Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 yard backstroke
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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.
| Men's 100 yard backstroke at the Games of the III Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Forest Park | ||||||||||||
| Date | September 6 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 6 from 2 nations | ||||||||||||
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6 swimmers from 2 nations competed.
Results
Final
| Final | ||
 |  Walter Brack (GER) | 1:16.8 |
 | Georg Hoffmann (GER) | |
 | Georg Zacharias (GER) | |
| 4. |  Bill Orthwein (USA) | |
| 5-6 | David Hammond (USA) | |
| Edwin Swatek (USA) | ||