Swimming at the 1920 Summer Games: Previous Summer Games
Host City: Antwerpen, Belgium
Venue(s): Antwerp Swimming Stadium, Antwerpen
Date Started: August 22, 1920
Date Finished: August 23, 1920
Format: Top two in each heat and the fastest third-place advanced to the semi-finals.
| Gold: | Håkan Malmrot |
| Silver: | Thor Henning |
| Bronze: | Arvo Aaltonen |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thor Henning | 25 | Sweden | SWE | 6:46.2 | QU |
| 2 | Lucien Lebaillif | France | FRA | 7:12.2 | QU | |
| 3 | Mike McDermott | 27 | United States | USA | 7:12.8 | QC |
| 4 | Rex Lassam | 23 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| AC | Sydney Gooday | Canada | CAN | DNF |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Håkan Malmrot | 19 | Sweden | SWE | 6:49.0 | QU |
| 2 | Arvo Aaltonen | 30 | Finland | FIN | 6:50.0 | QU |
| 3 | Félicien Courbet | 32 | Belgium | BEL | 7:20.0 | |
| 4 | Charles Quinby | 20 | United States | USA | ||
| AC | Luis Balcells | Spain | ESP | DNF |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Howell | 21 | United States | USA | 6:57.0 | QU |
| 2 | Per Cederblom | 18 | Sweden | SWE | 7:14.0 | QU |
| 3 | George Robertson | Great Britain | GBR | 7:28.0 | ||
| 4 | Émile Arbogast | 19 | France | FRA | ||
| 5 | Édouard Henry | Belgium | BEL |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olle Dickson | 19 | Sweden | SWE | 7:12.0 | QU |
| 2 | Henri Demiéville | Switzerland | SUI | 7:12.4 | QU | |
| 3 | Stephen Ruddy | 18 | United States | USA | 7:13.0 | |
| 4 | Édouard Van Haelen | Belgium | BEL | |||
| 5 | Eduard Stibor | Czechoslovakia | TCH |