Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 50 yard freestyle relay

Men's 4 × 50 yard freestyle relay
at the Games of the III Olympiad
VenueForest Park
DateSeptember 7
Competitors16 from 1 nation
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States (USA)
Charles Daniels, Leo Goodwin, Louis Handley, Joe Ruddy
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  United States (USA)
Hugo Goetz, David Hammond, Raymond Thorne, Bill Tuttle
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  United States (USA)
Gwynne Evans, Bill Orthwein, Amedee Reyburn, Marquard Schwarz
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The men's 4 × 50 yard freestyle relay was a swimming event held as part of the Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the first time any relay event was held at the Olympics. It was the only time yards were used instead of metres, and the only time the 50 was used as a distance rather than the 100 or 200 metre legs that were common.

4 teams of 4 swimmers each competed.

Results

Final

Rank Nation Team Swimmers Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States New York Athletic Club
  • Joe Ruddy
  • Leo Goodwin
  • Louis Handley
  • Charles Daniels
 2:04.6
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  United States Chicago Athletic Association
  • David Hammond
  • Bill Tuttle
  • Hugo Goetz
  • Raymond Thorne
 Unknown
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  United States Missouri Athletic Club Unknown
4  United States New York Athletic Club Unknown

References

  1. ^ "Swimming at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's 4 × 50 Yard Freestyle Relay". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2016.

Sources

  • De Wael, Herman (2000). "Herman's Full Olympians". Retrieved 19 December 2006.