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

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.

Men's 50 yard freestyle
at the Games of the III Olympiad
VenueForest Park
DateSeptember 6
Competitors9 from 2 nations
Medalists
Zoltán Halmay  Hungary
Scott Leary  United States
Charles Daniels  United States
Swimming at the
1904 Summer Olympics
Freestyle
50 yardmen
100 yardmen
220 yardmen
440 yardmen
880 yardmen
1 milemen
Backstroke
100 yardmen
Breaststroke
440 yardmen
Freestyle relay
4×50 yardmen

9 swimmers from 2 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.

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
RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1Zoltán Halmay Hungary29.6Q
2Leo Goodwin United StatesUnknownQ
3Raymond Thorne United StatesUnknownQ
4UnknownUnknownUnknown
5UnknownUnknownUnknown

Semifinal 2
RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1Scott Leary United States28.2Q
2Charles Daniels United StatesUnknownQ
3David Gaul United StatesUnknownQ
4UnknownUnknownUnknown

Final

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

RankSwimmerNationTime
First raceSecond race
Zoltán Halmay Hungary28.228.0
Scott Leary United States28.228.6
Charles Daniels United StatesUnknownUnknown
4David Gaul United StatesUnknownUnknown
5Leo Goodwin United StatesUnknownUnknown
6Raymond Thorne United StatesUnknownUnknown

References
  1. "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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