At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, 29 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 468 participants from 51 countries competing.[1] The United States dominated the competition, winning 52 of 87 possible medals. 15-year-old phenom Debbie Meyer from Maryland won three gold medals.
Swimming at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | |
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Venue | Alberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez |
Dates | 17 – 26 October 1968 |
No. of events | 29 |
Competitors | 468 from 51 nations |
Events
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Participating nations
468 swimmers from 51 nations competed.[1]
- Argentinien (8)
- Australien (24)
- Österreich (3)
- Barbados (1)
- Belgien (6)
- Brasilien (4)
- Bulgarien (3)
- Kanada (15)
- Taiwan (4)
- Kolumbien (9)
- Costa Rica (1)
- Cuba (3)
- Czechoslovakia (1)
- Dänemark (3)
- East Germany (24)
- Ecuador (3)
- El Salvador (14)
- Finnland (3)
- Frankreich (16)
- Great Britain (24)
- Guatemala (3)
- Hongkong (3)
- Ungarn (14)
- Island (4)
- Irland (4)
- Israel (6)
- Italien (10)
- Jamaika (1)
- Japan (20)
- Libanon (1)
- Luxemburg (1)
- Mexiko (27)
- Niederlande (17)
- Neuseeland (4)
- Norwegen (1)
- Peru (3)
- Philippinen (7)
- Polen (4)
- Puerto Rico (9)
- Rumänien (2)
- Südkorea (1)
- South Vietnam (2)
- Soviet Union (31)
- Spanien (13)
- Schweden (16)
- Schweiz (4)
- Trinidad und Tobago (1)
- Vereinigte Staaten (52)
- Uruguay (5)
- West Germany (27)
- Yugoslavia (6)
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Vereinigte Staaten | 21 | 15 | 16 | 52 |
2 | Australien | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
3 | East Germany | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
4 | Yugoslavia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
5 | Mexiko | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
6 | Niederlande | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Soviet Union | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
8 | Kanada | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
9 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
10 | West Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
11 | Frankreich | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (11 entries) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 87 |
Medal summary
Men's events
Women's events
Gallery of the medalists
Some of the Olympic medalists in Mexico City:
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Don Schollander, winner of the 4×200-metre freestyle relay.
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Mark Spitz, winner of the 4×100-metre freestyle relay and 4×200-metre freestyle relay.
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Mike Burton, winner of the 400-metre freestyle and 1500-metre freestyle.
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Debbie Meyer, winner of the 200-metre freestyle, 400-metre freestyle, and 800-metre freestyle.
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Roland Matthes, winner of the 100-metre backstroke and 200-metre backstroke.
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Carl Robie, winner of the 200-metre butterfly.
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Charlie Hickcox, winner of the 200-metre individual medley and 400-metre individual medley.
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Claudia Kolb, winner of the 200-metre individual medley and 400-metre individual medley.
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Don McKenzie, winner of the 100-metre breaststroke and 4×100-metre medley relay.
References
- ^ a b "Swimming at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2016.