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Swimming At The 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 Metre Freestyle
The men's 400 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held from Wednesday July 16, 1924 to Friday July 18, 1924. Records These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics. In the first heat Ralph Breyer set a new Olympic record with 5:22.4 minutes, only to be bettered in the third heat by Johnny Weissmuller Johnny Weissmuller (born Johann Peter Weißmüller; June 2, 1904 – January 20, 1984) was an American Olympic swimmer, water polo player and actor. He was known for having one of the best competitive swimming records of the 20th century. H ... who set a time of 5:22.2 minutes. Weissmuller improved this record to 5:13.6 minutes in the semi-finals and finally to 5:04.2 minutes in the final. Results Heats The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-plac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Weissmuller
Johnny Weissmuller (born Johann Peter Weißmüller; June 2, 1904 – January 20, 1984) was an American Olympic swimmer, water polo player and actor. He was known for having one of the best competitive swimming records of the 20th century. He set numerous world records alongside winning five gold medals in the Olympics. He won the 100m freestyle and the relay team event in the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris and the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Weissmuller also won gold in the 400m freestyle, as well as a bronze medal in the water polo competition in Paris. Following his retirement from swimming, Weissmuller played Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan in twelve feature films from 1932 to 1948; six were produced by MGM, and six additional films by RKO. Weissmuller went on to star in sixteen ''Jungle Jim'' movies over an eight year period, then filmed 26 additional half-hour episodes of the Jungle Jim TV series. Early life Johann Peter Weißmüller was born on June 2, 1904, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Åke Borg
Åke Borg (18 August 1901 – 6 June 1973) was a Swedish swimmer. Teaming with his twin brother Arne Arne may refer to: Places * Arne, Dorset, England, a village ** Arne RSPB reserve, a nature reserve adjacent to the village * Arné, Hautes-Pyrénées, Midi-Pyrénées, France * Arne (Boeotia), an ancient city in Boeotia, Greece * Arne (Thessa ... he won a bronze medal at the 1924 Olympics and two European championship medals in the 4×200 m freestyle relay. References 1901 births 1973 deaths Swimmers from Stockholm Swimmers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers of Sweden Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Swedish twins Olympic bronze medalists in swimming Swedish male freestyle swimmers Twin sportspeople European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Stockholms KK swimmers Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics 20th-century Swedish people {{Sweden-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Vernot
George Edward Vernot (February 27, 1901 – November 22, 1962) was a Canadian freestyle swimmer who competed at the 1920 and 1924 Olympics. At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Vernot won a silver medal in the 1500-metre freestyle, and a bronze medal in the 400-metre event. He also competed in the 100-metre freestyle, but placed third in his semifinal and did not advance. At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, he was seventh in the 400-metre freestyle, and eighth in the 1500-metre freestyle. Nationally, Vernot won the Canadian championships in the 100-, 220-, and 440-yard freestyle in 1919, and 220- and 440-yard in 1920. In 1926 he graduated in civil engineering from McGill University and retired from athletic competitions. He then worked for the City of Montreal, becoming chairman of the Board of Assessors in 1948. In 1969 a park in Montreal was named in his honor. See also * List of McGill University people * List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men) This is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Annison
Harold Edward Annison (27 December 1895 – 27 November 1957) was an English competitive swimmer, water polo player, and Olympic medallist who represented Great Britain in international competition. He competed in the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics. In the 1920 Antwerp Olympics he won a bronze medal in the men's 4×200-metre freestyle relay, and was fourth in his first heat of the 100-metre freestyle event, fifth in the semifinal of 400-metre freestyle event, and third in the semifinal of 1500-metre freestyle event, but did not advance in any event. Four years later at the 1924 Paris Olympics, he was eighth in the 400-metre freestyle event, ninth in the 1500-metre freestyle event and fifth in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay event. He was also a member of British water polo team, which lost to Hungary in the first round and did not advance. See also * List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men) This is the complete list of men's Olympic medalists in swimming. Men's e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lester Smith (swimmer)
Lester Edward Smith (April 14, 1902 – September 4, 1957) was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ... in Paris. Smith competed in the men's 400-meter freestyle, advanced to the semifinals, and recorded a time of 5:37.6. References External links * 1902 births 1957 deaths American male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for the United States Swimmers from San Francisco Swimmers at the 1924 Summer Olympics 20th-century American sportspeople {{US-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanislav Bičák
Stanislav Bičák (13 November 1905 – 27 January 1947) was a Czech swimmer. He competed in three events at the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op .... References External links * 1905 births 1947 deaths Czech male swimmers Olympic swimmers for Czechoslovakia Swimmers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing {{CzechRepublic-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberto Zorrilla
Victoriano Alberto Zorrilla (April 6, 1906 – April 23, 1986) was an Argentine swimmer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics where he became the first South American to win an Olympic swimming gold medal. Zorrilla, aged just 18 year old, competed in Paris, France in the 1924 Summer Olympics, he entered in three events, in the 100 metres freestyle he finished 2nd behind Clayton Bourne from Canada in his opening heat so qualified for the semi-finals, in the semi-final he finished sixth nearly seven seconds behind winner Johnny Weissmuller who broke the Olympic record, in his other two events he didn't get past the heats, in the 400 metres freestyle he finished 4th, and in the 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay he again finished 4th in the heat. Four years later he was competing in the 1928 Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, he entered four events this time, in the 400 metres freestyle he won both his heat and semi-final, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuo Noda
was a Japanese freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics. He was born in Shizuoka Shizuoka can refer to: * Shizuoka Prefecture, a Japanese prefecture * Shizuoka (city), the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture * Shizuoka Airport * Shizuoka Domain, the name from 1868 to 1871 for Sunpu Domain, a predecessor of Shizuoka Prefecture .... In 1924 he was eliminated in the first round of the 400 metre freestyle event as well as of the 1500 metre freestyle competition. He was also a member of the Japanese relay team which finished fourth in the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event. Four years later he helped the Japanese relay team to qualify for the final of the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay competition when he swam in the semi-final. His compatriots won the silver medal, but Noda did not swim in the final and was not awarded with a medal. References External linksprofile 1908 births Year of death missing Olympic swimmers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Beaurepaire
Sir Francis Joseph Edmund Beaurepaire (13 May 1891 – 29 May 1956) was an Australian distance freestyle swimmer from the 1900s to the 1920s, who won three silver and three bronze medals, from the 1908 Summer Olympics in London to the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. He was also a decorated politician and businessman, serving for ten years in the Victorian Legislative Council and as Lord Mayor of Melbourne and building a multimillion-dollar tyre business empire, Beaurepaires and Olympic Tyres. Early life Beaurepaire was born to Francis Edmund de Beaurepaire, a cable tram conductor, and Mary Edith Inman. Growing up in Melbourne, Beaurepaire was educated at Albert Park State School and Wesley College. He had his first swimming lesson at the age of four, when his father dropped him into the sea water baths at South Melbourne with a rope tied around his waist. He often practised in the sea, close to where effluent was ejected into Port Phillip Bay. Later, when he had e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sjaak Köhler
Jakob Frederik "Sjaak" Köhler (2 October 1902 – 19 June 1970) was a Dutch water polo player and swimmer. He finished in seventh and fifth place with the Dutch water polo team at the 1924 and 1928 Olympics; at both Games he played three matches and scored four and two goals, respectively. In 1924 he also competed in two freestyle swimming events (400 m and 4×200 m relay), but failed to reach the finals. His cousin Koos Koos may refer to: * Koos (name), a masculine given name and a surname * Koos (fashion label), a former haute couture fashion label * Koos (island), in the Bay of Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany * Koos Group, a Taiwan-based pan-Asian ... played water polo alongside Sjaak at the 1928 Olympics. References 1902 births 1970 deaths Dutch male water polo players Dutch male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers of the Netherlands Olympic water polo players of the Netherlands Swimmers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1924 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salvator Pélégry
Salvator Pélégry (25 March 1898 – 16 February 1965) was a French swimmer. He competed in two events at the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op .... References External links * 1898 births 1965 deaths French male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for France Swimmers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Var (department) {{France-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Peter
Edward Peter may refer to: * Percy Peter (Edward Percival Peter), English swimmer and water polo player * Edward C. Peter II Edward C. Peter II (May 8, 1929 – November 12, 2008) was a career officer in the United States Army. A veteran of the Korean War and Vietnam War, he attained the rank of lieutenant general and was most notable for his command of 2nd Battalion, ..., United States Army general * Edward Peter (cricketer), Trinidadian cricketer {{hndis, Peter, Edward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
