The men's 1500 metre freestyle was a

swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...

event held as part of the

swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics At the 1912 Summer Olympics, nine swimming events were contested. Swimming events were held in a 100 m course built in Stockholm harbor. For the first time, women's events were part of the Olympic swimming program. The competitions were held ...

programme. It was the second appearance of the event, which had been introduced in 1908. At the 1904 and 1906 Olympics a one-mile freestyle contest was held. The competition was held from Saturday July 6, 1912 to Wednesday July 10, 1912. Nineteen swimmers from eleven nations competed.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1912 Summer Olympics.

George Hodgson George Ritchie Hodgson (October 12, 1893 – May 1, 1983) was a Canadian competition swimmer of the early 20th century, and considered by many to be the greatest swimmer in Canadian history. Hodgson won the two longer freestyle swimming gold ...

set a new world record with a 22:23.0 in the qualifying round and improved his own record in the final to 22:00.0.

Results

Quarterfinals

The top two in each heat advanced along with the fastest loser overall. Quarterfinal 1 Quarterfinal 2 Quarterfinal 3 Quarterfinal 4 Quarterfinal 5

Semifinals

The top two from each heat and the faster of the two third place swimmers advanced. Semifinal 1 Semifinal 2

Final

References

Notes

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming At The 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 Metre Freestyle Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics Men's events at the 1912 Summer Olympics