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

The men's 4 × 50 yard freestyle relay was a swimming event held as part of the Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. 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.

Men's 4 × 50 yard freestyle relay at the Games of the III Olympiad
Venue	Forest Park
Date	September 7
Competitors	16 from 1 nation
Medalists
United States (USA) Charles Daniels, Leo Goodwin, Louis Handley, Joe Ruddy  United States (USA) Hugo Goetz, David Hammond, Raymond Thorne, Bill Tuttle  United States (USA) Gwynne Evans, Bill Orthwein, Amedee Reyburn, Marquard Schwarz

4 teams of 4 swimmers each competed.

Results

Final

Rank	Nation	Team	Swimmers	Time
	United States	New York Athletic Club	Joe Ruddy Leo Goodwin Louis Handley Charles Daniels	2:04.6
	United States	Chicago Athletic Association	David Hammond Bill Tuttle Hugo Goetz Raymond Thorne	Unknown
	United States	Missouri Athletic Club	Amedee Reyburn Gwynne Evans Marquard Schwarz Bill Orthwein	Unknown
4	United States	New York Athletic Club	Edgar Adams David Bratton George van Cleaf David Hesser	Unknown

Sources

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