Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre butterfly
| Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 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
| Gold | Lyn McClements Australia
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| Silver | Ellie Daniel United States
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| Bronze | Susan Shields United States
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Results
Heats
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heike Hustede-Nagel | .svg.png){kind=small} West Germany |
1:07.7 | |
| 2 | Ada Kok |  Netherlands |
1:08.5 | |
| 3 | Jeanne Warren | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
1:10.0 | |
| 4 | Yasuko Fujii | .svg.png){kind=small} Japan |
1:10.1 | |
| 5 | Patricia Obregón |  Mexico |
1:12.4 | |
| 6 | Nam Sang-nam | .svg.png){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} Great Britain |
1:08.5 | |
| 4 | Carmen Gómez |  Colombia |
1:14.7 | |
| 5 | Ruth Apt |  Uruguay |
1:15.3 | |
| 6 | Ana Marcial | .svg.png){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} Argentina |
1:16.5 |
Semifinals
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
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Lyn McClements | Australia |
1:05.5 | |
 |
Ellie Daniel | United States |
1:05.8 | |
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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
- ^ "Swimming at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Butterfly". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2016.