Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke

The women's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 1968 Summer Olympics took place between 18 and 19 October.[1] This swimming event used the breaststroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool. This was the first appearance for this event in the Olympics for the women swimmers.

Medalists

GoldĐurđica Bjedov
 Yugoslavia
SilverGalina Prozumenshchikova
 Soviet Union
BronzeSharon Wichman
 United States

Results

Heats

Heat 1
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Catie Ball United States1:18.8
2Jo-Anne Barnes Australia1:19.1
3Sue Jones United States1:19.3
4Dorothy Harrison Great Britain1:19.6
5Christine Filippovits Austria1:19.9
6Tamara Oynick Mexico1:22.7
7Liana Vicens Puerto Rico1:25.2
Heat 2
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Djurdjica Bjedov Yugoslavia1:17.7
2Alla Grebennikova Soviet Union1:19.3
3Shlomit Nir Israel1:20.9
4Ann O'Connor Ireland1:21.1
5Marjan Janus Netherlands1:21.9
6Tamara Orejuela Ecuador1:26.8
7Celia Jokisch El Salvador1:46.6
Heat 3
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Sharon Wichman United States1:18.3
2Judy Playfair Australia1:19.2
3Yvonne Brage Sweden1:20.8
4Vreni Eberle West Germany1:22.6
5Víctoria Casas Mexico1:24.7
6María Moreño El Salvador1:27.2
Heat 4
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Uta Frommater West Germany1:18.5
2Galina Prozumenschikova Soviet Union1:18.6
3Svetlana Babanina Soviet Union1:20.2
4Jill Slattery Great Britain1:20.7
5Sue McKenzie Australia1:20.9
6Ellen Ingvadóttir Iceland1:22.6
Heat 5
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Ana María Norbis Uruguay1:17.4
2Kiyoe Nakagawa Japan1:18.2
3Diana Harris Great Britain1:19.8
4Yukari Takemoto Japan1:20.7
5Márta Egerváry Hungary1:22.6
6Arlette Wilmes Luxembourg1:24.4
7María Castro El Salvador1:36.9

Semifinals

Semifinal 1
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Sharon Wichman United States1:16.8
2Djurdjica Bjedov Yugoslavia1:17.1
3Galina Prozumenschikova Soviet Union1:17.5
4Joanne Barnes Australia1:18.4
5Alla Grebennikova Soviet Union1:18.6
6Christine Filippovits Austria1:18.9
7Dorothy Harrison Great Britain1:19.6
8Jill Slattery Great Britain1:19.8
Semifinal 2
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Ana Norbis Uruguay1:16.7
2Catie Ball United States1:16.8
3Uta Frommater West Germany1:16.9
4Kiyoe Nakagawa Japan1:17.7
5Svetlana Babanina Soviet Union1:18.3
6Sue Jones United States1:18.6
7Judy Playfair Australia1:19.3
8Diana Harris Great Britain1:19.3

Final

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Đurđica Bjedov Yugoslavia1:15.8OR
Galina Prozumenshchikova Soviet Union1:15.9
Sharon Wichman United States1:16.1
4Uta Frommater West Germany1:16.2
5Catie Ball United States1:16.7
6Kiyoe Nakagawa Japan1:17.0
7Svetlana Babanina Soviet Union1:17.2
8Ana María Norbis Uruguay1:17.3

Key: OR = Olympic record

References

  1. "Swimming at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Breaststroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
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