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	Warren Kealoha (USA)	1:14.8	Q WR

2	Gérard Blitz (BEL)	1:18.6	Q

3	Perry McGillivray (USA)	1:20.4	q

4	Per Holmström (SWE)	1:26.0

5	George Webster (GBR)

6	Daniel Lehu (FRA)

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In the semi-final Warren Kealoha set a world record with 1:14.8 minutes.

final_sentence: In the semi-final Warren Kealoha set a world record with 1:14.8 minutes.