Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics
| Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics  |
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| 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 Olypic 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.
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[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Germany (GER) |
4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 |  United States (USA) |
3 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
| 3 |  Hungary (HUN) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Austria (AUT) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
[edit] Medal summary
[edit] Participating nations
32 swimmers from 4 nations competed.
Austria (1)
Germany (4)
Hungary (2)
United States (25)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d 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.
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
- Mallon, Bill (February 1999). The 1904 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 0786405503.
- (ed.) James E. Sullivan (PDF). Spalding's Athletic Almanac for 1905. New York: American Sports Publishing. pp. 229–231. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1904/1904Spal.pdf. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
- De Wael, Herman (2002-01-11). "Swimming 1904". Herman's Full Olympians. http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/swi1904.html. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
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