Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | |
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Venue | Alberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez |
Dates | 17 – 26 October 1968 |
No. of events | 29 |
Competitors | 468 from 51 nations |
Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics | ||
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Freestyle | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | women | |
1500 m | men | |
Backstroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Breaststroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Butterfly | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Individual medley | ||
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
Freestyle relay | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
4×200 m | men | |
Medley relay | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, 29 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 468 participants from 51 countries competing.[1] The United States dominated the competition, winning 52 of 87 possible medals. 15-year-old phenom Debbie Meyer from Maryland won three gold medals.
Events[]
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Participating nations[]
468 swimmers from 51 nations competed.[1]
- Argentina (8)
- Australia (24)
- Austria (3)
- Barbados (1)
- Belgium (6)
- Brazil (4)
- Bulgaria (3)
- Canada (15)
- Taiwan (4)
- Colombia (9)
- Costa Rica (1)
- Cuba (3)
- Czechoslovakia (1)
- Denmark (3)
- East Germany (24)
- Ecuador (3)
- El Salvador (14)
- Finland (3)
- France (16)
- Great Britain (24)
- Guatemala (3)
- Hong Kong (3)
- Hungary (14)
- Iceland (4)
- Ireland (4)
- Israel (6)
- Italy (10)
- Jamaica (1)
- Japan (20)
- Lebanon (1)
- Luxembourg (1)
- Mexico (27)
- Netherlands (17)
- New Zealand (4)
- Norway (1)
- Peru (3)
- Philippines (7)
- Poland (4)
- Puerto Rico (9)
- Romania (2)
- South Korea (1)
- Soviet Union (31)
- Spain (13)
- Sweden (16)
- Switzerland (4)
- Trinidad and Tobago (1)
- United States (52)
- Uruguay (5)
- Vietnam (2)
- West Germany (27)
- Yugoslavia (6)
Medal table[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States | 21 | 15 | 16 | 52 |
2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
3 | East Germany | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
4 | Yugoslavia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
5 | Mexico | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
6 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Soviet Union | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
8 | Canada | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
9 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
10 | West Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
11 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (11 nations) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 87 |
Medal summary[]
Men's events[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 m freestyle |
Michael Wenden Australia |
52.2 (WR) |
Ken Walsh United States |
52.8 | Mark Spitz United States |
53.0 |
200 m freestyle |
Michael Wenden Australia |
1:55.2 (OR) |
Don Schollander United States |
1:55.8 | John Nelson United States |
1:58.1 |
400 m freestyle |
Mike Burton United States |
4:09.0 (OR) |
Ralph Hutton Canada |
4:11.7 | Alain Mosconi France |
4:13.3 |
1500 m freestyle |
Mike Burton United States |
16:38.9 (OR) |
John Kinsella United States |
16:57.3 | Greg Brough Australia |
17:04.7 |
100 m backstroke |
Roland Matthes East Germany |
58.7 (OR) |
Charlie Hickcox United States |
1:00.2 | Ronnie Mills United States |
1:00.5 |
200 m backstroke |
Roland Matthes East Germany |
2:09.6 (OR) |
Mitch Ivey United States |
2:10.6 | Jack Horsley United States |
2:10.9 |
100 m breaststroke |
Don McKenzie United States |
1:07.7 (OR) | Vladimir Kosinsky Soviet Union |
1:08.0 | Nikolai Pankin Soviet Union |
1:08.0 |
200 m breaststroke |
Felipe Muñoz Mexico |
2:28.7 | Vladimir Kosinsky Soviet Union |
2:29.2 | Brian Job United States |
2:29.9 |
100 m butterfly |
Doug Russell United States |
55.9 (OR) |
Mark Spitz United States |
56.4 | Ross Wales United States |
57.2 |
200 m butterfly |
Carl Robie United States |
2:08.7 | Martyn Woodroffe Great Britain |
2:09.0 | John Ferris United States |
2:09.3 |
200 m individual medley |
Charlie Hickcox United States |
2:12.0 (OR) | Greg Buckingham United States |
2:13.0 | John Ferris United States |
2:13.3 |
400 m individual medley |
Charlie Hickcox United States |
4:48.4 | Gary Hall, Sr. United States |
4:48.7 | Michael Holthaus West Germany |
4:51.4 |
4×100 m freestyle relay |
United States (USA) Zac Zorn Stephen Rerych Ken Walsh Mark Spitz |
3:31.7 (WR) | Soviet Union (URS) Georgi Kulikov Viktor Mazanov Semyon Belits-Geiman Leonid Ilyichov |
3:34.2 | Australia (AUS) Greg Rogers Robert Cusack Bob Windle Michael Wenden |
3:34.7 |
4×200 m freestyle relay |
United States (USA) John Nelson Stephen Rerych Mark Spitz Don Schollander |
7:52.3 | Australia (AUS) Greg Rogers Graham White Bob Windle Michael Wenden |
7:53.7 | Soviet Union (URS) Vladimir Bure Semyon Belits-Geiman Georgi Kulikov Leonid Ilyichov |
8:01.6 |
4×100 m medley relay |
United States (USA) Charlie Hickcox Don McKenzie Doug Russell Ken Walsh |
3:54.9 (WR) | East Germany (GDR) Roland Matthes Egon Henninger Horst-Günter Gregor Frank Wiegand |
3:57.5 | Soviet Union (URS) Yuri Gromak Vladimir Nemshilov Vladimir Kosinsky Leonid Ilyichov |
4:00.7 |
Women's events[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 m freestyle |
Jan Henne United States |
1:00.0 | Susan Pedersen United States |
1:00.3 | Linda Gustavson United States |
1:00.3 |
200 m freestyle |
Debbie Meyer United States |
2:10.5 (OR) | Jan Henne United States |
2:11.0 | Jane Barkman United States |
2:11.2 |
400 m freestyle |
Debbie Meyer United States |
4:31.8 (OR) | Linda Gustavson United States |
4:35.5 | Karen Moras Australia |
4:37.0 |
800 m freestyle |
Debbie Meyer United States |
9:24.0 (OR) | Pam Kruse United States |
9:35.7 | Maria Teresa Ramírez Mexico |
9:38.5 |
100 m backstroke |
Kaye Hall United States |
1:06.2 (WR) | Elaine Tanner Canada |
1:06.7 | Jane Swagerty United States |
1:08.1 |
200 m backstroke |
Lillian Watson United States |
2:24.8 (OR) | Elaine Tanner Canada |
2:27.4 | Kaye Hall United States |
2:28.9 |
100 m breaststroke |
Đurđica Bjedov Yugoslavia |
1:15.8 (OR) | Galina Prozumenshchikova Soviet Union |
1:15.9 | Sharon Wichman United States |
1:16.1 |
200 m breaststroke |
Sharon Wichman United States |
2:44.4 (OR) | Đurđica Bjedov Yugoslavia |
2:46.4 | Galina Prozumenshchikova Soviet Union |
2:47.0 |
100 m butterfly |
Lyn McClements Australia |
1:05.5 | Ellie Daniel United States |
1:05.8 | Susan Shields United States |
1:06.2 |
200 m butterfly |
Ada Kok Netherlands |
2:24.7 (OR) | Helga Lindner East Germany |
2:24.8 | Ellie Daniel United States |
2:25.9 |
200 m individual medley |
Claudia Kolb United States |
2:24.7 (OR) | Susan Pedersen United States |
2:28.8 | Jan Henne United States |
2:31.4 |
400 m individual medley |
Claudia Kolb United States |
5:08.5 (OR) | Lynn Vidali United States |
5:22.2 | Sabine Steinbach East Germany |
5:25.3 |
4×100 m freestyle relay |
United States (USA) Jane Barkman Linda Gustavson Susan Pedersen Jan Henne |
4:02.5 (OR) | East Germany (GDR) Gabriele Wetzko Roswitha Krause Uta Schmuck Martina Grunert |
4:05.7 | Canada (CAN) Angela Coughlan Marilyn Corson Elaine Tanner Marion Lay |
4:07.2 |
4×100 m medley relay |
United States (USA) Kaye Hall Catie Ball Ellie Daniel Susan Pedersen |
4:28.3 (OR) | Australia (AUS) Lynne Watson Judy Playfair Lyn McClements Janet Steinbeck |
4:30.0 | West Germany (FRG) Angelika Kraus Uta Frommater Heike Hustede Heidemarie Reineck |
4:36.4 |
Gallery of the medalists[]
Some of the Olympic medalists in Mexico City:
Don Schollander, winner of the 4×200-metre freestyle relay.
Mark Spitz, winner of the 4×100-metre freestyle relay and 4×200-metre freestyle relay.
Mike Burton, winner of the 400-metre freestyle and 1500-metre freestyle.
Debbie Meyer, winner of the 200-metre freestyle, 400-metre freestyle, and 800-metre freestyle.
Roland Matthes, winner of the 100-metre backstroke and 200-metre backstroke.
Carl Robie, winner of the 200-metre butterfly.
Charlie Hickcox, winner of the 200-metre individual medley and 400-metre individual medley.
Claudia Kolb, winner of the 200-metre individual medley and 400-metre individual medley.
Don McKenzie, winner of the 100-metre breaststroke and 4×100-metre medley relay.
References[]
- ^ a b "Swimming at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
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