Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 yard freestyle

Men's 50 yard freestyle
at the Games of the III Olympiad
VenueForest Park
DateSeptember 6
Competitors9 from 2 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Zoltán Halmay  Hungary
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Scott Leary  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Charles Daniels  United States
Swimming at the
1904 Summer Olympics
Sample picture of the event (unofficial)
Freestyle
50 yard
100 yardmen
220 yardmen
440 yardmen
880 yardmen
1 milemen
Backstroke
100 yardmen
Breaststroke
440 yardmen
Freestyle relay
4 × 50 yardmen

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

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

Semifinals

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

Rank Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 Zoltán Halmay  Hungary 29.6 Q
2 Leo Goodwin  United States Unknown Q
3 Raymond Thorne  United States Unknown Q
4 Unknown Unknown Unknown
5 Unknown Unknown Unknown

Semifinal 2

Rank Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 Scott Leary  United States 28.2 Q
2 Charles Daniels  United States Unknown Q
3 David Gaul  United States Unknown Q
4 Unknown Unknown Unknown

Final

The final had to be run twice because the first race was too close to determine a winner.[1]

Rank Swimmer Nation Time
First race Second race
1st place, gold medalist(s) Zoltán Halmay  Hungary 28.2 28.0
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Scott Leary  United States 28.2 28.6
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Charles Daniels  United States Unknown Unknown
4 David Gaul  United States Unknown Unknown
5 Leo Goodwin  United States Unknown Unknown
6 Raymond Thorne  United States Unknown Unknown

References

  1. ^ 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.

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