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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Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  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 edit
Heats edit
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yukiko Goushi |  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 |  Mexico |
1:14.5 | |
| 7 | Hedy García |  Philippines |
DNS |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zdenka Gašparač |  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 |  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 |  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 |  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 |  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 |  Taiwan |
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 |  Belgium |
1:15.3 | |
| 7 | Judit Bárányi | Hungary |
1:16.0 |
Semifinals edit
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 edit
| 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 edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Official Report of the 1968 Olympic Games v.3" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. p. 752. Retrieved 5 August 2020.