Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke
Semifinals
Sunday, August 22, 1920: The fastest two in each semi-final and the faster of the two third-placed swimmer advanced to the final.

Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke

Section Title: Semifinals
Table Section Text: Sunday, August 22, 1920: The fastest two in each semi-final and the faster of the two third-placed swimmer advanced to the final.

Place	Swimmer	Time	Qual.

1	Ray Kegeris (USA)	1:17.8	Q OR

2	Harold Kruger (USA)	1:19.0	Q

3	Gaspard Lemaire (BEL)	1:28.0

4	Asbjørn Wang (NOR)	1:28.2

5	Henri Matter (FRA)

6	George Robertson (GBR)

Sentence(s)

In the semi-final, Ray Kegeris set the Olympic record to 1:17.8 minutes.

final_sentence: In the semi-final, Ray Kegeris set the Olympic record to 1:17.8 minutes.