The men's 100 metre backstroke was a swimming

Swimming (sport)

Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...

 event held as part of the swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics

At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, ten swimming events were contested. The women's 300 metre freestyle event was new since the previous Games in 1912. The competitions were held from Sunday August 22, 1920 to Sunday August 29, 1920...

 programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event.

A total of 12 swimmers from six nations competed in the event, which was held on Sunday, August 22 and on Monday, August 23, 1920.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.

World Record	1:15.6	Otto Fahr Otto Fahr Otto Fahr was a German backstroke swimmer, who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in Bad Cannstatt....	Magdeburg Magdeburg Magdeburg , is the largest city and the capital city of the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Magdeburg is situated on the Elbe River and was one of the most important medieval cities of Europe....  (GER German Empire The German Empire refers to Germany during the "Second Reich" period from the unification of Germany and proclamation of Wilhelm I as German Emperor on 18 January 1871, to 1918, when it became a federal republic after defeat in World War I and the abdication of the Emperor, Wilhelm II.The German... )	April 29, 1912
Olympic Record	1:20.8	Harry Hebner Harry Hebner Harry Joseph Hebner was an American backstroke and freestyle swimmer as well as a water polo player, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics....	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...  (SWE Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... )	July 10, 1912

In the first semi-final Raymond Kegeris

Raymond Kegeris

Raymond "Ray" Kegeris was an American swimmer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In the 1920 Olympics he won a silver medal in a 100 m backstroke event.-External links:*...

 bettered the Olympic record to 1:17.8 minutes. In the second semi-final Warren Kealoha

Warren Kealoha

Warren Daniels Kealoha was an American swimmer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and 1924 Summer Olympics.In the 1920 Olympics he won a gold medal in 100 m backstroke event....

set a new world record with 1:14.8 minutes.

Semifinals

Sunday, August 22, 1920: 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		1:17.8	Q OR
2		1:19.0	Q
3		1:28.0
4		1:28.2
5
6

Semifinal 2

Place	Swimmer	Time	Qual.
1		1:14.8	Q WR
2		1:18.6	Q
3		1:20.4	q
4		1:26.0
5
6

Final

Monday, August 23, 1920:

Place	Swimmer	Time
1		1:15.2
2		1:16.8
3		1:19.0
4		1:19.4
5