| Final | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Duke Kahanamoku |  USA | 1:03.4 | 1. 1. 1. | | 2. Cecil Healy |  ANZ | 1:04.6 | 5. 3. 3. | | 3. Ken Huszagh | USA | 1:05.6 | 7. 3. 5. | | 4. Kurt Bretting |  ger | 1:05.8 | 8. 2. 2. | | 5. Walter Ramme | ger | 1:06.4 | 14.9. 4. |
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| First 2 and 1 Best time progress. |
| Semi 1 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Cecil Healy | ANZ | 1:05.6 | 3. | | 2. Walter Ramme | ger | 1:05.8 | 4. | | 3. William Longworth | ANZ | 1:06.2 | 5. |
| Semi 2 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Kurt Bretting | ger | 1:04.6 | 2. |
| Semi 3 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Duke Kahanamoku | USA | 1:02.4 | 1. | | 2. Ken Huszagh | USA | 1:06.2 | 5. | | 3. Perry McGillivray | USA | 1:06.2 | 5. | | -. Mario Massa | ITA | DNF | 8. |
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American swimmers did not appear to this round, thinking that they already qualified to the final.
The jury decided to hold a third "special semi-final with the 3 American swimmers. If the time of 1:06.2 was beaten first 2 swiimers shoups qualify to the Final.
Otherwise no swimmer should progress.
Mario Massa who missed the Quarter-Final was alowed to take part.
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| First 2 and 1 Best time progress. |
| Quarter 1 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Kurt Bretting | ger | 1:04.2 | 2. | | 2. William Longworth | ANZ | 1:05.2 | 6. | | 3. Harold Hardwick | ANZ | 1:06.0 | 8. | | 4. Robert Andersson |  SWE | 1:09.5 | 12. | | -. László Beleznai |  HUN | DNS | 10. | | -. Georges Rigal |  FRA | DNS | 25. |
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| Quarter 2 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Duke Kahanamoku | USA | 1:03.8 | 1. | | 2. Walter Ramme | ger | 1:07.8 | 9. | | 3. Max Ritter | ger | 1:08.8 | 10. | | 3. Nicholas Nerich | USA | 1:08.8 | 10. | | -. Erik Bergqvist | SWE | DNS | 20. | | -. Harald Julin | SWE | DNS | 17. |
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| Quarter 3 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Ken Huszagh | USA | 1:04.2 | 2. | | 2. Perry McGillivray | USA | 1:04.4 | 4. | | 3. Cecil Healy | ANZ | 1:04.8 | 5. | | 4. Les Boardman | ANZ | 1:05.4 | 7. | | 5. Paul Radmilovic |  GBR | 1:19.0 | 12. | | -. Mario Massa |  ITA | missed | 17. |
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| Heat 1 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. László Beleznai | HUN | 1:08.0 | 10. | | 2. Robert Andersson | SWE | 1:09.4 | 13. | | 3. Andreas Asimakopoulos |  GRE | 1:15.4 | 22. | | 4. Herbert von Kuhlberg |  RUS | | |
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| Heat 2 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Kurt Bretting | ger | 1:07.0 | 8. | | 2. Paul Radmilovic | GBR | 1:10.4 | 15. | | 3. Theodore Tartakover | ANZ | 1:12.2 | 19. | | 4. Jules Wuyts |  BEL | 1:13.6 | 21. |
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| Heat 3 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Les Boardman | ANZ | 1:06.0 | 6. | | 2. Nicholas Nerich | USA | 1:07.6 | 9. | | 3. John Henry Derbyshire | GBR | 1:09.2 | 12. | | -. Davide Baiardo | ITA | | | | -. Walther Binner | ger | | | | -. Alajos Kenyery | HUN | | |
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| Heat 4 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Perry McGillivray | USA | 1:04.8 | 2. | | 2. Cecil Healy |  AUS | 1:05.2 | 3. | | 3. Ken Huszagh | USA | 1:06.2 | 7. | | 4. Erik Andersson | SWE | | | | 5. Georg Kunisch | ger | | |
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| Heat 5 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Duke Kahanamoku | USA | 1:02.6 | 1. | | 12. William Longworth | ANZ | 1:05.2 | 3. | | 3. Harry Hebner | USA | 1:10.4 | 15. | | 4. Gérard Meister | FRA | 1:16.6 | 24. |
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| Heat 6 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Harold Hardwick | ANZ | 1:05.8 | 5. | | 2. Max Ritter | ger | 1:08.0 | 10. | | 3. Herman Meyboom | BEL | 1:15.4 | 22. | | 4. James Reilly | USA | | |
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| Heat 7 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Walter Ramme | ger | 1:10.2 | 14. | | 2. Mario Massa | ITA | 1:11.8 | 17. | | 2. Harald Julin | SWE | 1:11.8 | 17. | | 4. John Johnsen |  NOR | 1:19.1 | 26. |
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| Heat 8 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Erik Bergqvist | SWE | 1:13.4 | 20. | | 2. Georges Rigal | FRA | 1:17.8 | 25. | | 3. László Szentgróthy | HUN | | |
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