Men 100m Freestyle Swimming VII Olympic Games 1920 Antwerp, Belgium - 29th August - Gold Medal: Duke Kahanamoku, United States
Venue: Stade Nautique d'Antwerp (Zwemstadion van Antwerpen).
Final Re-Run 29.08 16:45 time gap Rk. 1. Duke Kahanamoku United States1:01.4 1. 1. 2. Pua Kele Kealoha United States1:02.6 +1.2s 2. 2. 3. Bill Harris United States1:03.0 +1.6s 4. 3. 4. William Herald Australia1:03.8 +2.4s 12.5.
Final Tue 24.08 17:10 time gap Rk. 1. Duke Kahanamoku United States1:00.4 WR 1. 1. 2. Pua Kele Kealoha United States1:02.2 +1.8s 2. 2. 3. Bill Harris United States1:03.2 +2.8s 4. 3. 4. Norman Ross United States1:03.8 +3.4s 4. 4. 5. William Herald Australia 12.5
Full name of Duke Kahanamoku: Duke Paoa Kahino Makoe Hulikohoa. World Record: Duke Kahanamoku 1:01.4 New York City, United States 9th August 1918 Olympic Record: Duke Kahanamoku 1:02.4 Stockholm, Sweden 7th July 1912
The race was expected to be between Norman Ross, who had won the event at the 1919 Inter-Allied Games, and Duke Kahanamoku, the defending Olympic champion, but "The Duke" was far the better sprinter. In the finals, Kahanamoku won easily, with Ross fourth. William Herald of Australia filed a protest, claiming that Ross had fouled him. Ross was disqualified and the final re-swum. The finish was exactly the same, except for the absence of Ross. Kahanamoku broke his world record in the first final and equalled the existing mark in the re-swim.
Semi-Finals - Monday 23rd August 15:15 First 2 and Best 3rd time (William Herald, Australia) advanced to Final.
Semi 1 time gap Rk. 1. Duke Kahanamoku United States1:01.4 Q OR 1. 2. Bill Harris United States1:04.2 +2.8s Q 3. 3. George Vernot Canada1:05.8 +4.4s 5. 4. Agostino Frassinetti Italy 5. Václav Bucháček Czechoslovakia 6. Harry Hay Australia
Semi 2 time gap Q Rk. 1. Pua Kele Kealoha United States1:02.4 Q 2. 2. Norman Ross United States1:04.8 +2.4s Q 4. 3. William Herald Australia1:05.8 +3.4s q 5. 4. Ivan Stedman Australia 5. Orvar Trolle Sweden 6. Keith Kirkland Australia 7. Ko Korsten Netherlands
Heats - Sunday 22nd August 18:30 First 2 from each Heat and Best 3rd time (Orvar Trolle, Sweden) advanced to Semi-Finals .
Heat 1 time gap Rk. 1. Duke Kahanamoku United States1:01.8 Q 1. 2. Keith Kirkland Australia1:08.0 +6.2s Q 10. 3. Jean van Silfhout Netherlands1:09.0 +7.2s 13. 4. Georges Pouilley France 5. Albert Dickin Great Britain
Heat 2 time gap Rk. 1. Agostino Frassinetti Italy1:11.8 Q 16. 2. Václav Bucháček Czrchoslovakia1:19.2 +7.4s Q 17. 3. Ângelo Gammaro Brazil1:22.0 +10.2s 18. 4. Harold Annison Great Britain
Heat 3 time gap Rk. 1. Pua Kele Kealoha United States1:02.0 Q 2. 2. Ivan Stedman Australia1:04.2 +2.2s Q 3. 3. Henri Padou, Sr. France1:08.4 +6.4s 11. 4. Martial Van Schelle Belgium 5. Jean Jenni Switzerland 6. Kenkichi Saito Japan
Heat 4 time gap Rk. 1. George Vernot Canada1:05.2 Q 6. 2. Harry Hay Australia1:06.8 +1.6s Q 8. 3. Orvar Trolle Sweden1:07.8 +2.6s q 9. 4. Pesch Léon Luxembourg 5. Leslie Savage Great Britain 6. Orlando Amendola Brazil 7. Blitz Gérard Belgium
Heat 5 time gap Rk. 1. Norman Ross United States1:04.4 Q 4. 2. William Herald Australia1:08.8 +4.4s Q 12. 3. Mario Massa Italy1:10.4 +6.0s 15. 4. Rémi Weil France 5. Masaren Uchida Japan
Heat 6 time gap Rk. 1. Bill Harris United States1:04.4 Q 4. 2. Ko Korsten Netherlands1:05.6 +1.2s Q 7. 3. John Dickin Great Britain1:10.0 +5.6s 14. 4. Alfred Steen Norway
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