| Date | 6 September 1904 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Life Saving Exhibition Lake, Forest Park, St. Louis | |
| Participants | 4 from 2 countries | |
| Format | Final only. | |
Charlie Daniels recovered from his loss of the day before in the 100-yard freestyle and easily won the 220-yard freestyle. He defeated three other competitors, led by America’s Frank Gailey and Germany’s Emil Rausch. Daniels and Gailey had a fairly close race, with Daniels winning by less than two seconds.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Charlie Daniels |  USA | 2:44.2 | Gold | ||
| 2 | 44 | Frank Gailey | USA | 2:46.0 | Silver | ||
| 3 | 10 | Emil Rausch |  GER | 2:56.0 | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 40 | Edgar Adams | USA | – | |||
| 47 | Max Pape | GER | – | ||||
| 1 | Zoltán Halmay |  HUN | – | ||||
| 17 | Budd Goodwin | USA | – | ||||
| 16 | Lou Handley | USA | – | ||||
| 34 | Marquard Schwarz | USA | – | ||||
| 15 | George Van Cleaf | USA | – | ||||
| 12 | Joe Ruddy | USA | – | ||||
| 13 | David Bratton | USA | – |
