Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics

The start of 100 yards freestyle swimming during 1904 Summer Olympics

At the 1904 Summer Olympics, nine swimming events were contested. 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The 10 events at the swimming competitions were held at a man-made lake that was used for life-saving exhibitions by the coast guard.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The short sprint, at Template:Convert, made its first Olympic appearance in 1904. The 100 returned after not being contested in 1900. The 1000 metres and 4000 metres were replaced with the much shorter Template:Convert and Template:Convert 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 Template:Convert 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.

Medal summary

50 yard freestyle Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOCathlete	Template:FlagIOCathlete	Template:FlagIOCathlete
100 yard freestyle Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOCathlete	Template:FlagIOCathlete	Template:FlagIOCathlete
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880 yard freestyle Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOCathlete	Template:FlagIOCathleteTemplate:NoteTag	Template:FlagIOCathlete
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100 yard backstroke Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOCathlete	Template:FlagIOCathlete	Template:FlagIOCathlete
440 yard breaststroke Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOCathlete	Template:FlagIOCathlete	Template:FlagIOCathlete
4 × 50 yard freestyle relay Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOCteam New York Athletic Club Joe Ruddy Leo Goodwin Louis Handley Charles Daniels	Template:FlagIOCteam Chicago Athletic Association David Hammond Bill Tuttle Hugo Goetz Raymond Thorne	Template:FlagIOCteam Missouri Athletic Club Amedee Reyburn Gwynne Evans Marquard Schwarz Bill Orthwein

Participating nations

32 swimmers from 5 nations competed.

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References

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