Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre breaststroke


The men's 400 metre breaststroke was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third and last appearance of the event.
A total of 20 swimmers from ten nations competed in the event, which was held from Sunday, August 22 to Wednesday, August 25, 1920.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
World Record6:14.4 Percy Courtman?1912
Olympic Record6:29.6 Walter BatheStockholm July 12, 1912

Results

Quarterfinals

The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.

Quarterfinal 1

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
16:46.2
27:12.2
37:12.8
4Unknown

Quarterfinal 2

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
16:49.0
26:50.0
37:20.0
4Unknown

Quarterfinal 3

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
16:57.0
27:14.0
37:28.0
4Unknown
5Unknown

Quarterfinal 4

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
17:12.0
27:12.4
37:13.0
4Unknown
5Unknown

Semifinals

The fastest two in each semifinal and the faster of the two third-placed swimmer advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
16:44.8
27:05.6
37:13.2
4Unknown

Semifinal 2

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
16:45.0
16:45.0
36:51.4
46:59.0
5Unknown

Final

RankSwimmerNationTime
6:31.8
6:45.2
6:48.0
46:51.0
5Unknown