Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics
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| Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics  |
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| Freestyle | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| Backstroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| Breaststroke | ||||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Butterfly | ||||
| 100 m | women | |||
| 200 m | men | |||
| Freestyle relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | women | |||
| 4×200 m | men | |||
| Medley relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | ||
At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, 15 swimming events were contested, eight for men and seven for women. There was a total of 380 participants from 45 countries competing. For the first time, the 4×100 metres medley relay was contested. The United States dominated the medal standings with a total of 15 medals.
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[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  United States (USA) |
9 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 |  Australia (AUS) |
5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 |  Great Britain (GBR) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Japan (JPN) |
0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 |  Germany (EUA) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 |  Netherlands (NED) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  Sweden (SWE) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Brazil (BRA) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
[edit] Medal summary
[edit] Men's events
[edit] Women's events
[edit] References
- 1960 Summer Olympics results: swimming, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2009-11-01.
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