Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke
The women's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1968 Olympic Games took place between 22 and 23 October.[1] This swimming event used backstroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.
| Women's 100 metre backstroke at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Alberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez | ||||||||||||
| Date | 22 October 1968 (heats & semi-finals) 23 October 1968 (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 41 from 24 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:06.2 (WR) | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| 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 |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Karen Muir (RSA) | 1:06.4 | Paris, France | 6 April 1968 | [2] |
| Olympic record |  Cathy Ferguson (USA) | 1:07.7 | Tokyo, Japan | 14 October 1964 | [3] |
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 October 1968 | Final | Kaye Hall | United States | 1:06.2 | WR |
Results
Heats
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yukiko Goushi | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Japan | 1:10.2 | Q |
| 2 | Glenda Stirling |  New Zealand | 1:10.2 | Q |
| 3 | Kiki Caron |  France | 1:10.5 | Q |
| 4 | Bep Weeteling |  Netherlands | 1:12.5 | |
| 5 | Jacqueline Brown |  Great Britain | 1:13.0 | |
| 6 | Lidia Ramírez | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Mexico | 1:14.5 | |
| 7 | Hedy García | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Philippines | DNS |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zdenka Gašparač | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia | 1:09.9 | Q |
| 2 | Jane Swagerty | United States | 1:10.2 | Q |
| 3 | Andrea Gyarmati |  Hungary | 1:11.3 | Q |
| 4 | Yvette Hafner |  Austria | 1:11.8 | |
| 5 | Adriana Comolli |  Argentina | 1:13.8 | |
| 6 | Doris Meister | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} West Germany | 1:14.1 | |
| 7 | Rosa Hasbún |  El Salvador | 1:20.5 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elaine Tanner |  Canada | 1:07.6 | Q |
| 2 | Lynne Watson |  Australia | 1:09.4 | Q |
| 3 | María Corominas | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain | 1:10.7 | Q |
| 4 | Ulla Patrikka |  Finland | 1:11.6 | Q |
| 5 | Angelika Kraus | West Germany | 1:12.6 | |
| 6 | Felicia Ospitaletche |  Uruguay | 1:17.7 | |
| 7 | Nguyễn Thị Mỹ Lien |  South Vietnam | 1:19.2 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kendis Moore | United States | 1:10.5 | Q |
| 2 | Tatyana Savelyeva |  Soviet Union | 1:11.7 | |
| 3 | Anca Andreiu | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Romania | 1:11.8 | |
| 4 | Dianna Rickard | Australia | 1:12.4 | |
| 5 | Anne Walton | Canada | 1:13.0 | |
| 6 | María Procopio | Argentina | 1:15.9 | |
| 7 | Shen Bao-ni |  Chinese Taipei | 1:21.5 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sylvie Canet | France | 1:10.4 | Q |
| 2 | Tina Lek'veishvili | Soviet Union | 1:11.3 | Q |
| 3 | Bénédicte Duprez | France | 1:11.6 | Q |
| 4 | Patricia Sentous | Argentina | 1:13.5 | |
| 5 | Pru Chapman | New Zealand | 1:15.2 | |
| 6 | Carmen Ferracuti | El Salvador | 1:17.8 |
Heat 6
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaye Hall | United States | 1:09.8 | Q |
| 2 | Cobie Buter | Netherlands | 1:10.0 | Q |
| 3 | Mária Balla-Lantos | Hungary | 1:11.9 | |
| 4 | Coby Sikkens | Netherlands | 1:11.9 | |
| 5 | Wendy Burrell | Great Britain | 1:12.0 | |
| 6 | Francine Dauven | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 1:15.3 | |
| 7 | Judit Bárányi | Hungary | 1:16.0 |
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lynne Watson | Australia | 1:09.0 | Q |
| 2 | Kendis Moore | United States | 1:09.6 | Q |
| 3 | Glenda Stirling | New Zealand | 1:10.1 | Q |
| 4 | Yukiko Goushi | Japan | 1:10.2 | |
| 5 | Bénédicte Duprez | France | 1:10.6 | |
| 6 | Zdenka Gašparač | Yugoslavia | 1:10.8 | |
| 7 | María Corominas | Spain | 1:11.0 | |
| 8 | Tina Lek'veishvili | Soviet Union | 1:11.0 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elaine Tanner | Canada | 1:07.4 | Q |
| 2 | Kaye Hall | United States | 1:08.2 | Q |
| 3 | Jane Swagerty | United States | 1:08.6 | Q |
| 4 | Sylvie Canet | France | 1:09.0 | Q |
| 5 | Andrea Gyarmati | Hungary | 1:09.9 | Q |
| 6 | Cobie Buter | Netherlands | 1:10.7 | |
| 7 | Kiki Caron | France | 1:10.8 | |
| 8 | Ulla Patrikka | Finland | 1:12.1 |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Kaye Hall | United States | 1:06.2 | WR |
 | Elaine Tanner | Canada | 1:06.7 | |
 | Jane Swagerty | United States | 1:08.1 | |
| 4 | Kendis Moore | United States | 1:08.3 | |
| 5 | Andrea Gyarmati | Hungary | 1:09.1 | |
| 6 | Lynne Watson | Australia | 1:09.1 | |
| 7 | Sylvie Canet | France | 1:09.3 | |
| 8 | Glenda Stirling | New Zealand | 1:10.6 |
Key: WR = World record
References
- "Swimming at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- "Karen Muir". Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- "Official Report of the 1968 Olympic Games v.3" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. p. 752. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
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