Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 yard freestyle
Men's 50 yard freestyle at the Games of the III Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Forest Park | ||||||||||||
Date | September 6 | ||||||||||||
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 |
The men's 50 yard freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the first time the short-distance event was held at the Olympics, and the only time the distance of 50 yards was used. Subsequent editions of the programme would use a distance of 50 metres, though the short sprint would not reappear until the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Nine swimmers from two nations competed.
Competition format
[edit]The competition consisted of two rounds: semifinals and a final. There were two semifinals, with the top 3 swimmers in each semifinal advancing to the final round.
Results
[edit]Semifinals
[edit]The top three finishers in each heat advanced to the final. The results of the non-advancing swimmers are unclear, but David Hammond, Edwin Swatek and Bill Orthwein are named by de Wael as possible competitors.
Semifinal 1
[edit]Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Zoltán Halmay | 29.6 | Q | |
2 | Leo Goodwin | Unknown | Q | |
3 | Raymond Thorne | Unknown | Q | |
4 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
5 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Semifinal 2
[edit]Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Scott Leary | 28.2 | Q | |
2 | Charles Daniels | Unknown | Q | |
3 | David Gaul | Unknown | Q | |
4 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Final
[edit]The final had to be run twice because the first race was too close to determine a winner.[1]
Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | |
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First race | Second race | |||
Zoltán Halmay | 28.2 | 28.0 | ||
Scott Leary | 28.2 | 28.6 | ||
Charles Daniels | Unknown | Unknown | ||
4 | David Gaul | Unknown | Unknown | |
5 | Leo Goodwin | Unknown | Unknown | |
6 | Raymond Thorne | Unknown | Unknown |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Swimming at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's 50 yard Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
Sources
[edit]- De Wael, Herman (2000). "Herman's Full Olympians". Retrieved 19 December 2006.
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 19 December 2006.