Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre freestyle
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The men's 400 metre freestyle
was a swimming
event held as part of the swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics
programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held from Tuesday August 7, 1928 to Thursday August 9, 1928.
Twenty-six swimmers from 17 nations competed.
In the final Alberto Zorrilla
bettered the Olympic record to 5:01.6 minutes.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Heat 5
Heat 6
Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Freestyle swimming
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event held as part of the swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics
At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women. The competitions were held from Saturday August 4, 1928 to Saturday August 11, 1928.There were 182 participants from 28 countries competing...
programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held from Tuesday August 7, 1928 to Thursday August 9, 1928.
Twenty-six swimmers from 17 nations competed.
Medalists
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.| World Record | 4:50.3 |  Arne BorgArne Borg Claes Arne Borg was a Swedish swimmer. He is best known for breaking 32 world records during the 1920s.He won the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1926... |
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September 11, 1925 |
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| Olympic Record | 5:04.2 |  Johnny WeissmullerJohnny Weissmuller Johnny Weissmuller was an Austro-Hungarian-born American swimmer and actor best known for playing Tarzan in movies. Weissmuller was one of the world's best swimmers in the 1920s, winning five Olympic gold medals and one bronze medal. He won fifty-two US National Championships and set sixty-seven... |
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July 18, 1924 |
In the final Alberto Zorrilla
Alberto Zorrilla
Victoriano Alberto Zorilla was an Argentine swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In the 1928 Olympics he won a gold medal in 400 m freestyle event, was fifth in the 1500 m freestyle event, was seventh in the 100 m freestyle event and was fourth in first round of 4x200 m freestyle relay...
bettered the Olympic record to 5:01.6 minutes.
Heats
Tuesday August 7, 1928: The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.Heat 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5:13.4 | ||
| 2 | 5:23.4 | ||
| 3 | 5:27.8 | ||
| 4 |
Heat 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5:09.8 | ||
| 2 | 5:17.8 | ||
| 3 | 5:20.0 | ||
| 4 | 5:41.0 | ||
| 5 |
Heat 3
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5:18.8 | ||
| 2 | 5:20.0 | ||
| 3 | 5:39.8 | ||
| 4 |
Heat 4
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5:09.6 | ||
| 2 | 5:26.4 | ||
| 3 | 5:32.0 | ||
| 4 | 5:35.2 |
Heat 5
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5:22.8 | ||
| 2 | 5:23.0 | ||
| 3 | |||
| 4 | |||
| 5 |
Heat 6
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5:19.2 | ||
| 2 | 5:32.8 | ||
| 3 | 5:38.6 | ||
| 4 |
Semifinals
Wednesday August 8, 1928: The fastest three in each semi-final advanced to the final.Semifinal 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5:11.4 | QF | |
| 2 | 5:13.6 | QF | |
| 3 | 5:20.6 | QF | |
| 4 | |||
| 5 | |||
| — | DNS | ||
| DNS |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5:05.4 | QF | |
| 2 | 5:06.2 | QF | |
| 3 | 5:06.8 | QF | |
| 4 | |||
| 5 | |||
| 6 |
Final
Friday August 10, 1928:| Place | Swimmer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5:01.6 OR | |
| 2 | 5:03.6 | |
| 3 | 5:04.6 | |
| 4 | 5:05.4 | |
| 5 | 5:16.0 | |
| 6 | 5:25.0 |