Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics
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At the 1904 Summer Olympics, nine swimming events were contested, all for men. The 1904 swimming competition was the only time in Olympic history that racing distances were measured in yards. The competition was held September 4-6, 1904.
The short sprint, at 50 yards, made its first appearance. The 100 returned after not being contested in 1900. The 1000 metres and 4000 metres were replaced with the much shorter 440 yards and 1 mile events, making the 200 the only freestyle event to be held for the second time in a row.
The 200 metre backstroke was shortened to 100 yards and the team swimming was replaced with a 4x50 freestyle relay. The obstacle course and underwater swimming events were eliminated, while breaststroke made its Olympic debut.
[edit] Medal summary
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg Germany (GER) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Image:US flag 45 stars.svg United States (USA) | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
| 3 | Image:Hungary flag 1867.png Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Image:Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
[edit] References
- International Olympic Committee results database
- Spalding's Official Athletic Almanac (digitized copy online)
Events at the 1904 Summer Olympics (St. Louis) |
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| Archery • Athletics • Basketball (demonstration) • Boxing • Cycling • Diving • Fencing • Football • Golf • Gymnastics • Lacrosse • Roque • Rowing • Swimming • Tennis • Tug of war • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
Swimming at the Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 | Image:Olympic pictogram Swimming.png |
| List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men) • List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women) | |
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