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

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{{Infobox Olympic event

|event = Women's 100 metre backstroke

|image =

|caption =

|games = 1968 Summer

|venue = Alberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez

|date = 22 October 1968 (heats & semi-finals)
23 October 1968 (final)

|competitors = 41

|nations = 24

|win_value = 1:06.2 (WR)

|gold = Kaye Hall

|goldNOC = USA

|silver = Elaine Tanner

|silverNOC = CAN

|bronze = Jane Swagerty

|bronzeNOC = USA

|prev = 1964

|next = 1972 }}

{{SwimmingAt1968SummerOlympics}}

The women's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1968 Olympic Games took place between 22 and 23 October.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1968/SWI/womens-100-metres-backstroke.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417165345/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1968/SWI/womens-100-metres-backstroke.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Swimming at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Backstroke |accessdate=14 November 2016 |work=Sports Reference}} This swimming event used backstroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

{{World Olympic Record

| world_athlete = {{flagathlete|Karen Muir|RSA|1928}}

| world_mark = 1:06.4

| world_place = Paris, France

| world_date = 6 April 1968

| world_ref = {{cite web |title=Karen Muir |url=https://swimhistory.co.za/index.php/champions/1961-1991/karen-muir |accessdate=5 August 2020}}

| olympic_athlete = {{flagIOCathlete|Cathy Ferguson|USA|1964 Summer}}

| olympic_mark = 1:07.7

| olympic_place = Tokyo, Japan

| olympic_date = 14 October 1964

| olympic_ref = {{cite web |title=Official Report of the 1968 Olympic Games v.3 |url=https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll8/id/23771/rec/35 |publisher=LA84 Foundation |accessdate=5 August 2020 |page=752 |format=PDF}}

}}

The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.

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DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
23 October 1968FinalKaye Hallalign=left | {{flagIOC|USA|1968 Summer}}1:06.2{{WR|swimming}}

Results

=Heats=

Heat 1

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RankAthleteCountryTimeNote
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| 1

align=left| Yukiko Goushialign=left| {{flagIOC|JPN|1968 Summer}}1:10.2{{Tooltip|Q|Qualified for Semifinal}}
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| 2

align=left| Glenda Stirlingalign=left| {{flagIOC|NZL|1968 Summer}}1:10.2{{Tooltip|Q|Qualified for Semifinal}}
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| 3

align=left| Kiki Caronalign=left| {{flagIOC|FRA|1968 Summer}}1:10.5{{Tooltip|Q|Qualified for Semifinal}}
4align=left| Bep Weetelingalign=left| {{flagIOC|NED|1968 Summer}}1:12.5
5align=left| Jacqueline Brownalign=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1968 Summer}}1:13.0
6align=left| Lidia Ramírezalign=left| {{flagIOC|MEX|1968 Summer}}1:14.5
7align=left| Hedy Garcíaalign=left| {{flagIOC|PHI|1968 Summer}}{{Tooltip|DNS|Did Not Start}}

Heat 2

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RankAthleteCountryTimeNote
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| 1

align=left| Zdenka Gašparačalign=left| {{flagIOC|YUG|1968 Summer}}1:09.9{{Tooltip|Q|Qualified for Semifinal}}
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| 2

align=left| Jane Swagertyalign=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1968 Summer}}1:10.2{{Tooltip|Q|Qualified for Semifinal}}
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| 3

align=left| Andrea Gyarmatialign=left| {{flagIOC|HUN|1968 Summer}}1:11.3{{Tooltip|Q|Qualified for Semifinal}}
4align=left| Yvette Hafneralign=left| {{flagIOC|AUT|1968 Summer}}1:11.8
5align=left| Adriana Comollialign=left| {{flagIOC|ARG|1968 Summer}}1:13.8
6align=left| Doris Meisteralign=left| {{flagIOC|FRG|1968 Summer}}1:14.1
7align=left| Rosa Hasbúnalign=left| {{flagIOC|ESA|1968 Summer}}1:20.5

Heat 3

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RankAthleteCountryTimeNote
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| 1

align=left| Elaine Tanneralign=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|1968 Summer}}1:07.6{{Tooltip|Q|Qualified for Semifinal}}
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| 2

align=left| Lynne Watsonalign=left| {{flagIOC|AUS|1968 Summer}}1:09.4{{Tooltip|Q|Qualified for Semifinal}}
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| 3

align=left| María Corominasalign=left| {{flagIOC|ESP|1968 Summer}}1:10.7{{Tooltip|Q|Qualified for Semifinal}}
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| 4

align=left| Ulla Patrikkaalign=left| {{flagIOC|FIN|1968 Summer}}1:11.6{{Tooltip|Q|Qualified for Semifinal}}
5align=left| Angelika Krausalign=left| {{flagIOC|FRG|1968 Summer}}1:12.6
6align=left| Felicia Ospitaletchealign=left| {{flagIOC|URU|1968 Summer}}1:17.7
7align=left| Nguyễn Thị Mỹ Lienalign=left| {{flagIOC|VIE|1968 Summer}}1:19.2

Heat 4

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RankAthleteCountryTimeNote
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| 1

align=left| Kendis Moorealign=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1968 Summer}}1:10.5{{Tooltip|Q|Qualified for Semifinal}}
2align=left| Tatyana Savelyevaalign=left| {{flagIOC|URS|1968 Summer}}1:11.7
3align=left| Anca Andreiualign=left| {{flagIOC|ROU|1968 Summer}}1:11.8
4align=left| Dianna Rickardalign=left| {{flagIOC|AUS|1968 Summer}}1:12.4
5align=left| Anne Waltonalign=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|1968 Summer}}1:13.0
6align=left| María Procopioalign=left| {{flagIOC|ARG|1968 Summer}}1:15.9
7align=left| Shen Bao-nialign=left| {{flagIOC|ROC|1968 Summer}}1:21.5

Heat 5

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RankAthleteCountryTimeNote
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| 1

align=left| Sylvie Canetalign=left| {{flagIOC|FRA|1968 Summer}}1:10.4{{Tooltip|Q|Qualified for Semifinal}}
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| 2

align=left| Tina Lek'veishvilialign=left| {{flagIOC|URS|1968 Summer}}1:11.3{{Tooltip|Q|Qualified for Semifinal}}
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| 3

align=left| Bénédicte Duprezalign=left| {{flagIOC|FRA|1968 Summer}}1:11.6{{Tooltip|Q|Qualified for Semifinal}}
4align=left| Patricia Sentousalign=left| {{flagIOC|ARG|1968 Summer}}1:13.5
5align=left| Pru Chapmanalign=left| {{flagIOC|NZL|1968 Summer}}1:15.2
6align=left| Carmen Ferracutialign=left| {{flagIOC|ESA|1968 Summer}}1:17.8

Heat 6

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RankAthleteCountryTimeNote
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| 1

align=left| Kaye Hallalign=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1968 Summer}}1:09.8{{Tooltip|Q|Qualified for Semifinal}}
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| 2

align=left| Cobie Buteralign=left| {{flagIOC|NED|1968 Summer}}1:10.0{{Tooltip|Q|Qualified for Semifinal}}
3align=left| Mária Balla-Lantosalign=left| {{flagIOC|HUN|1968 Summer}}1:11.9
4align=left| Coby Sikkensalign=left| {{flagIOC|NED|1968 Summer}}1:11.9
5align=left| Wendy Burrellalign=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1968 Summer}}1:12.0
6align=left| Francine Dauvenalign=left| {{flagIOC|BEL|1968 Summer}}1:15.3
7align=left| Judit Bárányialign=left| {{flagIOC|HUN|1968 Summer}}1:16.0

=Semifinals=

Semifinal 1

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RankAthleteCountryTimeNote
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| 1

align=left| Lynne Watsonalign=left| {{flagIOC|AUS|1968 Summer}}1:09.0{{Tooltip|Q|Qualified for Final}}
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| 2

align=left| Kendis Moorealign=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1968 Summer}}1:09.6{{Tooltip|Q|Qualified for Final}}
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| 3

align=left| Glenda Stirlingalign=left| {{flagIOC|NZL|1968 Summer}}1:10.1{{Tooltip|Q|Qualified for Final}}
4align=left| Yukiko Goushialign=left| {{flagIOC|JPN|1968 Summer}}1:10.2
5align=left| Bénédicte Duprezalign=left| {{flagIOC|FRA|1968 Summer}}1:10.6
6align=left| Zdenka Gašparačalign=left| {{flagIOC|YUG|1968 Summer}}1:10.8
7align=left| María Corominasalign=left| {{flagIOC|ESP|1968 Summer}}1:11.0
8align=left| Tina Lek'veishvilialign=left| {{flagIOC|URS|1968 Summer}}1:11.0

Semifinal 2

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RankAthleteCountryTimeNote
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| 1

align=left| Elaine Tanneralign=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|1968 Summer}}1:07.4{{Tooltip|Q|Qualified for Final}}
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| 2

align=left| Kaye Hallalign=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1968 Summer}}1:08.2{{Tooltip|Q|Qualified for Final}}
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| 3

align=left| Jane Swagertyalign=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1968 Summer}}1:08.6{{Tooltip|Q|Qualified for Final}}
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| 4

align=left| Sylvie Canetalign=left| {{flagIOC|FRA|1968 Summer}}1:09.0{{Tooltip|Q|Qualified for Final}}
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| 5

align=left| Andrea Gyarmatialign=left| {{flagIOC|HUN|1968 Summer}}1:09.9{{Tooltip|Q|Qualified for Final}}
6align=left| Cobie Buteralign=left| {{flagIOC|NED|1968 Summer}}1:10.7
7align=left| Kiki Caronalign=left| {{flagIOC|FRA|1968 Summer}}1:10.8
8align=left| Ulla Patrikkaalign=left| {{flagIOC|FIN|1968 Summer}}1:12.1

=Final=

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! Rank !! Athlete !!Country !! Time

Notes
1align=left| Kaye Hallalign=left| {{FlagIOC|USA|1968 Summer}}1:06.2WR
2align=left| Elaine Tanneralign=left| {{FlagIOC|CAN|1968 Summer}}1:06.7
3align=left| Jane Swagertyalign=left| {{FlagIOC|USA|1968 Summer}}1:08.1
4align=left| Kendis Moorealign=left| {{FlagIOC|USA|1968 Summer}}1:08.3
5align=left| Andrea Gyarmatialign=left| {{FlagIOC|HUN|1968 Summer}}1:09.1
6align=left| Lynne Watsonalign=left| {{FlagIOC|AUS|1968 Summer}}1:09.1
7align=left| Sylvie Canetalign=left| {{FlagIOC|FRA|1968 Summer}}1:09.3
8align=left| Glenda Stirlingalign=left| {{FlagIOC|NZL|1968 Summer}}1:10.6

Key: WR = World record

References

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Women's backstroke 100 metre

Category:1968 in women's swimming

Category:Women's events at the 1968 Summer Olympics