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Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle
The women's 400 metre freestyle event at the 1968 Olympic Games took place between 19 and 20 October.[1] This swimming event used freestyle swimming, which means that the method of the stroke is not regulated (unlike backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly events). Nearly all swimmers use the front crawl or a variant of that stroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of eight lengths of the pool.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Debbie Meyer United States |
| Silver | Linda Gustavson United States |
| Bronze | Karen Moras Australia |
Results edit
Heats edit
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | María Teresa Ramírez | Mexico | 4:43.9 | |
| 2 | Gabriele Wetzko | East Germany | 4:49.8 | |
| 3 | Laura Vaca | Mexico | 4:53.3 | |
| 4 | Helen Elliott | Philippines | 4:59.9 | |
| 5 | Shen Bao-ni | Chinese Taipei | 5:41.8 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Debbie Meyer | United States | 4:35.0 | |
| 2 | Norma Amezcua | Mexico | 5:00.5 | |
| 3 | Dominique Mollier | France | 5:00.5 | |
| 4 | Sheila Clayton | Great Britain | 5:08.0 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pam Kruse | United States | 4:45.2 | |
| 2 | Marjatta Hara | Finland | 4:53.0 | |
| 3 | Olga de Angulo | Colombia | 5:08.6 | |
| 4 | Sally Davison | Great Britain | 5:11.2 | |
| 5 | Lylian Castillo | Uruguay | 5:30.2 | |
| 6 | Lorna Blake | Puerto Rico | 5:54.7 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda Gustavson | United States | 4:41.4 | |
| 2 | Marie-José Kersaudy | France | 4:57.3 | |
| 3 | Kristina Moir | Puerto Rico | 4:57.7 | |
| 4 | Susan Williams | Great Britain | 5:02.7 | |
| 5 | Emilia Figueroa | Uruguay | 5:21.0 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karen Moras | Australia | 4:39.6 | |
| 2 | Elisabeth Ljunggren-Morris | Sweden | 4:51.6 | |
| 3 | Novella Calligaris | Italy | 4:59.4 | |
| 4 | Consuelo Changanaqui | Peru | 5:02.9 | |
| 5 | Silvana Asturias | Guatemala | 5:25.6 |
Heat 6
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angela Coughlan | Canada | 4:47.4 | |
| 2 | Denise Langford | Australia | 4:52.2 | |
| 3 | Eva Sigg | Finland | 4:58.5 | |
| 4 | Christine Deakes | Australia | 5:01.5 | |
| 5 | Patricia Olano | Colombia | 5:01.8 |
Final edit
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debbie Meyer | United States | 4:31.8 | OR | |
| Linda Gustavson | United States | 4:35.5 | ||
| Karen Moras | Australia | 4:37.0 | ||
| 4 | Pam Kruse | United States | 4:37.2 | |
| 5 | Gabriele Wetzko | East Germany | 4:40.2 | |
| 6 | María Teresa Ramírez | Mexico | 4:42.2 | |
| 7 | Angela Coughlan | Canada | 4:51.9 | |
| 8 | Elisabeth Ljunggren-Morris | Sweden | 4:53.8 |
Key: OR = Olympic record
References edit
- ^ . Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2016.