Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, 29 events in swimming were contested. The United States swim team dominated the competition, winning 52 of 87 medals.
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[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
[edit] Medal summary
[edit] Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 100 m freestyle | Michael Wenden Australia (AUS) |
52.2 | Kenneth Walsh United States (USA) |
52.8 | Mark Spitz United States (USA) |
53.0 |
| 200 m freestyle | Michael Wenden Australia (AUS) |
1:55.2 | Don Schollander United States (USA) |
1:55.8 | John Nelson United States (USA) |
1:58.1 |
| 400 m freestyle | Mike Burton United States (USA) |
4:09.0 | Ralph Hutton Canada (CAN) |
4:11.7 | Alain Mosconi France (FRA) |
4:13.3 |
| 1500 m freestyle | Mike Burton United States (USA) |
16:38.9 | John Kinsella United States (USA) |
16:57.3 | Greg Brough Australia (AUS) |
17:04.7 |
| 100 m backstroke | Roland Matthes East Germany (GDR) |
58.7 | Charles Hickcox United States (USA) |
1:00.2 | Ron Mills United States (USA) |
1:00.5 |
| 200 m backstroke | Roland Matthes East Germany (GDR) |
2:09.6 | Mitchell Ivey United States (USA) |
2:10.6 | Jack Horsley United States (USA) |
2:10.9 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Don McKenzie United States (USA) |
1:07.7 | Vladimir Kosinsky Soviet Union (URS) |
1:08.0 | Nikolai Pankin Soviet Union (URS) |
1:08.0 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Felipe Muñoz Mexico (MEX) |
2:28.7 | Vladimir Kosinsky Soviet Union (URS) |
2:29.2 | Brian Job United States (USA) |
2:29.9 |
| 100 m butterfly | Douglas Russell United States (USA) |
55.9 | Mark Spitz United States (USA) |
56.4 | Rosselyn Wales United States (USA) |
57.2 |
| 200 m butterfly | Carl Robie United States (USA) |
2:08.7 | Martyn Woodroffe Great Britain (GBR) |
2:09.0 | John Ferris United States (USA) |
2:09.3 |
| 200 m individual medley | Charles Hickcox United States (USA) |
2:12.0 | Greg Buckingham United States (USA) |
2:13.0 | John Ferris United States (USA) |
2:13.3 |
| 400 m individual medley | Charles Hickcox United States (USA) |
4:48.4 | Gary Hall, Sr. United States (USA) |
4:48.7 | Michael Holthaus West Germany (FRG) |
4:51.4 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | United States (USA) Zachary Zorn Stephen Rerych Kenneth Walsh Mark Spitz |
3:31.7 | Soviet Union (URS) Georgi Kulikov Viktor Mazanov Semyon Belitz-Geyman 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 Belitz-Geyman Georgi Kulikov Leonid Ilyichov |
8:01.6 |
| 4×100 m medley relay | United States (USA) Charles Hickcox Don McKenzie Douglas Russell Kenneth Walsh |
3:54.9 | 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 |
[edit] Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 100 m freestyle | Jan Henne United States (USA) |
1:00.0 | Susan Pedersen United States (USA) |
1:00.3 | Linda Gustavson United States (USA) |
1:00.3 |
| 200 m freestyle | Debbie Meyer United States (USA) |
2:10.5 | Jan Henne United States (USA) |
2:11.0 | Jane Barkman United States (USA) |
2:11.2 |
| 400 m freestyle | Debbie Meyer United States (USA) |
4:31.8 | Linda Gustavson United States (USA) |
4:35.5 | Karen Moras Australia (AUS) |
4:37.0 |
| 800 m freestyle | Debbie Meyer United States (USA) |
9:24.0 | Pam Kruse United States (USA) |
9:35.7 | María Teresa Ramírez Mexico (MEX) |
9:38.5 |
| 100 m backstroke | Kaye Hall United States (USA) |
1:06.2 | Elaine Tanner Canada (CAN) |
1:06.7 | Jane Swagerty United States (USA) |
1:08.1 |
| 200 m backstroke | Lillian Watson United States (USA) |
2:24.8 | Elaine Tanner Canada (CAN) |
2:27.4 | Kaye Hall United States (USA) |
2:28.9 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Đurđica Bjedov Yugoslavia (YUG) |
1:15.8 | Galina Prozumenschikova Soviet Union (URS) |
1:15.9 | Sharon Wichman United States (USA) |
1:16.1 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Sharon Wichman United States (USA) |
2:44.4 | Đurđica Bjedov Yugoslavia (YUG) |
2:46.4 | Galina Prozumenschikova Soviet Union (URS) |
2:47.0 |
| 100 m butterfly | Lyn McClements Australia (AUS) |
1:05.5 | Ellie Daniel United States (USA) |
1:05.8 | Susan Shields United States (USA) |
1:06.2 |
| 200 m butterfly | Ada Kok Netherlands (NED) |
2:24.7 | Helga Lindner East Germany (GDR) |
2:24.8 | Ellie Daniel United States (USA) |
2:25.9 |
| 200 m individual medley | Claudia Kolb United States (USA) |
2:24.7 | Susan Pedersen United States (USA) |
2:28.8 | Jan Henne United States (USA) |
2:31.4 |
| 400 m individual medley | Claudia Kolb United States (USA) |
5:08.5 | Lynn Vidali United States (USA) |
5:22.2 | Sabine Steinbach East Germany (GDR) |
5:25.3 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | United States (USA) Jane Barkman Linda Gustavson Susan Pedersen Jan Henne |
4:02.5 | East Germany (GDR) Gabriele Wetzko Roswitha Krause Uta Schmuck Gabriele Perthes |
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 | 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 |
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