| Final 16:35 | time | gap | L | Y | | 1. Johnny Weissmuller |  United States | 58.6s | =OR | 5 | 24 | | 2. István Bárány |  Hungary | 59.8s | +1.2s | 4 | 20 | | 3. Katsuo Takaishi |  Japan | 1:00.0 | +1.4s | 7 | 21 | | 4. George Kojac | United States | 1:00.8 | +2.2s | 1 | 18 | | 5. Walter Laufer | United States | 1:01.0 | +2.4s | 2 | 22 | | 6. Walter Spence |  Canada | 1:01.4 | +2.8s | 6 | 27 | | 7. Alberto Zorrilla |  Argentina | 1:01.6 | +3.0s | 3 | 22 |
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| Semi 1 | Team | time | Rk. | L | Y | | 1. Katsuo Takaishi | Japan | 1:00.0 | 2. | 2 | 21 | | 2. Walter Laufer | United States | 1:00.6 | 3. | 4 | 22 | | 3. Walter Spence | Canada | 1:01.4 | 6. | 5 | 27 | | 4. Antal Gáborfi | Hungary | 1:04.8 | 10. | 1 | | | 5. Antonio Conelli |  Italy | 1:06.4 | 15. | 3 | 18 |
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| Semi 2 | Team | time | Rk. | L | Y | | 1. George Kojac | United States | 1:01.0 | 5. | 3 | 18 | | 2. Alberto Zorrilla | Argentina | 1:01.6 | 7. | 4 | 22 | | 3. Rezső Wanié | Hungary | 1:03.8 | 9. | 1 | 20 | | 4. Karl Schubert |  Germany | 1:04.0 | 11. | 2 | 20 | | 5. Francisco Uranga | Argentina | 1:04.2 | 12. | 5 | |
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| Semi 3 | Team | time | Rk. | L | Y | | 1. Johnny Weissmuller | United States | 58.6s OR | 1. | 3 | 24 | | 2. István Bárány | Hungary | 1:00.8 | 4. | 1 | 20 | | 3. August Heitmann | Germany | 1:03.6 | 8 | 2 | | | 4. Knut Olsen |  Norway | 1:05.4 | 13. | 4 | 26 | | 5. Emilio Polli | Italy | 1:06.2 | 14. | 5 | |
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Heats - Friday, 10 August 10:00 |
| Heat 1 | Team | time | Rk. | L | Y | | 1. Walter Laufer | United States | 1:00.8 | 3. | 6 | 22 | | 2. Katsuo Takaishi | Japan | 1:01.2 | 4. | 4 | 21 | | 3. August Heitmann |  Germany | 1:02.2 | 8. | 5 | | | 4. Eskil Lundahl |  Sweden | 1:03.0 | 9. | 3 | 22 | | 5. Hernán Schüler |  Chile | 1:14.8 | 27. | 2 | | | -. Emilio Vives | Argentina | DNS | | 1 | |
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| Heat 2 | Team | time | Rk. | L | Y | | 1. Rezső Wanié | Hungary | 1:03.4 | 10. | 1 | 20 | | 2. Francisco Uranga | Argentina | 1:05.6 | 19. | 3 | | | 3. Gustave Klein |  France | 1:05.8 | 20. | 5 | 26 | | 4. Martial Van Schelle |  Belgium | 1:06.0 | 21. | 2 | 29 | | 4. Mario Astaburuaga | Chile | 1:15.4 | 29. | 4 | | | -. Arne Borg | Sweden | DNS | | 6 | 26 |
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| Heat 3 | Team | time | Rk. | L | Y | | 1. Johnny Weissmuller | United States | 1:00.0 | 1. | 4 | 24 | | 2. Walter Spence | Canada | 1:00.6 | 2. | 3 | 27 | | 3. Norman Brooks |  Great Britain | 1:03.4 | 10. | 5 | 18 | | 4. Herbert Heinrich | Germany | 1:04.0 | 13. | 2 | 29 | | -. Katsuo Noda | Japan | DNS | | 1 | 20 | | -. Rodiger |  Austria | DNS | | 6 | |
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| Heat 4 | Team | time | Rk. | L | Y | | 1. Antal Gáborfi | Hungary | 1:04.0 | 13. | 1 | | | 2. Antonio Conelli | Italy | 1:07.0 | 23. | 2 | 18 | | 3. Adán Gordón Jr |  Panama | 1:10.8 | 26. | 4 | 22 | | -. William Broderick |  Ireland | DNS | | 3 | | | -. Taburan Tamse |  Philippines | DNS | | 5 | | | -. D.D. Mulji |  India | DNS | | 6 | |
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| Heat 5 | Team | time | Rk. | L | Y | | 1. Alberto Zorrilla | Argentina | 1:01.8 | 7. | 2 | 22 | | 2. Knut Olsen | Norway | 1:05.0 | 18. | 5 | 26 | | 3. Sven Pettersson | Sweden | 1:06.4 | 22. | 6 | 16 | | 4. Faelo Zúñiga | Chile | 1:15.2 | 28. | 3 | | | -. Henri Padou Sr | France | DNS | | 4 | | | -. Henri Stoelen | Belgium | DNS | | 1 | 21 |
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| Heat 6 | Team | time | Rk. | L | Y | | 1. George Kojac | United States | 1:01.6 | 6. | 4 | 18 | | 2. Karl Schubert | Germany | 1:03.8 | 12. | 2 | 20 | | 3. Reginald Sutton | Great Britain | 1:04.0 | 13. | 5 | 19 | | 4. Munroe Bourne |  Canada | 1:04.2 | 17. | 3 | 18 | | -. Tokuhei Sata | Japan | DNS | | 1 | | | -. Goldbergen | Austria | DNS | | 6 | |
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| Heat 7 | Team | time | Rk. | L | Y | | 1. István Bárány | Hungary | 1:01.2 | 4. | 1 | 20 | | 2. Emilio Polli | Italy | 1:04.0 | 13. | 5 | | | 3. Henk van Essen |  Netherlands | 1:07.4 | 24. | 4 | 19 | | 4. Władysław Kuncewicz |  Poland | 1:10.0 | 24. | 5 | 39 | | 5. José González |  Spain | 1:10.2 | 25. | 2 | 21 | | -. Patrick McClure | Ireland | DNS | | 6 | |
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