Men's 4000 metre freestyle
at the Games of the II Olympiad
Gold medalist John Arthur Jarvis
VenueRiver Seine
DatesAugust 15 (semifinals)
August 19 (final)
Competitors29 from 7 nations
Winning time58:24.0 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) John Arthur Jarvis
 Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Zoltán Halmay
 Hungary
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Louis Martin
 France

The men's 4000 metre freestyle was an event on the Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics schedule in Paris. It was the longest of the three freestyle events. It was held on 15 August and 19 August 1900. 29 swimmers from 7 nations competed.[1] The event was won by John Arthur Jarvis of Great Britain, completing a double with the 1000 metre freestyle. Zoltán Halmay of Hungary took silver, with Louis Martin of France earning bronze.

Jarvis swam using the front crawl; Halmay used the Trudgen stroke.[2]

Background

The 4000 metre freestyle event was held only once, and was the longest Olympic swimming event until the 10 kilometre open water event was introduced in 2008.[2]

John Arthur Jarvis was the dominant long distance swimmer of the time and a heavy favourite in this event. He was in the midst of a run of British titles in the 880 yard (1898-1901), mile (1897-1902) and long-distance (1898-1904).[2]

Competition format

The competition used a two-round format, with semifinals and a final. The entrants were divided into three semifinals; each semifinal had between 9 and 11 swimmers. The fastest swimmer in each semifinal advanced to the final along with the next six fastest times overall. This resulted in a 9-swimmer final.[2]

The races were swum downstream in the Seine.[2]

Schedule

Date Time Round
Thursday, 15 August 19007:30Semifinals
Monday, 19 August 190015:30Final

Results

Semifinals

In the first round, there were three semifinals. The winner of each semifinal advanced to the final, as did the six fastest losers from across all the semifinals. The semifinals were held on 15 August.

Semifinal 1

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1John Arthur Jarvis Great Britain1:01:48.4Q, OR
2Bill Burgess Great Britain1:15:04.8q
3Louis Martin France1:22:29.6q
4Alois Anderlé Austria1:26:25.6q
5Lagarde France1:38:31.8
6de Romand France1:50:36.4
7Fumouze France2:02:27.0
—Hermand BelgiumDNF
Georges Leuillieux FranceDNF

Semifinal 2

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1Zoltán Halmay Hungary1:11:33.4Q
2Eduard Meijer Netherlands1:17:55.4q
3William Henry Great Britain1:22:58.4q
4Texier France1:31:02.8
5Kobierski France1:37:10.4
6Lué France1:46:40.4
—L. Baudoin FranceDNF
Gallais FranceDNF
Landrich FranceDNF

Semifinal 3

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1Fabio Maioni Italy1:25:16.6Q
2Ernest Martin France1:28:32.6q
3Louis Laufray France1:35:03.2
4Mortier France1:40:16.8
—Jules Clévenot FranceDNF
Pierre Gellé FranceDNF
Heyberger FranceDNF
E. T. Jones Great BritainDNF
Loppé FranceDNF
Regnault FranceDNF
Vallée FranceDNF

Final

The final was held on 19 August. Jarvis won easily, more than ten minutes ahead of Halmay.

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s)John Arthur Jarvis Great Britain58:24.0OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Zoltán Halmay Hungary1:08:55.4
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Louis Martin France1:13:08.4
4Bill Burgess Great Britain1:15:07.6
5Eduard Meijer Netherlands1:16:37.2
6Fabio Maioni Italy1:18:25.4
7Ernest Martin France1:26:32.2
—Alois Anderlé AustriaDNF
William Henry Great BritainDNF

Results summary

RankSwimmerNationSemifinalsFinalNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s)John Arthur Jarvis Great Britain1:01:48.458:24.0OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Zoltán Halmay Hungary1:11:33.41:08:55.4
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Louis Martin France1:22:29.61:13:08.4
4Bill Burgess Great Britain1:15:04.81:15:07.6
5Eduard Meijer Netherlands1:17:55.41:16:37.2
6Fabio Maioni Italy1:25:16.61:18:25.4
7Ernest Martin France1:28:32.61:26:32.2
8Alois Anderlé Austria1:26:25.6DNF
William Henry Great Britain1:22:58.4DNF
10Texier France1:31:02.8Did not advance
11Louis Laufray France1:35:03.2
12Kobierski France1:37:10.4
13Lagarde France1:38:31.8
14Mortier France1:40:16.8
15Lué France1:46:40.4
16de Romand France1:50:36.4
17Fumouze France2:02:27.0
—L. Baudoin FranceDNF
Jules Clévenot FranceDNF
Gallais FranceDNF
Pierre Gellé FranceDNF
Heyberger FranceDNF
Hermand BelgiumDNF
E. T. Jones Great BritainDNF
Landrich FranceDNF
Georges Leuillieux FranceDNF
Loppé FranceDNF
Regnault FranceDNF
Vallée FranceDNF

References

  1. ↑ "Swimming at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Men's 4,000 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "4,000 metres Freestyle, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
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