Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics
| 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.[1] 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.
Medal table
| 1 |  Vereinigte Staaten (USA) |
9 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 |  Australien (AUS) |
5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 |  Great Britain (GBR) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Japan (JPN) |
0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 |  United Team of Germany (EUA) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 |  Niederlande (NED) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  Schweden (SWE) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Brasilien (BRA) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medal summary
Men's events
Women's events
Participating nations
380 swimmers from 45 nations competed.[1]
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References
- ^ a b "Swimming at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
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