Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
January 01, 1970
The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme.[2] It was the fourth appearance of the event, which had been established in 1908. The competition was held from Friday to Sunday, 18 to 20 July 1924.
The United States with the line-up Ralph Breyer, Harry Glancy, Dick Howell, and Wally O'Connor broke the world record and the ten-minute barrier in the semifinal with a time of 9:59.4 minutes. In the final when Johnny Weissmuller replaced Howell, the Americans improved their time again to 9:53.4 minutes.
Resultsedit
Heatsedit
The fastest two teams in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.
^The International Olympic Committee medal database shows Lester Smith as gold medalist in this competition as a team member even though he did not participate in this event.
^. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
External linksedit
Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 25 September 2008.
January 01, 1970
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The men s 4 200 metre freestyle relay was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme 2 It was the fourth appearance of the event which had been established in 1908 The competition was held from Friday to Sunday 18 to 20 July 1924 Men s 4 200 metre freestyle relayat the Games of the VIII OlympiadDate18 20 JulyCompetitors57 from 13 nationsMedalistsRalph Breyer Harry Glancy Dick Howell Wally O Connor Lester Smith 1 Johnny Weissmuller United StatesFrank Beaurepaire Boy Charlton Moss Christie Ernest Henry Ivan Stedman AustraliaAke Borg Arne Borg Thor Henning Gosta Persson Orvar Trolle Georg Werner Sweden 19201928 Contents 1 Records 2 Results 2 1 Heats 2 2 Semifinals 2 3 Final 3 References 4 External linksRecords editThese were the standing world and Olympic records in minutes prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics World Record 10 04 4 nbsp Perry McGillivray nbsp Pua Kealoha nbsp Norman Ross nbsp Duke Kahanamoku Antwerp BEL 29 August 1920 Olympic Record 10 04 4 nbsp Perry McGillivray nbsp Pua Kealoha nbsp Norman Ross nbsp Duke Kahanamoku Antwerp BEL 29 August 1920 The United States with the line up Ralph Breyer Harry Glancy Dick Howell and Wally O Connor broke the world record and the ten minute barrier in the semifinal with a time of 9 59 4 minutes In the final when Johnny Weissmuller replaced Howell the Americans improved their time again to 9 53 4 minutes Results editHeats edit The fastest two teams in each heat and the fastest third placed from across the heats advanced Heat 1 Place Swimmers Time Qual 1 nbsp Ralph Breyer Harry Glancy Dick Howell and Wally O Connor USA 10 41 6 QQ 2 nbsp Luigi Bacigalupo Agostino Frassinetti Gianni Patrignani Emilio Polli ITA 11 05 2 QQ 3 nbsp Ivo Arcanin Ante Roje Vlado Smokvina Atilije Venturini YUG 12 02 4 4 nbsp Ramon Berdomas Pedro Mendez Julio Peredejordi Jose Manuel Pinillo ESP 12 02 4 Heat 2 Place Swimmers Time Qual 1 nbsp Thor Henning Gosta Persson Orvar Trolle Georg Werner SWE 11 15 4 QQ 2 nbsp Ge Dekker Otto Hoogesteyn Sjaak Kohler Frits Schutte NED 11 35 6 QQ Heat 3 Place Swimmers Time Qual 1 nbsp Moss Christie Frank Beaurepaire Ernest Henry and Ivan Stedman AUS 10 21 2 QQ 2 nbsp Torahiko Miyahata Kazuo Noda Kazuo Onoda Katsuo Takaishi JPN 10 24 2 QQ 3 nbsp Vaclav Antos Stanislav Bicak Viktor Legat Rudolf Piowaty TCH 11 12 8 qq 4 nbsp Juan Behrensen Tomas Jones Jorge Moreau Alberto Zorrilla ARG 11 25 0 Heat 4 Place Swimmers Time Qual 1 nbsp Guy Middleton Henri Padou Edouard Vanzeveren Emile Zeibig FRA 10 41 4 QQ 2 nbsp Harold Annison Albert Dickin Edward Peter Leslie Savage GBR 10 52 6 QQ 3 nbsp A Buydens Joseph Callens Emiel Thienpont Martial van Schelle BEL 11 14 8 Semifinals edit The fastest two teams in each semi final and the faster of the two third placed teams advanced to the final Sweden replaced Thor Henning and Gosta Persson with Arne Borg and Ake Borg and Great Britain replaced Leslie Savage with John Thomson Both teams advanced to the final Semifinal 1 Place Swimmers Time Qual 1 nbsp Moss Christie Frank Beaurepaire Ernest Henry and Ivan Stedman AUS 10 27 0 QF 2 nbsp Harold Annison Albert Dickin Edward Peter John Thomson GBR 10 31 2 QF 3 nbsp Guy Middleton Henri Padou Edouard van Zeveren Emile Zeibig FRA 10 39 4 4 nbsp Ge Dekker Otto Hoogesteyn Sjaak Kohler Frits Schutte NED 11 29 0 nbsp TCH DNS Semifinal 2 Place Swimmers Time Qual 1 nbsp Ralph Breyer Harry Glancy Dick Howell and Wally O Connor USA 9 59 4 QF WR 2 nbsp Arne Borg Ake Borg Orvar Trolle Georg Werner SWE 10 08 2 QF 3 nbsp Torahiko Miyahata Kazuo Noda Kazuo Onoda Katsuo Takaishi JPN 10 12 4 qf 4 nbsp Luigi Bacigalupo Agostino Frassinetti Gianni Patrignani Emilio Polli ITA 11 00 4 Final edit In the final Johnny Weissmuller replaced Dick Howell in the American team and Boy Charlton replaced Ivan Stedman in the Australian team Place Swimmers Time 1 nbsp Ralph Breyer Harry Glancy Wally O Connor and Johnny Weissmuller USA 9 53 4 WR 2 nbsp Boy Charlton Moss Christie Frank Beaurepaire and Ernest Henry AUS 10 02 2 3 nbsp Arne Borg Ake Borg Orvar Trolle Georg Werner SWE 10 06 8 4 nbsp Torahiko Miyahata Kazuo Noda Kazuo Onoda Katsuo Takaishi JPN 10 15 2 5 nbsp Harold Annison Albert Dickin Edward Peter John Thomson GBR 10 29 4References edit The International Olympic Committee medal database shows Lester Smith as gold medalist in this competition as a team member even though he did not participate in this event Swimming at the 1924 Paris Summer Games Men s 4 200 metres Freestyle Relay Sports Reference Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 3 September 2016 External links editOlympic Report Wudarski Pawel 1999 Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich in Polish Retrieved 25 September 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics Men 27s 4 200 metre freestyle relay amp oldid 1198810429, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
