Men 1500m Freestyle Swimming XVII Olympic Games 1960 Rome, Italy - Saturday, 3rd September - Gold Medal: John Konrads, Astralia 
Final   time   gap L Y 1. John Konrads 17:19.6 OR   3 18 2. Murray Rose 17:21.7   +2.1s 4 21 3. George Breen 17:30.6   +11.0s 1 25 4. Tsuyoshi Yamanaka 17:34.7   +15.1s 5 21 5. Jozsef Katona 17:43.7   +24.1s 6 18 6. Murray McLachlan 17:44.9   +25.3s 8 19 7. Alan Somers 18:02.8   +43.2s 2 19 8. Richard Campion 18:22.7   +1:03.1 7 19 
World Record: John Konrads, Australia 17:11.0  Sydney, Australia 27th February 1960 Olympic Record: George Breen, United States 17:52.9  Melbourne, Australia 5 December 1956 
 
 
      
 
 Murray Rose had won the gold medal in this event in Australia but the world record in 1960 was held by his countryman John Konrads, who had recorded 17:11.0 in Sydney in February. Also considered challengers were American George Breen, who in Melbourne had set a world record in the prelims before winning a bronze medal, and Japan's Tsuyoshi Yamanaka, silver medalist from Melbourne. Konrads led the Rome final throughout, although Breen stayed with him for the first 1,000 metres. Rose got relatively close near the end for the silver medal, with Breen hanging on for a second consecutive bronze in the event.
Heats  - Friday, 2nd September 09:05Best 8 times advanced to Final.  
Heat 5   time   gap L Y Rk 1. Murray Rose 17:32.8 OR   4 21 1. 2. Bana Sailani 18:18.8   +46.0s 3 22 10. 3. Gennady Androsov 18:39.0   +1:06.2 5 21 16. 4. Hans-Ulrich Durst 19:21.9   +1:49.1 7 21 24. 5. Eduardo Jose Sousa 19:40.1   +2:07.3 2 16 25. -. Bengt-Olov Almstedt DNS     6 18 -. 
 
 
Heat 4   time   gap L Y Rk 1. John Konrads 17:52.0   +19.2s 4 18 3. 2. Jozsef Katona 17:53.5   +20.7s 5 18 4. 3. Richard Campion 17:54.8   +22.0s 6 19 6. 4. Hans-Ullrich Millow 18:22.7   +49.9s 3 18 12. 5. Mauricio Ocampo 18:29.0   +56.2s 7 19 13. 6. Zakaria Nasution 19:18.6   +1:45.8 2 16 22. -. Amiram Trauber DNS     - 21 -. 
 
Heat 3   time   gap L Y Rk 1. George Breen 17:55.9   +23.1s 4 25 7. 2. Lars-Erik Bengtsson 18:19.7   +46.9s 3 18 11. 3. Veljko Rogusic 18:51.8   +1:19.0 5 19 18. 4. Miguel Torres 19:21.8   +1:49.0 7 14 23. 4. Massimo Rosi 19:52.9   +2:20.1 6 16 26. 5. Andras Bodnar 20:22.2   +2:49.4 2 18 27. -. Robert Chenaux DNS     2 16 -. 
 
 
Heat 2   time   gap L Y Rk 1. Alan Somers 17:54.1   +21.3s 4 19 5. 2. Murray McLachlan 18:09.9   +37.1s 3 19 8. 3. Masami Nakabo 18:30.4   +57.6s 5 19 14. 4. Robert Sreenan 18:57.1   +1:24.3 6 26 19. 5. Maung Ni Tin 19:09.8   +1:37.0 1 22 20. 6. Slobodan Kicovic 20:29.0   +2:56.2 2 19 29. -. Alberto Feocorao DNS     - _ -. 
 
Heat 1   time   gap L Y Rk 1. Tsuyoshi Yamanaka 17:46.5 OR +13.7s 4 21 2. 2. Aubrey Burer 18:17.8   +45.0s 2 21 9. 3. Gerhard Hetz 18:32.2   +59.4s 5 18 15. 4. Ilkka Suvanto 18:41.1   +1:08.3 3 17 17. 5. Alfredo Guzman 19:11.1   +1:38.3 7 17 21. 6. Paolo Galletti 20:28.2   +2:55.4 6 23 28. 7. Rainer Goltzsche 20:45.1   +3:12.3 1 23 30. 
 
 
Final   time   gap L Y Rk 1. John Konrads 17:19.6 OR   3 18 1. 2. Murray Rose 17:21.7   +2.1s 4 21 2. 3. George Breen 17:30.6   +11.0s 1 25 3. 4. Tsuyoshi Yamanaka 17:34.7   +15.1s 5 21 4. 5. Jozsef Katona 17:43.7   +24.1s 6 18 5. 6. Murray McLachlan 17:44.9   +25.3s 8 19 6. 7. Alan Somers 18:02.8   +43.2s 2 19 7. 8. Richard Campion 18:22.7   +1:03.1 7 19 8. Heats   time   gap L Y Rk 1. Murray Rose 17:32.8 OR   4 21 1. 1. Tsuyoshi Yamanaka 17:46.5 OR +13.7s 4 21 2. 1. John Konrads 17:52.0   +19.2s 4 18 3. 2. Jozsef Katona 17:53.5   +20.7s 5 18 4. 1. Alan Somers 17:54.1   +21.3s 4 19 5. 3. Richard Campion 17:54.8   +22.0s 6 19 6. 1. George Breen 17:55.9   +23.1s 4 25 7. 2. Murray McLachlan 18:09.9   +37.1s 3 19 8. 2. Aubrey Burer 18:17.8   +45.0s 2 21 9. 2. Bana Sailani 18:18.8   +46.0s 3 22 10. 2. Lars-Erik Bengtsson 18:19.7   +46.9s 3 18 11. 4. Hans-Ullrich Millow 18:22.7   +49.9s 3 18 12. 5. Mauricio Ocampo 18:29.0   +56.2s 7 19 13. 3. Masami Nakabo 18:30.4   +57.6s 5 19 14. 3. Gerhard Hetz 18:32.2   +59.4s 5 18 15. 3. Gennady Androsov 18:39.0   +1:06.2 5 21 16. 4. Ilkka Suvanto 18:41.1   +1:08.3 3 17 17. 3. Veljko Rogusic 18:51.8   +1:19.0 5 19 18. 4. Robert Sreenan 18:57.1   +1:24.3 6 26 19. 5. Maung Ni Tin 19:09.8   +1:37.0 1 22 20. 5. Alfredo Guzman 19:11.1   +1:38.3 7 17 21. 6. Zakaria Nasution 19:18.6   +1:45.8 2 16 22. 4. Miguel Torres 19:21.8   +1:49.0 7 14 23. 4. Hans-Ulrich Durst 19:21.9   +1:49.1 7 21 24. 5. Eduardo Jose Sousa 19:40.1   +2:07.3 2 16 25. 4. Massimo Rosi 19:52.9   +2:20.1 6 16 26. 5. Andras Bodnar 20:22.2   +2:49.4 2 18 27. 6. Paolo Galletti 20:28.2   +2:55.4 6 23 28. 6. Slobodan Kicovic 20:29.0   +2:56.2 2 19 29. 7. Rainer Goltzsche 20:45.1   +3:12.3 1 23 30. -. Bengt-Olov Almstedt DNS     6 18 -. -. Robert Chenaux DNS     2 16 -. -. Alberto Feocorao DNS     - _ -. -. Amiram Trauber DNS     - 21 -. 
 
 
Prepared and maintained by Todor Krastev 
todor1966@yahoo.com Last updated: 17 Apr 2023Facebook Todor Krastev