Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics
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At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, 15 swimming events were contested, eight for men and seven for women.
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[edit] Medal summary
[edit] Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 100 m freestyle |  John DevittAustralia (AUS) |
55.2 |  Lance LarsonUnited States (USA) |
55.2 | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil_(1960-1968).svg.png){kind=small} Manuel dos SantosBrazil (BRA) |
55.4 |
| 400 m freestyle | Murray Rose Australia (AUS) |
4:18.3 |  Tsuyoshi YamanakaJapan (JPN) |
4:21.4 | John Konrads Australia (AUS) |
4:21.8 |
| 1500 m freestyle | John Konrads Australia (AUS) |
17:19.2 | Murray Rose Australia (AUS) |
17:21.7 | George Breen United States (USA) |
17:30.6 |
| 100 m backstroke | David Theile Australia (AUS) |
1:01.9 | Frank McKinney United States (USA) |
1:02.1 | Robert Bennett United States (USA) |
1:02.3 |
| 200 m breaststroke | William Mulliken United States (USA) |
2:37.4 | Yoshihiko Osaki Japan (JPN) |
2:38.0 |  Wieger MensonidesNetherlands (NED) |
2:39.7 |
| 200 m butterfly | Michael Troy United States (USA) |
2:12.8 | Neville Hayes Australia (AUS) |
2:14.6 | David Gillanders United States (USA) |
2:15.3 |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | United States (USA) George Harrison Richard Blick Michael Troy Jeff Farrell |
8:10.2 | Japan (JPN) Makoto Fukui Hiroshi Ishii Tsuyoshi Yamanaka Tatsuo Fujimoto |
8:13.3 | Australia (AUS) David Dickson John Devitt Murray Rose John Konrads |
8:13.8 |
| 4×100 m medley relay | United States (USA) Frank McKinney Paul Hait Lance Larson Jeff Farrell |
4:05.4 | Australia (AUS) David Theile Terry Gathercole Neville Hayes Geoff Shipton |
4:12.0 | Japan (JPN) Kazuo Tomita Koichi Hirakida Yoshihiko Osaki Keigo Shimuzu |
4:12.2 |
[edit] Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 100 m freestyle | Dawn Fraser Australia (AUS) |
1:01.2 | Chris von Saltza United States (USA) |
1:02.8 |  Natalie StewardGreat Britain (GBR) |
1:03.1 |
| 400 m freestyle | Chris von Saltza United States (USA) |
4:50.6 |  Jane CederqvistSweden (SWE) |
4:53.9 | Tineke Lagerberg Netherlands (NED) |
4:56.9 |
| 100 m backstroke | Lynn Burke United States (USA) |
1:09.3 | Natalie Steward Great Britain (GBR) |
1:10.8 | Satoko Tanaka Japan (JPN) |
1:11.4 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Anita Lonsbrough Great Britain (GBR) |
2:49.5 |  Witrud UrselmannGermany (EUA) |
2:50.0 | Barbara Göbem Germany (EUA) |
2:53.6 |
| 100 m butterfly | Carolyn Schuler United States (USA) |
1:09.5 | Marianne Heemskerk Netherlands (NED) |
1:10.4 | Jan Andrew Australia (AUS) |
1:12.2 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | United States (USA) Joan Spillane Shirley Stobs Carolyn Wood Chris von Saltza |
4:08.9 | Australia (AUS) Dawn Fraser Ilsa Konrads Lorraine Crapp Alva Colquhuon |
4:11.3 | Germany (EUA) Christel Steffin Heidi Pechstein Gisela Weiss Ursula Brunner |
4:19.7 |
| 4×100 m medley relay | United States (USA) Lynn Burke Patty Kempner Carolyn Schuler Chris von Saltza |
4:41.1 | Australia (AUS) Marilyn Wilson Rosemary Lassig Jan Andrew Dawn Fraser |
4:45.9 | Germany (EUA) Ingrid Schmidt Ursula Küper Bärbel Fuhrmann Ursel Brunner |
4:47.6 |
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) |
9 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | Australia (AUS) |
5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Great Britain (GBR) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Japan (JPN) |
0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Germany (EUA) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Netherlands (NED) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Sweden (SWE) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Brazil (BRA) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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