Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle
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The men's 400 metre freestyle was one of six swimming events on the swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme.[1] Its distance was the median of the 3 individual freestyle event distances. It was the first time an event over 400 metres was held at the Olympics (after a 440-yard contest was held in 1904). The competition was held from Monday July 13, 1908 to Thursday July 16, 1908.
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Venue | White City Stadium | ||||||||||||
Dates | July 13–16 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 25 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
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Each nation could enter up to 12 swimmers.[2] Twenty-five swimmers from ten nations competed.