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

Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 yard freestyle
(45 metres)
Image:Hungary flag 1867.png Zoltán Halmay
Hungary (HUN)
Image:US flag 45 stars.svg Scott Leary
United States (USA)
Image:US flag 45 stars.svg Charles Daniels
United States (USA)
100 yard freestyle
(90 metres)
Image:Hungary flag 1867.png Zoltán Halmay
Hungary (HUN)
Image:US flag 45 stars.svg Charles Daniels
United States (USA)
Image:US flag 45 stars.svg Scott Leary
United States (USA)
220 yard freestyle
(198 metres)
Image:US flag 45 stars.svg Charles Daniels
United States (USA)
Image:US flag 45 stars.svg Francis Gailey
United States (USA)
Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg Emil Rausch
Germany (GER)
440 yard freestyle
(396 metres)
Image:US flag 45 stars.svg Charles Daniels
United States (USA)
Image:US flag 45 stars.svg Francis Gailey
United States (USA)
Image:Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Otto Wahle
Austria (AUT)
880 yard freestyle
(792 metres)
Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg Emil Rausch
Germany (GER)
Image:US flag 45 stars.svg Francis Gailey
United States (USA)
Image:Hungary flag 1867.png Géza Kiss
Hungary (HUN)
1 mile freestyle
(1600 metres)
Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg Emil Rausch
Germany (GER)
Image:Hungary flag 1867.png Géza Kiss
Hungary (HUN)
Image:US flag 45 stars.svg Francis Gailey
United States (USA)
100 yard backstroke
(90 metres)
Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg Walter Brack
Germany (GER)
Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg Georg Hoffmann
Germany (GER)
Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg Georg Zacharias
Germany (GER)
440 yard breaststroke
(396 metres)
Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg Georg Zacharias
Germany (GER)
Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg Walter Brack
Germany (GER)
Image:US flag 45 stars.svg Henry Jamison Handy
United States (USA)
4 x 50 yard freestyle relay Image:US flag 45 stars.svg United States (USA)
New York Athletic Club
Joseph Ruddy
Leo Goodwin
Louis Handley
Charles Daniels
Image:US flag 45 stars.svg United States (USA)
Chicago Athletic Association
David Hammond
William Tuttle
Hugo Goetz
Raymond Thorne
Image:US flag 45 stars.svg United States (USA)
Missouri Athletic Club
Amedee Reyburn
Gwynne Evans
Marquard Schwarz
William Orthwein

[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


de:Olympische Sommerspiele 1904/Schwimmen

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