-finals with 58.6 seconds and equalized this time again in the final.
Results
Heats
The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.
Heat 1
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
1:00.8 | |
2 | ![]() |
1:01.2 | |
3 | ![]() |
1:02.2 | |
4 | ![]() |
1:03.0 | |
5 | ![]() |
Heat 2
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
1:03.4 | |
2 | ![]() |
1:05.6 | |
3 | ![]() |
1:05.8 | |
4 | ![]() |
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5 | ![]() |
Heat 3
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
1:00.0 | |
2 | 22x20px Walter Spence (CAN) | 1:00.6 | |
3 | ![]() |
1:03.4 | |
4 | ![]() |
Heat 4
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
1:04.0 | |
2 | ![]() |
1:07.0 | |
3 | ![]() |
1:10.8 |
Heat 5
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
1:01.8 | |
2 | ![]() |
1:05.0 | |
3 | ![]() |
1:06.4 | |
4 | ![]() |
Heat 6
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
1:01.6 | |
2 | ![]() |
1:03.8 | |
3 | ![]() |
1:04.0 | |
4 | 22x20px Munroe Bourne (CAN) |
Heat 7
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
1:01.2 | |
2 | ![]() |
1:04.0 | |
3 | ![]() |
1:07.4 | |
4 | 22x20px José González (ESP) | ||
5 | ![]() |
1:10.8 |
Semifinals
The fastest two in each semi-final and the fastest third-placed from across the semi-finals advanced.
Semifinal 1
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
1:00.0 | QF |
2 | ![]() |
1:00.6 | QF |
3 | 22x20px Walter Spence (CAN) | 1:01.4 | qf |
4 | ![]() |
1:04.8 | |
5 | ![]() |
Semifinal 2
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
1:01.0 | QF |
2 | ![]() |
1:01.6 | QF |
3 | ![]() |
1:03.8 | |
4 | ![]() |
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5 | ![]() |
Semifinal 3
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
0:58.6 | QF OR |
2 | ![]() |
1:00.8 | QF |
3 | ![]() |
1:03.6 | |
4 | ![]() |
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5 | ![]() |
Final
Saturday August 11, 1928:
Place | Swimmer | Time |
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1 | ![]() |
0:58.6 =OR |
2 | ![]() |
0:59.8 |
3 | ![]() |
1:00.0 |
4 | ![]() |
1:00.8 |
5 | ![]() |
1:01.0 |
6 | 22x20px Walter Spence (CAN) | 1:01.4 |
7 | ![]() |
1:01.6 |
References
- Olympic Report
- sports-reference
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