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| Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| 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 | women |
| 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 men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 1968 Olympic Games took place between 25 and 26 October. 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 30 lengths of the pool.
Medalists
| Gold | Mike Burton United States
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| Silver | John Kinsella United States
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| Bronze | Greg Brough Australia
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Results
Heats
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Burton |  United States |
17:27.2 | |
| 2 | Ralph Hutton |  Canada |
17:35.9 | |
| 3 | Hans Faßnacht |  West Germany |
17:40.2 | |
| 4 | Julio Arango |  Colombia |
17:53.9 | |
| 5 | Vladimir Bure |  Soviet Union |
18:14.7 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Nelson | United States |
17:36.0 | |
| 2 | Juan Alanís |  Mexico |
17:37.4 | |
| 3 | Karl-Rüdiger Mann | East Germany |
17:37.6 | |
| 4 | Antonio Corell |  Spain |
18:12.7 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Brough |  Australia |
17:17.1 | |
| 2 | John Kinsella | United States |
17:22.7 | |
| 3 | Gunnar Larsson |  Sweden |
17:57.0 | |
| 4 | Jorge Urreta | Mexico |
17:57.5 | |
| 5 | Władysław Wojtakajtis |  Poland |
18:32.4 | |
| 6 | Jacques Henrard |  Belgium |
18:38.2 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham White | Australia |
17:10.1 | |
| 2 | Guillermo Echevarría | Mexico |
17:11.0 | |
| 3 | Katsuji Ito |  Japan |
17:50.2 | |
| 4 | Jean-François Ravelinghien |  France |
18:11.9 | |
| 5 | Jorge González |  Puerto Rico |
19:06.0 | |
| 6 | Rubén Guerrero |  El Salvador |
19:36.4 |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Mike Burton | United States |
16:38.9 | OR |
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John Kinsella | United States |
16:57.3 | |
 |
Greg Brough | Australia |
17:04.7 | |
| 4 | Graham White | Australia |
17:08.0 | |
| 5 | Ralph Hutton | Canada |
17:15.6 | |
| 6 | Guillermo Echevarría | Mexico |
17:36.4 | |
| 7 | Juan Alanís | Mexico |
17:46.6 | |
| 8 | John Nelson | United States |
18:05.1 |
Key: OR = Olympic record
References
- "Swimming at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's 1,500 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
| Olympic champions in men's 1500 m freestyle | |
|---|---|
| 1 mile |
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| Intercalated Games |
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| 1500 metres |
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