Men 400m Freestyle Swimming 4th Olympic Games London, Great Britain 1908 - Thursday, 16th July - Gold Medal: Henry Taylor, Great Britain
Venue: White City Stadium. 100-metre Swimming Pool especialy constructed inside track and field oval.
Final 16:15timeSF
1. Henry TaylorGBR Great Britain5:36.8 WR2.
2. Frank BeaurepaireANZ Australasia5:44.23.
3. Otto ScheffAut Austria5:46.01.
4. Willie FosterGBR Great BritainUnknown4.
25 competitors from 10 Nations.
Official World Record was set by Henry Taylor, Great Britain in the Final.
Men 400m Freestyle History
1912 Men 400m Freestyle
1920 Men 400m Freestyle
1924 Men 400m Freestyle
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Taylor had the fastest start. After one lap (100 metres in 1:15.0), Taylor, Beaurepaire, and Scheff were in a virtual dead heat. The 200 metres was passed in 2:35 by Taylor, leading Scheff, who was clocked at 2:37.0. Beaurepaire then came up quickly, and after 300 metres, he and Taylor were equal at 4:10.0. But the effort exhausted the Australian as Taylor drew away to win by at least 5 yards. Austria entered a protest in Scheff’s behalf, claiming that he was fouled in the final, but it was disallowed.

Semi-Finals - Wednesday, 15th July 11:00

First 2 from each Semi advanced to Final.
Semi 1time
1. Otto ScheffAut Austria5:40.6Q, OR
2. Henry TaylorGBR Great Britain5:41.0Q
3. Sydney BattersbyGBR Great Britainat 4 yards
4. Béla von Las-TorresHUN HungaryUnknown
5. Henrik HajósHUN HungaryUnknown
Semi 2time
1. Frank BeaurepaireANZ Australasia5:44.0Q
2. Willie FosterGBR Great Britain5:52.2Q
3. Paul RadmilovicGBR Great Britainat 8 yards
4. Imre ZachárHUN HungaryUnknown
-. Theodore TartakoverANZ AustralasiaDNS

Heats - Monday, 13th July 16:45

Winners of each of 9 Heats and Best 2nd - Béla von Las-Torres (HUN) advanced to Semifinals.
Heat 1time
1. Sydney BattersbyGBR Great Britain5:48.8Q
2. Béla von Las-TorresHUN Hungary5:52.2q
3. Leo "Budd" GoodwinUSA United StatesUnknown
4. Wille AnderssonSWE SwedenUnknown
-. Henri DecoinFRA FranceDNF
-. Edward CookeANZ AustralasiaDNS
Heat 2time
1. Willie FosterGBR Great Britain5:54.8Q
2. Robert AnderssonSWE Sweden6:28.0
-. E. Renou FRA FranceDNS
-. Lóránt Apor Hun HungaryDNS
-. V. de StephanisIta ItalyDNS
-. Harry HebnerUSA United StatesDNS
Heat 3time
1. Theodore TartakoverANZ Australasia6:35.0Q
-. C. Regal FRA FranceDNS
-. Fred Unwin GBR Great BritainDNS
-. Zoltán TóbiásHun HungaryDNS
-. Gunnar WennerströmSWE SwedenDNS
-. Charlie DanielsUSA United StatesDNS
Heat 4time
1. Frank BeaurepaireANZ Australasia5:49.2Q
2. Sam BlatherwickGBR Great Britain6:16.8
3. Conrad TrubenbachUSA United StatesUnknown
-. Davide BaiardoIta ItalyDNF
-. F. Roux FRA FranceDNS
-. Jenő Hégner-TóthHun HungaryDNS
Heat 5time
1. Paul RadmilovicGBR Great Britain6:10.0Q
2. Aage HolmDEN Denmark8:08.8
-. Victor BoinBEL Belgium DNS
-. Géza Kiss Hun Hungary DNS
-. Max Gumpel SWE Sweden DNS
-. Leslie Rich USA United StatesDNS
Heat 6time
1. Henry TaylorGBR Great Britain5:42.2OR, Q
2. Frank SpringfieldANZ Australasia5:57.4
3. Mario MassaIta Italyat 50 yards
-. André TheurietFRA FranceDNS
-. Sándor ÁdámHun Hungary DNS
Heat 7time
1. Otto ScheffAut Austria5:51.0Q
2. William HaynesGBR Great Britain6:21.2
3. József ÓnodyHUN HungaryUnknown
-. Friedrich MeuringNED NetherlandsUnknown
-. Hjalmar SaxtorphDEN DenmarkUnknown
Heat 8time
1. Imre ZachárHun Hungary6:09.8Q
-. Snowy Baker ANZ AustralsiaDNS
-. Fernand FeyaertsBEL BelgiumDNS
-. Zoltán HalmayHun HungaryDNS
-. Robert FosterUSA United StatesDNS
Heat 9time
1. Henrik HajósHun Hungary6:19.8Q
2. Arthur SharpGBR Great Britain7:00.4
-. Alajos BrucknerHun HungaryDNS
-. A. Gonzani Ita ItalyDNS
-. S. D. LarssonSWE SwedenDNS
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