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1,500 metres Freestyle, Men

Date	22 – 25 August 1920
Status	Olympic
Location	Zwemstadion van Antwerpen, Antwerpen
Participants	24 from 13 countries

The world and Olympic record of 22:00.0 had been set at the 1912 Olympics by the Canadian gold medalist, George Hodgson. Hodgson competed in Antwerp, but finished last in the first semi-final and did not qualify for the final. In the Antwerp final, Hodgson’s countryman, George Vernot, led for the first half of the race before Norman Ross took the lead for good at 900 metres. Ross then gradually pulled away to a comfortable victory. In addition to his gold medal, Ross was awarded possession of the Challenge Prize that had been donated by the Italian IOC Member, Count Brunetta d’Usseaux.

Pos	Swimmer	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	Norman Ross	USA	24:08.2 (1 h4)	23:12.0 (1 h1)	22:23.2 (1)	Gold
2	George Vernot	CAN	23:40.0 (1 h1)	22:59.4 (1 h2)	22:36.4 (2)	Silver
3	Frank Beaurepaire	AUS	22:55.0 (1 h5)	23:02.2 (2 h2)	23:04.0 (3)	Bronze
4	Fred Kahele	USA	23:41.6 (2 h5)	23:23.0 (2 h1)	23:59.1est (4)
5	Eugene Bolden	USA	23:41.2 (2 h1)	23:26.4 (3 h1)	24:04.3est (5)
3 h2 r2/3	Harold Annison	GBR	24:28.2 (1 h3)	23:51.4 (3 h2)	–
4 h1 r2/3	Arne Borg	SWE	23:54.4 (3 h1)	– (4 h1)	–
4 h2 r2/3	Ludy Langer	USA	24:28.8 (1 h2)	– (4 h2)	–
5 h1 r2/3	George Hodgson	CAN	24:36.6 (2 h3)	– (5 h1)	–
5 h2 r2/3	Percy Peter	GBR	24:39.4 (2 h2)	– (5 h2)	–
6 h2 r2/3	Paul De Backer	BEL	26:46.4 (2 h4)	– (6 h2)	–
3 h2 r1/3	Cor Zegger	NED	24:58.0 (3 h2)	–	–
3 h3 r1/3	Giglio Bisagno	ITA	25:18.0 (3 h3)	–	–
3 h4 r1/3	Frans Möller	SWE	27:42.0 (3 h4)	–	–
3 h5 r1/3	Jack Hatfield	GBR	23:56.6 (3 h5)	–	–
4 h2 r1/3	Antonio Quarantotto	ITA	– (4 h2)	–	–
4 h3 r1/3	Hans Drexler	SUI	– (4 h3)	–	–
4 h4 r1/3	Joaquín Cuadrada	ESP	– (4 h4)	–	–
5 h2 r1/3	Alois Hrašek	TCH	– (5 h2)	–	–
5 h3 r1/3	Emanuel Prüll	TCH	– (5 h3)	–	–
AC h1 r1/3	Henry Taylor	GBR	– (DNF h1)	–	–		DNF
AC h1 r1/3	René Doria	SUI	– (DNF h1)	–	–		DNF
AC h3 r1/3	Masayoshi Uchida	JPN	– (DNF h3)	–	–		DNF
AC h5 r1/3	Albert Lavraie	FRA	– (DNF h5)	–	–		DNF

Round One (22 – 23 August 1920 — 17:00 (22-23/8))

Top two in each heat and the fastest third-place advanced to the semi-finals.

Heat One (22 August 1920 — 17:00)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	100 m	200 m	300 m	400 m	500 m	600 m	700 m	800 m	900 m	1,000 m	1,100 m	1,200 m	1,300 m	1400 m	Time
1	–	George Vernot	CAN	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	23:40.0	Q
2	–	Eugene Bolden	USA	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	23:41.2	Q
3	–	Arne Borg	SWE	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	23:54.4	q
DNF	–	Henry Taylor	GBR	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	–
DNF	–	René Doria	SUI	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	–		1

Heat Two (22 August 1920 — 17:00)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	100 m	200 m	300 m	400 m	500 m	600 m	700 m	800 m	900 m	1,000 m	1,100 m	1,200 m	1,300 m	1400 m	Time
1	–	Ludy Langer	USA	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	24:28.8	Q
2	–	Percy Peter	GBR	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	24:39.4	Q
3	–	Cor Zegger	NED	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	24:58.0
4	–	Antonio Quarantotto	ITA	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	–
5	–	Alois Hrašek	TCH	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	–

Heat Three (22 August 1920 — 17:00)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	100 m	200 m	300 m	400 m	500 m	600 m	700 m	800 m	900 m	1,000 m	1,100 m	1,200 m	1,300 m	1400 m	Time
1	–	Harold Annison	GBR	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	24:28.2	Q
2	–	George Hodgson	CAN	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	24:36.6	Q
3	–	Giglio Bisagno	ITA	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	25:18.0
4	–	Hans Drexler	SUI	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	–
5	–	Emanuel Prüll	TCH	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	–
DNF	–	Masayoshi Uchida	JPN	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	–

Heat Four (23 August 1920 — 17:00)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	100 m	200 m	300 m	400 m	500 m	600 m	700 m	800 m	900 m	1,000 m	1,100 m	1,200 m	1,300 m	1400 m	Time
1	–	Norman Ross	USA	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	24:08.2	Q
2	–	Paul De Backer	BEL	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	26:46.4	Q
3	–	Frans Möller	SWE	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	27:42.0
4	–	Joaquín Cuadrada	ESP	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	–

Heat Five (23 August 1920 — 17:00)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	100 m	200 m	300 m	400 m	500 m	600 m	700 m	800 m	900 m	1,000 m	1,100 m	1,200 m	1,300 m	1400 m	Time
1	–	Frank Beaurepaire	AUS	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	22:55.0	Q
2	–	Fred Kahele	USA	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	23:41.6	Q
3	–	Jack Hatfield	GBR	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	23:56.6
DNF	–	Albert Lavraie	FRA	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	–		2

Semi-Finals (24 August 1920 — 16:45)

Top two in each heat and the fastest third-place advanced to the final.

Heat One

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	100 m	200 m	300 m	400 m	500 m	600 m	700 m	800 m	900 m	1,000 m	1,100 m	1,200 m	1,300 m	1400 m	Time
1	–	Norman Ross	USA	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	23:12.0	Q
2	–	Fred Kahele	USA	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	23:23.0	Q
3	–	Eugene Bolden	USA	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	23:26.4	q
4	–	Arne Borg	SWE	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	–
5	–	George Hodgson	CAN	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	–

Heat Two

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	100 m	200 m	300 m	400 m	500 m	600 m	700 m	800 m	900 m	1,000 m	1,100 m	1,200 m	1,300 m	1400 m	Time
1	–	George Vernot	CAN	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	22:59.4	Q
2	–	Frank Beaurepaire	AUS	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	23:02.2	Q
3	–	Harold Annison	GBR	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	23:51.4
4	–	Ludy Langer	USA	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	–
5	–	Percy Peter	GBR	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	–
6	–	Paul De Backer	BEL	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	–

Final (25 August 1920 — 16:30)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	100 m	200 m	300 m	400 m	500 m	600 m	700 m	800 m	900 m	1,000 m	1,100 m	1,200 m	1,300 m	1400 m	Time
1	–	Norman Ross	USA	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	22:23.2
2	–	George Vernot	CAN	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	22:36.4
3	–	Frank Beaurepaire	AUS	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	23:04.0
4	–	Fred Kahele	USA	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	23:59.1est
5	–	Eugene Bolden	USA	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	– –	24:04.3est