Competitors 9 from 2 nations Venue Forest Park | Start date 1904 | |
Location Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri, United States | ||
The men's 50 yard freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. 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.
9 swimmers from 2 nations competed.
Heats
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.
References
Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 yard freestyle Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA