Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics ![]() |
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Freestyle | ||||
50 yard | men | |||
100 yard | men | |||
220 yard | men | |||
440 yard | men | |||
880 yard | men | |||
1 mile | men | |||
Backstroke | ||||
100 yard | men | |||
Breaststroke | ||||
440 yard | men | |||
Freestyle relay | ||||
4×50 yard | men |
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. There was a total of 32 participants from 5 countries competing.
The short sprint, at 50 yards (46 m), made its first Olympic appearance in 1904. The 100 returned after not being contested in 1900. The 1000 metres and 4000 metres were replaced with the much shorter 440 yards (400 m) and 1-mile (1,600 m) 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 (91 m) and the team swimming event was replaced with a 4×50 yard freestyle relay. The obstacle course and underwater swimming events were eliminated, while breaststroke made its Olympic debut.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
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3 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
Medal summary
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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50 yard freestyle |
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100 yard freestyle |
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220 yard freestyle |
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440 yard freestyle |
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880 yard freestyle |
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1 mile freestyle |
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100 yard backstroke |
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440 yard breaststroke |
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4×50 yard freestyle relay |
![]() New York Athletic Club Joe Ruddy Leo Goodwin Louis Handley Charles Daniels |
![]() Chicago Athletic Association David Hammond Bill Tuttle Hugo Goetz Raymond Thorne |
![]() Missouri Athletic Club Amedee Reyburn Gwynne Evans Marquard Schwarz Bill Orthwein |
Participating nations
32 swimmers from 4 nations competed.
Austria (1)
Germany (4)
Hungary (2)
United States (25)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Francis Gailey was originally assumed to be American, before it was discovered that his nationality was Australian. The International Olympic Committee still credits this medal for the United States, however.
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