Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke
| Men's 100 metre backstroke at the Games of the IV Olympiad
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| Venue | White City Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | July 16 July 17 |
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| Competitors | 21 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||
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Arno Bieberstein |
 Germany
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Ludvig Dam |
 Denmark
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Herbert Haresnape |
 Great Britain
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The men's 100 metre backstroke was one of six swimming events on the swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. It was the only backstroke event on the schedule. It was the first appearance of the event, after a 100-yard event was held in 1904. The competition was held on Thursday July 16, 1908 and on Friday July 17, 1908.
Twenty-one swimmers from eleven nations competed.
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1908 Summer Olympics.
(*) 100 yards (= 91.44 m)
In the first heat Arno Bieberstein set the first Olympic record with 1:25.6 minutes. In the first semi-final he equalized his time and in the final he bettered his own record with 1:24.6 minutes. The time set in the final was the first official world record for this distance.
Thursday July 16, 1908: The fastest swimmer in each heat and the fastest loser advanced, qualifying 8 swimmers for the semifinals.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Heat 5
Parvin had no competition in the fifth heat.
Heat 6
Heat 7
Kugler started before the signal, causing him to be disqualified and his first-place finish nullified.
Thursday July 16, 1908: The fastest two swimmers from each semifinal advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Friday July 17, 1908.
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