| | Event type
100 yards Freestyle, Men
| Date | 5 September 1904 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Life Saving Exhibition Lake, Forest Park, St. Louis |
| Participants | 6 from 2 countries |
There were two heats in the 100-yard freestyle, which were won by Zoltán von Halmay and Charlie Daniels. Six competitors reported for the finals, von Halmay and five Americans, led by Daniels and Scott Leary. Although Leary had recently become the first man to swim a 100 yards under one minute, he was no match for von Halmay or Daniels and finished third. Von Halmay easily defeated Daniels to win the race with ease.
| Pos | Swimmer | NOC | SF | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoltán Halmay |  HUN | 1:06.2 (1 h1) | 1:02.8 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Charlie Daniels |  USA | 1:07.4 (1 h2) | – (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Scott Leary | USA | – (2 h1) | – (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | David Gaul | USA | – (2 h2) | – (4) | |||
| 5 | David Hammond | USA | – (3 h1) | – (5) | |||
| 6 | Budd Goodwin | USA | – (3 h2) | – (6) | |||
| Georg Hoffmann |  GER | – | – | ||||
| Emil Rausch | GER | – | – | ||||
| Lou Handley | USA | – | – | ||||
| Edwin Swatek | USA | – | – | ||||
| Ray Thorne | USA | – | – | ||||
| George Van Cleaf | USA | – | – | ||||
| Joe Ruddy | USA | – | – | ||||
| David Bratton | USA | – | – | ||||
| David Hesser | USA | – | – | ||||
| Sam Avery | USA | – | – | ||||
| J. M. Stuitl | USA | – | – |
Semi-Finals (5 September 1904)
Top three in each heat advanced to the final.
Heat One
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Zoltán Halmay | HUN | 1:06.2 | |||
| 2 | – | Scott Leary | USA | – | |||
| 3 | 4 | David Hammond | USA | – |
Heat Two
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Charlie Daniels | USA | 1:07.4 | |||
| 2 | 7 | David Gaul | USA | – | |||
| 3 | 17 | Budd Goodwin | USA | – |
Final (5 September 1904)
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Zoltán Halmay | HUN | 1:02.8 | |||
| 2 | 11 | Charlie Daniels | USA | – | |||
| 3 | – | Scott Leary | USA | – | |||
| 4 | 7 | David Gaul | USA | – | |||
| 5 | 4 | David Hammond | USA | – | |||
| 6 | 17 | Budd Goodwin | USA | – |