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100 metres Backstroke, Men

Date7 – 9 August 1928
StatusOlympic
LocationZwemstadion, Amsterdam
Participants19 from 12 countries

George Kojac emerged as a phenomenon in backstroke and, on a lesser scale, in freestyle during the second half of 1926 and set the first of his world records whilst still in high school. In Amsterdam he reached the final of the 100m freestyle and was a member of the winning US relay team but his finest performance was reserved for this event. He led American swimmers to a 1-2-3, finishing clear of Walter Laufer and 1924 medallist, Paul Wyatt. Still amongst the best in the world in 1932, he was unable to defend his title because he was working himself through Columbia Medical School.

PosSwimmerNOCR1SFFinal
1George KojacUSA1:09.2 (1 h1)1:10.0 (1 h1)1:08.2 (1)Gold
2Walter LauferUSA1:12.8 (1 h2)1:12.6 (1 h2)1:10.0 (2)Silver
3Paul WyattUSA1:14.0 (1 h5)1:14.2 (=2 h2)1:12.0 (3)Bronze
4Toshio IrieJPN1:13.4 (2 h1)1:14.0 (2 h1)1:13.6 (4)
5Ernst KüppersGER1:14.0 (1 h4)1:14.2 (=2 h2)1:13.8 (5)
6Jack BesfordGBR1:15.0 (2 h2)1:14.8 (3 h1)1:15.4 (6)
4 h1 r2/3Munroe BourneCAN1:14.4 (=2 h5)– (4 h1)
4 h2 r2/3Tom BoastAUS1:17.0 (1 h3)– (4 h2)
5 h1 r2/3Eskil LundahlSWE1:14.4 (=2 h5)– (5 h1)
6 h1 r2/3Willie FrancisGBR1:16.4 (2 h4)– (6 h1)
2 h3 r1/3Gérard BlitzBEL1:18.8 (2 h3)– (DNS h2)
3 h1 r1/3Albert SchumburgGER1:16.6 (3 h1)
3 h2 r1/3Aladár BitskeyHUN1:15.6 (3 h2)
3 h3 r1/3Len MoorhouseNZL1:20.4 (3 h3)
3 h4 r1/3Emil ZeibigFRA1:20.0 (3 h4)
4 h1 r1/3Roland JohanssonSWE1:17.4 (4 h1)
4 h2 r1/3Johann SchulzGER1:17.2 (4 h2)
4 h4 r1/3Eugène KubornLUX– (4 h4)
4 h5 r1/3Shourai KimuraJPN– (4 h5)
DNSSante OmeroITA– (DNS h3)
DNSEmiel ThienpontBEL– (DNS h1)
DNSCarlos CastroARG– (DNS h1)
DNSFred RödigerAUT– (DNS h2)
DNSKrzysztof TrytkoPOL– (DNS h3)
DNSTeófilo YldefonsoPHI– (DNS h3)
DNSAlberto ZorrillaARG– (DNS h4)
DNSHubert NassauAUT– (DNS h5)

Round One (7 August 1928)

Top two in each heat and the fastest third-place advanced to the semi-finals.

Heat One

PosLaneSwimmerNOCTime
12George KojacUSA1:09.2QOR
26Toshio IrieJPN1:13.4Q
31Albert SchumburgGER1:16.6
45Roland JohanssonSWE1:17.4
DNS3Emiel ThienpontBEL
DNS4Carlos CastroARG

Heat Two

PosLaneSwimmerNOCTime
12Walter LauferUSA1:12.8Q
23Jack BesfordGBR1:15.0Q
35Aladár BitskeyHUN1:15.6
41Johann SchulzGER1:17.2
DNS1Fred RödigerAUT

Heat Three

PosLaneSwimmerNOCTime
11Tom BoastAUS1:17.0Q
21Gérard BlitzBEL1:18.8Q
31Len MoorhouseNZL1:20.4
DNS1Krzysztof TrytkoPOL
DNS2Sante OmeroITA
DNS3Teófilo YldefonsoPHI

Heat Four

PosLaneSwimmerNOCTime
1Ernst KüppersGER1:14.0Q
2Willie FrancisGBR1:16.4Q
31Emil ZeibigFRA1:20.0
4Eugène KubornLUX
DNSAlberto ZorrillaARG

Heat Five

PosLaneSwimmerNOCTime
12Paul WyattUSA1:14.0Q
=21Eskil LundahlSWE1:14.4Q
=23Munroe BourneCAN1:14.4Q
44Shourai KimuraJPN
DNS5Hubert NassauAUT

Semi-Finals (8 August 1928 — 10:00)

Top three in each heat advanced to the final.

Heat One (10:00)

PosLaneSwimmerNOCTime
13George KojacUSA1:10.0Q
21Toshio IrieJPN1:14.0Q
34Jack BesfordGBR1:14.8Q
45Munroe BourneCAN
52Eskil LundahlSWE
66Willie FrancisGBR

Heat Two (10:15)

PosLaneSwimmerNOCTime
11Walter LauferUSA1:12.6Q
=25Paul WyattUSA1:14.2Q
=24Ernst KüppersGER1:14.2Q
42Tom BoastAUS
DNS3Gérard BlitzBEL

Final (9 August 1928 — 15:30)

PosLaneSwimmerNOCTime
12George KojacUSA1:08.2WR
21Walter LauferUSA1:10.0
34Paul WyattUSA1:12.0
45Toshio IrieJPN1:13.6
56Ernst KüppersGER1:13.8
63Jack BesfordGBR1:15.4