Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 yard freestyle
The men's 100 yard freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the second time the event was held at the Olympics, though the only time yards were used instead of metres.
| Men's 100 yard freestyle at the Games of the III Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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 Start of 100 yards final | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Forest Park | ||||||||||||
| Date | September 5 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 9 from 2 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| 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 |
9 swimmers from 2 nations competed.
Competition format
The competition featured two rounds, heats and a final. The swimmers were grouped into two heats, with the top 3 in each heat (regardless of overall time) advancing to the final.
Results
Heats
The top three finishers in each heat advanced to the final. The results of the non-advancing swimmers are unclear, but Raymond Thorne, Edwin Swatek and Bill Orthwein are named by de Wael as possible competitors.
Heat 1
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Zoltán Halmay | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1:06.2 | Q, OR |
| 2 | Scott Leary | .svg.png){kind=small} | Unknown | Q |
| 3 | David Hammond | | Unknown | Q |
| 4 | Unknown | | Unknown | |
| 5 | Unknown | | Unknown |
Heat 2
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Daniels | | 1:07.4 | Q |
| 2 | David Gaul | | Unknown | Q |
| 3 | Leo Goodwin | | Unknown | Q |
| 4 | Unknown | | Unknown |
Final
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Zoltán Halmay | | 1:02.8 | OR |
 | Charles Daniels | | Unknown | |
 | Scott Leary | | Unknown | |
| 4 | David Gaul | | Unknown | |
| 5 | David Hammond | | Unknown | |
| 6 | Leo Goodwin | | Unknown |
Sources
- "Swimming at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's 100 yard Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- De Wael, Herman (2000). "Herman's Full Olympians". Retrieved 19 December 2006.
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 19 December 2006.
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| 100 metres |
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