Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke
| 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 |
The women's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1968 Olympic Games took place between October 22 and 23. This swimming event used backstroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.
Medalists
| Gold | Kaye Hall United States
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| Silver | Elaine Tanner Canada
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| Bronze | Jane Swagerty United States
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Results
Heats
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Semifinals
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Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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Kaye Hall |  United States |
1:06.2 | WR |
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Elaine Tanner |  Canada |
1:06.7 | |
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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
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References
- 1968 Summer Olympics results: Women's 100 m backstroke, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2009-12-04.