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1,500 metres Freestyle, Men

Date	22 – 25 August 1920
Status	Olympic
Location	Zwemstadion van Antwerpen, Antwerpen
Participants	24 from 13 countries

The world and Olympic record of 22:00.0 had been set at the 1912 Olympics by the Canadian gold medalist, George Hodgson. Hodgson competed in Antwerp, but finished last in the first semi-final and did not qualify for the final. In the Antwerp final, Hodgson’s countryman, George Vernot, led for the first half of the race before Norman Ross took the lead for good at 900 metres. Ross then gradually pulled away to a comfortable victory. In addition to his gold medal, Ross was awarded possession of the Challenge Prize that had been donated by an Italian IOC Member, Count Brunetta d’Usseaux.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	Norman Ross	USA	24:08.2 (1 h4)	23:12.0 (1 h1)	22:23.2 (1)	Gold
2	George Vernot	CAN	23:40.0 (1 h1)	22:59.4 (1 h2)	22:36.4 (2)	Silver
3	Frank Beaurepaire	AUS	22:55.0 (1 h5)	23:02.2 (2 h2)	23:04.0 (3)	Bronze
4	Fred Kahele	USA	23:41.6 (2 h5)	23:23.0 (2 h1)	23:59.1est (4)
5	Eugene Bolden	USA	23:41.2 (2 h1)	23:26.4 (3 h1)	24:04.3est (5)
3 h2 r2/3	Harold Annison	GBR	24:28.2 (1 h3)	23:51.4 (3 h2)	–
4 h1 r2/3	Arne Borg	SWE	23:54.4 (3 h1)	– (4 h1)	–
4 h2 r2/3	Ludy Langer	USA	24:28.8 (1 h2)	– (4 h2)	–
5 h1 r2/3	George Hodgson	CAN	24:36.6 (2 h3)	– (5 h1)	–
5 h2 r2/3	Percy Peter	GBR	24:39.4 (2 h2)	– (5 h2)	–
6 h2 r2/3	Paul De Backer	BEL	26:46.4 (2 h4)	– (6 h2)	–
3 h2 r1/3	Cor Zegger	NED	24:58.0 (3 h2)	–	–
3 h3 r1/3	Giglio Bisagno	ITA	25:18.0 (3 h3)	–	–
3 h4 r1/3	Frans Möller	SWE	27:42.0 (3 h4)	–	–
3 h5 r1/3	Jack Hatfield	GBR	23:56.6 (3 h5)	–	–
4 h2 r1/3	Antonio Quarantotto	ITA	– (4 h2)	–	–
4 h3 r1/3	Hans Drexler	SUI	– (4 h3)	–	–
4 h4 r1/3	Joaquín Cuadrada	ESP	– (4 h4)	–	–
5 h2 r1/3	Alois Hrašek	TCH	– (5 h2)	–	–
5 h3 r1/3	Emanuel Prüll	TCH	– (5 h3)	–	–
AC h1 r1/3	Henry Taylor	GBR	– (DNF h1)	–	–		DNF
AC h1 r1/3	René Doria	SUI	– (DNF h1)	–	–		DNF
AC h3 r1/3	Masayoshi Uchida	JPN	– (DNF h3)	–	–		DNF
AC h5 r1/3	Albert Lavraie	FRA	– (DNF h5)	–	–		DNF

Round One

Date	22 – 23 August 1920 — 17:00 (22-23/8)
Format	Top two in each heat and the fastest third-place advanced to the semi-finals.

Heat #1

Time	22 August 1920 — 17:00

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	George Vernot	CAN	23:40.0	Q
2	Eugene Bolden	USA	23:41.2	Q
3	Arne Borg	SWE	23:54.4	q
DNF	Henry Taylor	GBR	–
DNF	René Doria	SUI	–		1

Heat #2

Time	22 August 1920 — 17:00

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Ludy Langer	USA	24:28.8	Q
2	Percy Peter	GBR	24:39.4	Q
3	Cor Zegger	NED	24:58.0
4	Antonio Quarantotto	ITA	–
5	Alois Hrašek	TCH	–

Heat #3

Time	22 August 1920 — 17:00

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Harold Annison	GBR	24:28.2	Q
2	George Hodgson	CAN	24:36.6	Q
3	Giglio Bisagno	ITA	25:18.0
4	Hans Drexler	SUI	–
5	Emanuel Prüll	TCH	–
DNF	Masayoshi Uchida	JPN	–

Heat #4

Time	23 August 1920 — 17:00

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Norman Ross	USA	24:08.2	Q
2	Paul De Backer	BEL	26:46.4	Q
3	Frans Möller	SWE	27:42.0
4	Joaquín Cuadrada	ESP	–

Heat #5

Time	23 August 1920 — 17:00

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Frank Beaurepaire	AUS	22:55.0	Q
2	Fred Kahele	USA	23:41.6	Q
3	Jack Hatfield	GBR	23:56.6
DNF	Albert Lavraie	FRA	–		2

Semi-Finals

Date	24 August 1920 — 16:45
Format	Top two in each heat and the fastest third-place advanced to the final.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Norman Ross	USA	23:12.0	Q
2	Fred Kahele	USA	23:23.0	Q
3	Eugene Bolden	USA	23:26.4	q
4	Arne Borg	SWE	–
5	George Hodgson	CAN	–

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	George Vernot	CAN	22:59.4	Q
2	Frank Beaurepaire	AUS	23:02.2	Q
3	Harold Annison	GBR	23:51.4
4	Ludy Langer	USA	–
5	Percy Peter	GBR	–
6	Paul De Backer	BEL	–

Final

Date	25 August 1920 — 16:30

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Norman Ross	USA	22:23.2
2	George Vernot	CAN	22:36.4
3	Frank Beaurepaire	AUS	23:04.0
4	Fred Kahele	USA	23:59.1est
5	Eugene Bolden	USA	24:04.3est