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Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre butterfly
The women's 100 metre butterfly event at the 1968 Olympic Games took place between 20 and 21 October.[1] This swimming event used the butterfly stroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Lyn McClements Australia |
| Silver | Ellie Daniel United States |
| Bronze | Susan Shields United States |
Results edit
Heats edit
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heike Hustede-Nagel | West Germany | 1:07.7 | |
| 2 | Ada Kok | Netherlands | 1:08.5 | |
| 3 | Jeanne Warren | Canada | 1:10.0 | |
| 4 | Yasuko Fujii | Japan | 1:10.1 | |
| 5 | Patricia Obregón | Mexico | 1:12.4 | |
| 6 | Nam Sang-nam | South Korea | 1:16.9 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ellie Daniel | United States | 1:07.2 | |
| 2 | Tatyana Devyatova | Soviet Union | 1:07.6 | |
| 3 | Christine Strübing | East Germany | 1:09.2 | |
| 4 | Nel Bos | Netherlands | 1:09.5 | |
| 5 | Oei Liana | Chinese Taipei | 1:11.2 | |
| 6 | Vivienne Smith | Ireland | 1:13.1 | |
| 7 | Catherine Grosjean | France | 1:14.6 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyn McClements | Australia | 1:06.1 | |
| 2 | Andrea Gyarmati | Hungary | 1:07.4 | |
| 3 | Yvonne Tobis | Israel | 1:12.0 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helga Lindner | East Germany | 1:08.0 | |
| 2 | Toni Hewitt | United States | 1:08.1 | |
| 3 | Margaret Auton | Great Britain | 1:08.5 | |
| 4 | Carmen Gómez | Colombia | 1:14.7 | |
| 5 | Ruth Apt | Uruguay | 1:15.3 | |
| 6 | Ana Marcial | Puerto Rico | 1:17.1 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Susan Shields | United States | 1:06.2 | |
| 2 | Sandra Whittleston | New Zealand | 1:08.5 | |
| 3 | Gillian Treers | Great Britain | 1:10.6 | |
| 4 | Marilyn Corson | Canada | 1:10.7 | |
| 5 | Pauline Gray | Australia | 1:13.5 | |
| 6 | Adriana Comolli | Argentina | 1:16.5 |
Semifinals edit
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ada Kok | Netherlands | 1:06.2 | |
| 2 | Susan Shields | United States | 1:06.3 | |
| 3 | Andrea Gyarmati | Hungary | 1:06.6 | |
| 4 | Heike Hustede-Nagel | West Germany | 1:07.0 | |
| 5 | Toni Hewitt | United States | 1:07.9 | |
| 6 | Christine Strübing | East Germany | 1:08.2 | |
| 7 | Jeanne Warren | Canada | 1:09.7 | |
| 8 | Gillian Treers | Great Britain | 1:10.6 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ellie Daniel | United States | 1:06.1 | |
| 2 | Lyn McClements | Australia | 1:06.1 | |
| 3 | Helga Lindner | East Germany | 1:07.7 | |
| 4 | Tatyana Devyatova | Soviet Union | 1:08.4 | |
| 5 | Nel Bos | Netherlands | 1:08.5 | |
| 6 | Sandra Whittleston | New Zealand | 1:08.7 | |
| 7 | Margaret Auton | Great Britain | 1:08.7 | |
| 8 | Yasuko Fujii | Japan | 1:09.4 |
Final edit
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyn McClements | Australia | 1:05.5 | ||
| Ellie Daniel | United States | 1:05.8 | ||
| Susan Shields | United States | 1:06.2 | ||
| 4 | Ada Kok | Netherlands | 1:06.2 | |
| 5 | Andrea Gyarmati | Hungary | 1:06.8 | |
| 6 | Heike Hustede-Nagel | West Germany | 1:06.9 | |
| 7 | Toni Hewitt | United States | 1:07.5 | |
| 8 | Helga Lindner | East Germany | 1:07.6 |
References edit
- ^ . Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2016.