Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre breaststroke
January 01, 1970
The men's 400 metre breaststroke was a swimming event held as part of the swimming competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1] It was the second appearance of the event, which had been introduced (as the 440 yard breaststroke) in 1904. The competition was held from Monday July 8, 1912 to Friday July 12, 1912.
The final of the event was a rematch of the five swimmers who had competed in the final of the 200 metre race. Bathe won once again (and indeed, set a new Olympic record each time he raced in both breaststroke events), with Henning providing a stiff challenge in the semifinals. Neither Lützow nor Malisch were able to medal in the longer race, as Henning took silver and Courtman finished third.
In the first heat Thor Henning set a new Olympic record with 6:52.4 minutes. Only to be improved in the second heat by Paul Malisch who swam 6:47.0 minutes. In the fourth heat Percy Courtman improved the Olympic record with 6:43.8 minutes. And again one heat later in the fifth run Walter Bathe swam 6:34.6. In the first semi-final Bathe and Henning bettered the record with 6:32.0 minutes. Bathe was able to improve the record in the final with 6:29.6 minutes.
Resultsedit
Quarterfinalsedit
Monday July 8, 1912: The top two in each heat advanced along with the fastest loser overall.
Quarterfinal 1edit
Oszkár Demján was disqualified, because he touched the wall with only one hand at the second turn.
^. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
Notesedit
Bergvall, Erik (ed.) (1913). Adams-Ray, Edward (trans.). (ed.). The Official Report of the Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912. Stockholm: Wahlström & Widstrand. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)
Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 29 January 2007.
January 01, 1970
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