Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle
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The men's 100 metre freestyle
was a swimming
event held as part of the swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics
programme. It was the seventh appearance of the event, which had only not featured at the 1900 Games. The competition was held from Saturday August 6, 1932 to Sunday August 7, 1932.
Twenty-two swimmers from ten nations competed.
Saturday August 6, 1932: In the first semi-final Yasuji Miyazaki
set a new Olympic record with 58.0 seconds.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
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event held as part of the swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics
At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women. The competitions were held from Saturday August 6, 1932 to Saturday August 13, 1932. There was a total of 128 participants from 20 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's...
programme. It was the seventh appearance of the event, which had only not featured at the 1900 Games. The competition was held from Saturday August 6, 1932 to Sunday August 7, 1932.
Twenty-two swimmers from ten nations competed.
Medalists
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1932 Summer Olympics.| World Record | 57.4 |  Johnny WeissmullerJohnny Weissmuller Johnny Weissmuller was an Austro-Hungarian-born American swimmer and actor best known for playing Tarzan in movies. Weissmuller was one of the world's best swimmers in the 1920s, winning five Olympic gold medals and one bronze medal. He won fifty-two US National Championships and set sixty-seven... |
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February 17, 1924 |
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| Olympic Record | 58.6 | Johnny Weissmuller Johnny Weissmuller Johnny Weissmuller was an Austro-Hungarian-born American swimmer and actor best known for playing Tarzan in movies. Weissmuller was one of the world's best swimmers in the 1920s, winning five Olympic gold medals and one bronze medal. He won fifty-two US National Championships and set sixty-seven... |
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August 11, 1928 |
Saturday August 6, 1932: In the first semi-final Yasuji Miyazaki
Yasuji Miyazaki
was a Japanese swimmer. He competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics. There, he won two gold medals, in the 100 m freestyle event and 4x200 m freestyle relay event.-External links:*...
set a new Olympic record with 58.0 seconds.
Heats
The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced to the final.Heat 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0:59.6 | ||
| 2 | 1:00.4 | ||
| 3 | 1:01.1 | ||
| 4 | 1:02.9 | ||
| 5 | 1:05.3 | ||
| 6 | 1:08.4 |
Heat 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0:59.3 | ||
| 2 | 0:59.6 | ||
| 3 | 0:59.8 | ||
| 4 | 1:02.8 | ||
| 5 | 1:05.9 |
Heat 3
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0:59.5 | ||
| 2 | 1:02.0 | ||
| 3 | 1:04.2 | ||
| 4 | 1:04.7 | ||
| 5 | 1:06.2 | ||
| 6 | 1:08.2 |
Heat 4
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0:58.7 | ||
| 2 | 1:01.5 | ||
| 3 | 1:02.2 | ||
| 4 | 1:02.9 | ||
| 5 | 1:06.9 |
Semifinals
The fastest three in each semi-final advanced to the final.Semifinal 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0:58.0 | QQ OR | |
| 2 | 0:59.3 | ||
| 3 | 0:59.3 | ||
| 4 | 0:59.4 | ||
| 5 | 1:01.4 |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0:59.0 | ||
| 2 | 0:59.2 | ||
| 3 | 0:59.5 | ||
| 4 | 0:59.6 |
Final
Sunday August 7, 1932:| Place | Swimmer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0:58.2 | |
| 2 | 0:58.6 | |
| 3 | 0:58.8 | |
| 4 | 0:59.2 | |
| 5 | 0:59.2 | |
| 6 | 0:59.5 |