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Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle

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Men's 100 metre freestyle
at the Games of the X Olympiad
Yasuji Miyazaki
VenueLA84 Foundation/John C. Argue Swim Stadium
Dates6–7 August
Competitors22 from 10 nations
Winning time58.2
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yasuji Miyazaki
 Japan
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tatsugo Kawaishi
 Japan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Albert Schwartz
 United States
← 1928
1936 →

The men's 100 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the eighth appearance of the event, which had not been featured only 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. Nations had been limited to three swimmers each since the 1924 Games. The event was won by Yasuji Miyazaki of Japan, snapping a five-Games American win streak. Japan was only the third nation to win a gold medal in the event (Hungary had won the first two, the United States the next five). The final was entirely made up of Japanese and American swimmers, three each; Japan took the top two places as Tatsugo Kawaishi earned silver. The top American, Albert Schwartz, earned bronze. While the American win streak had ended at five, the nation's podium streak ran to seven Games.

Background

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This was the eighth appearance of the men's 100 metre freestyle. The event has been held at every Summer Olympics except 1900 (when the shortest freestyle was the 200 metres), though the 1904 version was measured in yards rather than metres.[2]

Two of the seven finalists from 1928 returned: silver medalist István Bárány of Hungary and sixth-place finisher Walter Spence of Canada. Two-time gold medalist Johnny Weissmuller of the United States had retired to focus on his acting career; Tarzan the Ape Man was released earlier in 1932. The American swimming team remained strong. Japan, however, also had an impressive team, led by 15-year-old Yasuji Miyazaki.[2]

The Philippines made its debut in the event. The United States made its eighth appearance, having competed at each edition of the event to date.

Competition format

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This freestyle swimming competition used a three-round (quarterfinals, semifinals, final) format. The advancement rule was a modification of the one used since 1912, allowing the top swimmers in each race plus one or more wild cards to advance. For this event, the top two in each preliminary heat plus the fastest third-place swimmer would advance to the semifinals; the top three in each semifinal would move on to the final. There were 4 heats of between 5 and 6 swimmers, allowing 9 swimmers to advance to the semifinals. The 2 semifinals had 4 or 5 swimmers each; 6 advanced to the final.

Each race involved two lengths of the 50-metre pool.

Records

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These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1932 Summer Olympics.

World record  Johnny Weissmuller (USA) 57.4 Miami, United States 17 February 1924
Olympic record  Johnny Weissmuller (USA) 58.6 Amsterdam, Netherlands 11 August 1928

Saturday August 6, 1932: In the first semifinal Yasuji Miyazaki set a new Olympic record with 58.0 seconds.

Schedule

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Date Time Round
Saturday, 6 August 1932 9:00
15:30
Heats
Semifinals
Sunday, 7 August 1932 15:30 Final

Results

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Heats

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

Heat 1

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Rank Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 Manuella Kalili  United States 59.6 Q
2 István Bárány  Hungary 1:00.4 Q
3 Munroe Bourne  Canada 1:01.1
4 Reginald Sutton  Great Britain 1:02.9
5 Leopoldo Tahier  Argentina 1:05.3
6 Manoel Villar  Brazil 1:08.4

Heat 2

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Rank Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 Walter Spence  Canada 59.3 Q
2 Albert Schwartz  United States 59.6 Q
3 Tatsugo Kawaishi  Japan 59.8 q
4 András Wanié  Hungary 1:02.8
5 Mostyn Ffrench-Williams  Great Britain 1:05.9

Heat 3

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Rank Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 Zenjiro Takahashi  Japan 59.5 Q
2 Raymond Thompson  United States 1:02.0 Q
3 Alfredo Rocca  Argentina 1:04.2
4 Joseph Whiteside  Great Britain 1:04.7
5 Eskil Lundahl  Sweden 1:06.2
6 João Pereira  Brazil 1:08.2

Heat 4

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Rank Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 Yasuji Miyazaki  Japan 58.7 Q
2 András Székely  Hungary 1:01.5 Q
3 Abdurahman Ali  Philippines 1:02.2
4 Noel Ryan  Australia 1:02.9
5 Robert Halloran  Canada 1:06.9

Semifinals

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The fastest three in each semi-final advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1

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Rank Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 Yasuji Miyazaki  Japan 58.0 Q, OR
2 Raymond Thompson  United States 59.3 Q
3 Manuella Kalili  United States 59.3 Q
4 István Bárány  Hungary 59.4
5 András Székely  Hungary 1:01.4

Semifinal 2

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Rank Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 Tatsugo Kawaishi  Japan 59.0 Q
2 Albert Schwartz  United States 59.2 Q
3 Zenjiro Takahashi  Japan 59.5 Q
4 Walter Spence  Canada 59.6

Final

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Sunday August 7, 1932:

Rank Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yasuji Miyazaki  Japan 58.2
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tatsugo Kawaishi  Japan 58.6
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Albert Schwartz  United States 58.8
4 Manuella Kalili  United States 59.2
5 Zenjiro Takahashi  Japan 59.2
6 Raymond Thompson  United States 59.5

Results summary

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Rank Swimmer Nation Heats Semifinals Final Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yasuji Miyazaki  Japan 58.7 58.0 58.2 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tatsugo Kawaishi  Japan 59.8 59.0 58.6
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Albert Schwartz  United States 59.6 59.2 58.8
4 Manuella Kalili  United States 59.6 59.3 59.2
5 Zenjiro Takahashi  Japan 59.5 59.5 59.2
6 Raymond Thompson  United States 1:02.0 59.3 59.5
7 István Bárány  Hungary 1:00.4 59.4 Did not advance
8 Walter Spence  Canada 59.3 59.6 Did not advance
9 András Székely  Hungary 1:01.5 1:01.4 Did not advance
10 Munroe Bourne  Canada 1:01.1 Did not advance
11 Abdurahman Ali  Philippines 1:02.2 Did not advance
12 András Wanié  Hungary 1:02.8 Did not advance
13 Noel Ryan  Australia 1:02.9 Did not advance
Reginald Sutton  Great Britain 1:02.9 Did not advance
15 Alfredo Rocca  Argentina 1:04.2 Did not advance
16 Joseph Whiteside  Great Britain 1:04.7 Did not advance
17 Leopoldo Tahier  Argentina 1:05.3 Did not advance
18 Mostyn Ffrench-Williams  Great Britain 1:05.9 Did not advance
19 Eskil Lundahl  Sweden 1:06.2 Did not advance
20 Robert Halloran  Canada 1:06.9 Did not advance
21 João Pereira  Brazil 1:08.2 Did not advance
22 Manoel Villar  Brazil 1:08.4 Did not advance

References

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  1. ^ "Swimming at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b "100 metres Freestyle, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
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