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721:
83:
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68:
2119:
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112:
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159:
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362:. It was the second appearance of the event, which had been introduced (as the 440 yard breaststroke) in 1904. The competition was held from Monday July 8, 1912 to Friday July 12, 1912.
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swam 6:34.6. In the first semi-final Bathe and
Henning bettered the record with 6:32.0 minutes. Bathe was able to improve the record in the final with 6:29.6 minutes.
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Thursday July 11, 1912: The top two from each heat and the faster of the two third place swimmers advanced.
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won once again (and indeed, set a new
Olympic record each time he raced in both breaststroke events), with
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These were the standing world and
Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1912 Summer Olympics.
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The final of the event was a rematch of the five swimmers who had competed in the final of the
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Monday July 8, 1912: The top two in each heat advanced along with the fastest loser overall.
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improved the
Olympic record with 6:43.8 minutes. And again one heat later in the fifth run
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set a new
Olympic record with 6:52.4 minutes. Only to be improved in the second heat by
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was disqualified, because he touched the wall with only one hand at the second turn.
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1932:"Swimming at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: Men's 400 metres Breaststroke"
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Bergvall, Erik (ed.) (1913). Adams-Ray, Edward (trans.). (ed.).
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Official Report of the Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912
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providing a stiff challenge in the semifinals. Neither
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1603:
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360:swimming competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics
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475:who swam 6:47.0 minutes. In the fourth heat
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1969:. Stockholm: Wahlström & Widstrand.
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622:
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24:at the Games of the V Olympiad
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1996:"Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich"
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352:men's 400 metre breaststroke
51:17 from 10 nations
21:Men's 400 metre breaststroke
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10:
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646:
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610:
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573:
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532:
486:
399:
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290:
261:
244:
200:
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155:
122:
93:
64:
60:
55:
47:
39:
29:
20:
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464:440 yards (= 402.34 m)
1706:Friday July 12, 1912:
1441:Zeno von Singalewicz
953:Zeno von Singalewicz
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34:Djurgårdsbrunnsviken
1985:has generic name (
467:In the first heat
455:September 7, 1904
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1639:Lennart Lindroos
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1576:
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1407:Félicien Courbet
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1184:
1183:
1182:
1153:
1152:
1133:
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1125:
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1098:
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1069:
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941:
929:
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894:
893:
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824:
815:
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764:
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541:
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143:
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129:
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100:
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62:
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18:
17:
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2143:
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2118:
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2078:
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1637:
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1615:
1605:
1604:
1580:
1570:
1569:
1545:
1535:
1534:
1508:
1485:
1477:Georgy Baimakov
1475:
1474:
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1415:
1405:
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1380:
1370:
1369:
1339:
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1253:
1229:
1221:Georgy Baimakov
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659:
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648:
623:
613:
612:
586:
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575:
545:
535:
534:
502:
494:
489:
441:Georg Zacharias
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424:Olympic Record
402:
344:
291:Freestyle relay
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171:
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162:
140:
125:
111:
96:
82:
67:
25:
22:
12:
11:
5:
2172:
2162:
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2156:
2139:
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1889:Wilhelm Lützow
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1876:
1874:
1871:
1860:
1849:
1845:
1844:
1842:
1839:
1828:
1823:Percy Courtman
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1537:Wilhelm Lützow
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1527:
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1523:
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1493:
1491:Russian Empire
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1471:
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1457:
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1435:
1429:
1428:
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1372:Percy Courtman
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1325:
1321:
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1309:
1306:
1295:
1284:
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1237:
1235:Russian Empire
1226:
1215:
1211:
1210:
1199:
1196:
1185:
1174:
1170:
1169:
1166:
1163:
1160:
1157:
1150:
1149:Quarterfinal 5
1147:
1144:
1143:
1141:
1138:
1127:
1116:
1112:
1111:
1106:
1103:
1092:
1081:
1077:
1076:
1065:
1062:
1051:
1046:Percy Courtman
1040:
1036:
1035:
1032:
1029:
1026:
1023:
1016:
1015:Quarterfinal 4
1013:
1010:
1009:
1007:
1004:
993:
988:Frank Schryver
982:
978:
977:
972:
969:
958:
947:
943:
942:
937:
934:
923:
912:
908:
907:
902:
899:
888:
883:Wilhelm Lützow
877:
873:
872:
869:
866:
863:
860:
853:
852:Quarterfinal 3
850:
847:
846:
844:
838:
827:
822:Mike McDermott
816:
810:
809:
807:
804:
793:
788:Nils Andersson
782:
778:
777:
772:
769:
758:
747:
743:
742:
731:
728:
717:
706:
702:
701:
698:
695:
692:
689:
682:
681:Quarterfinal 2
679:
676:
675:
673:
667:
656:
645:
639:
638:
636:
631:
620:
609:
603:
602:
597:
594:
583:
572:
568:
567:
556:
553:
542:
531:
527:
526:
523:
520:
517:
514:
501:
500:Quarterfinal 1
498:
493:
490:
488:
485:
477:Percy Courtman
457:
456:
453:
443:
431:
425:
421:
420:
418:
416:
413:
411:
401:
398:
370:200 metre race
346:
345:
343:
342:
335:
328:
320:
317:
316:
314:
309:
305:
304:
299:
297:
293:
292:
288:
287:
285:
280:
276:
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273:
268:
264:
263:
259:
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256:
251:
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241:
239:
234:
230:
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218:
217:
212:
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202:
198:
197:
189:
188:
173:
172:
165:
157:
156:
153:
152:
149:
148:
137:
135:Percy Courtman
132:
130:
120:
119:
108:
103:
101:
91:
90:
79:
74:
72:
58:
57:
53:
52:
49:
45:
44:
41:
37:
36:
31:
27:
26:
23:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2171:
2160:
2157:
2155:
2152:
2151:
2149:
2131:
2125:
2124:Håkan Malmrot
2115:
2112:
2108:
2102:
2092:
2089:
2088:
2085:
2081:
2076:
2073:
2067:
2057:
2051:
2047:
2043:
2036:
2031:
2029:
2024:
2022:
2017:
2016:
2013:
1997:
1992:
1988:
1976:
1968:
1963:
1962:
1941:
1937:
1933:
1927:
1923:
1911:
1906:
1904:
1890:
1879:
1878:
1875:
1872:
1870:
1856:
1847:
1846:
1843:
1840:
1838:
1837:Great Britain
1824:
1809:
1808:
1805:
1802:
1800:
1786:
1771:
1770:
1767:
1766:
1762:
1759:
1757:
1743:
1728:
1727:
1723:
1720:
1717:
1714:
1711:
1710:
1707:
1695:
1690:
1688:
1687:Great Britain
1674:
1663:
1662:
1659:
1656:
1654:
1640:
1631:
1630:
1627:
1624:
1622:
1608:
1607:Arvo Aaltonen
1599:
1598:
1592:
1589:
1587:
1573:
1564:
1563:
1557:
1554:
1552:
1538:
1529:
1528:
1524:
1521:
1518:
1515:
1512:
1511:
1499:
1494:
1492:
1478:
1467:
1466:
1463:
1458:
1456:
1442:
1431:
1430:
1427:
1424:
1422:
1408:
1399:
1398:
1392:
1389:
1387:
1386:Great Britain
1373:
1364:
1363:
1360:
1359:
1351:
1348:
1346:
1332:
1323:
1322:
1319:
1318:
1310:
1307:
1305:
1291:
1282:
1281:
1277:
1274:
1271:
1268:
1265:
1264:
1256:
1241:
1238:
1236:
1222:
1213:
1212:
1209:
1208:
1200:
1197:
1195:
1181:
1172:
1171:
1167:
1164:
1161:
1158:
1155:
1154:
1142:
1139:
1137:
1123:
1114:
1113:
1107:
1104:
1102:
1088:
1087:Arvo Aaltonen
1079:
1078:
1075:
1074:
1066:
1063:
1061:
1060:Great Britain
1047:
1038:
1037:
1033:
1030:
1027:
1024:
1021:
1020:
1008:
1005:
1003:
989:
980:
979:
973:
970:
968:
954:
945:
944:
938:
935:
933:
919:
910:
909:
903:
900:
898:
884:
875:
874:
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1506:Semifinal 2
1259:Semifinal 1
1002:Australasia
615:Josef Wastl
48:Competitors
2148:Categories
2083:400 metres
2002:29 January
1918:References
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245:Backstroke
2049:440 yards
1975:cite book
1946:28 August
446:St. Louis
308:4 × 200 m
296:4 × 100 m
201:Freestyle
56:Medalists
43:July 8–12
843:(7:07.0)
672:(6:35.8)
394:Courtman
356:swimming
181:Swimming
1903:Germany
1869:Germany
1756:Germany
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1653:Finland
1621:Finland
1586:Germany
1551:Germany
1516:Swimmer
1455:Austria
1421:Belgium
1304:Germany
1269:Swimmer
1194:Germany
1159:Swimmer
1136:Finland
1101:Finland
1025:Swimmer
967:Austria
932:Belgium
897:Germany
862:Swimmer
767:Finland
726:Germany
691:Swimmer
665:Hungary
629:Austria
516:Swimmer
487:Results
400:Records
390:Henning
386:Malisch
378:Henning
88:Germany
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1034:Notes
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382:Lützow
354:was a
233:1500 m
183:at the
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1959:Notes
1702:Final
374:Bathe
302:women
279:400 m
267:200 m
250:100 m
221:400 m
215:women
206:100 m
40:Dates
30:Venue
2114:1920
2091:1912
2056:1904
2004:2007
1987:help
1948:2016
1721:Time
1712:Rank
1522:Time
1513:Rank
1275:Time
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688:Rank
522:Time
513:Rank
384:nor
350:The
167:1920
160:1904
2130:SWE
2107:GER
2072:GER
1908:DNF
1692:DNF
1496:DNS
1460:DNF
634:DNF
462:(*)
450:USA
429:(*)
312:men
283:men
271:men
254:men
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225:men
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