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Swimming At The 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 Metre Freestyle Relay
The men's 4×200 metre Freestyle swimming, freestyle relay was a Swimming (sport), 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 on Saturday 11 August 1928. Fifty-five swimmers from 13 nations competed. Note: ThInternational Olympic Committee medal databaseshows only these four swimmers from the United States as gold medalist. Paul Samson (water polo), Paul Samson and David Young (swimmer), David Young both swam in the semi-final are not credited with medals. Also the Japanese Kazuo Noda who swam in the semi-final is not listed as silver medalist. Records These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics. The United States with Paul Samson (water polo), Paul Samson, Austin Clapp, David Young (swimmer), David Young, and Johnny Weissmuller set a new world record in the semi-final with 9:38.8 minute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Sports Park Swim Stadium
The Olympic Sports Park Swim Stadium was a venue used for the diving, swimming, water polo, and the swimming portion of the modern pentathlon events for the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar .... The swimming basin was made of reinforced concrete that was 50 m long by 18 m wide with the deepest part near the diving area at 5 m. Stands were erected at both sides with one of them at most accommodating 6000 spectators. There were 20 men's and 16 women's dressing rooms. A temporary structure, it was demolished following the Olympics in 1929. References1928 Summer Olympics official report.pp. 193, 205–9, 277. Venues of the 1928 Summer Olympics Defunct sports venues in the Netherlands Olympic diving venues Olympic mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |