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

Event:Men's 100 yard backstroke
Games:1904 Summer
Venue:Forest Park
Date:September 6
Competitors:6
Nations:2
Gold:Walter Brack
Goldnoc:GER
Silver:Georg Hoffmann
Silvernoc:GER
Bronze:Georg Zacharias
Bronzenoc:GER
Next:1908
(100 m)

The men's 100 yard backstroke was a swimming event held as part of the Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the first time the event was held at such a distance at the Olympics and the only time yards rather than metres were used.

6 swimmers from 2 nations competed.

Results

Final

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Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Swimming at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's 100 Yard Backstroke . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417165632/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1904/SWI/mens-100-yard-backstroke.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 27 August 2016 . Sports Reference.