Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 yard freestyle

Men's 100 yard freestyle
at the Games of the III Olympiad
Start of 100 yards final
VenueForest Park
DateSeptember 5
Competitors9 from 2 nations
Medalists
   Hungary
   United States
   United States
Swimming at the
1904 Summer Olympics
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 100 yard freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the second time the event was held at the Olympics, though the only time yards were used instead of metres.

9 swimmers from 2 nations competed.

Results

Heats

The top three finishers in each heat advanced to the final. The results of the non-advancing swimmers are unclear, but Raymond Thorne, Edwin Swatek and Bill Orthwein are named by de Wael as possible competitors.

Heat 1
1. Zoltán Halmay (HUN) 1:06.2 QF
2. Scott Leary (USA) QF
3. David Hammond (USA) QF
4.Unknown
5.Unknown
Heat 2
1. Charles Daniels (USA) 1:07.4 QF
2. David Gaul (USA) QF
3. Leo Goodwin (USA) QF
4.Unknown

Final

Final
 Zoltán Halmay (HUN) 1:02.8
 Charles Daniels (USA)
 Scott Leary (USA)
4. David Gaul (USA)
5. David Hammond (USA)
6. Leo Goodwin (USA)

Sources

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