| 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 | 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 4×100 metre freestyle relay event at the 1968 Olympic Games took place 17 October. The relay featured teams of four swimmers each swimming two lengths of the 50 m pool freestyle.
Medalists
*swimmers who participated in heats
Results
Heats
4 fastest teams from each heat advance to the final
Heat 1
| Rank | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
Leonid Ilyichov (54.4) Sergey Gusev (54.7) Viktor Mazanov (54.6) Semyon Belits-Geiman (54.1) |
3:37.8 | Q |
| 2 |  Canada |
Glen Finch (57.5) George Smith (53.2) Ralph Hutton (54.8) Sandy Gilchrist (54.8) |
3:40.3 | Q |
| 3 |  Great Britain |
Mike Turner (55.5) Bobby McGregor (55.0) David Hembrow (55.8) Tony Jarvis (54.1) |
3:40.4 | Q |
| 4 |  Japan |
Kunihiro Iwasaki (55.8) Masayuki Osawa (54.5) Satoru Nakano (55.9) Teruhiko Kitani (55.6) |
3:41.8 | Q |
| 5 |  Spain |
José Antonio Chicoy (55.1) Juan Fortuny (56.3) Juan Martinez (56.2) Diego Martel (55.1) |
3:42.7 | |
| 6 |  Sweden |
Lester Eriksson (55.7) Ingvar Eriksson (55.9) Bo Westergren (56.1) Gunnar Larsson (56.2) |
3:43.9 | |
| 7 |  Colombia |
Julio Arango (56.0) Tomas Becerra (59.7) Federico Sicard (58.8) Ricardo González (57.0) |
3:51.5 | |
| 8 |  El Salvador |
Salvador Vilanova (55.9) Rubén Guerrero (1:05.9) José Alvarado (1:02.4) Ernesto Durón (1:04.1) |
4:08.3 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |
William Johnson (54.5) David Johnson (53.1) Michael Wall (54.0) Don Schollander (53.8) |
3:35.4 | Q |
| 2 |  Australia |
Greg Rogers (55.3) Robert Cusack (55.7) Bob Windle (53.9) Mike Wenden (53.1) |
3:38.0 | Q |
| 3 |  West Germany |
Peter Schorning (55.1) Wolfgang Kremer (54.8) Olaf, Baron von Scholing (54.9) Hans Faßnacht (55.4) |
3:40.2 | Q |
| 4 | East Germany |
Frank Wiegand (55.4) Horst-Günter Gregor (54.4) Udo Poser (55.0) Lothar Gericke (55.7) |
3:40.5 | Q |
| 5 |  Hungary |
Péter Lázár (56.0) István Szentirmay (56.0) Csaba Csatlós (55.9) Gábor Kucsera (54.5) |
3:42.4 | |
| 6 |  Mexico |
Salvador Ruíz (57.1) Mario Santibáñez (55.7) Eduardo Alanís (57.8) Rafaél Cal (55.5) |
3:46.1 | |
| 7 |  Puerto Rico |
Jorge González (55.0) Michael Goodner (1:00.4) Gary Goodner (55.6) José Ferraioli (56.0) |
3:47.0 | |
| 8 |  Philippines |
Roosevelt Abdulgafur (59.7) Alman Jaamani (54.8) Tony Asamali (57.9) Luis Ayesa (55.4) |
3:47.8 |
Final
| Rank | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
United States |
Zac Zorn (53.4) Stephen Rerych (52.8) Mark Spitz (52.7) Ken Walsh (52.8) |
3:31.7 | |
 |
Soviet Union |
Semyon Belits-Geiman (54.7) Viktor Mazanov (54.0) Georgijs Kuļikovs (52.9) Leonid Ilyichov (52.6) |
3:34.2 | |
 |
Australia |
Greg Rogers (55.2) Robert Cusack (54.1) Bob Windle (53.7) Mike Wenden (51.7) |
3:34.7 | |
| 4 | Great Britain |
Mike Turner (55.5) Bobby McGregor (54.2) David Hembrow (55.4) Tony Jarvis (53.3) |
3:38.4 | |
| 5 | East Germany |
Frank Wiegand (54.3) Horst-Günter Gregor (54.3) Udo Poser (55.4) Lothar Gericke (54.8) |
3:38.8 | |
| 6 | West Germany |
Peter Schorning (54.5) Wolfgang Kremer (55.2) Olaf, Baron von Scholing (54.7) Hans Faßnacht (54.6) |
3:39.0 | |
| 7 | Canada |
Glen Finch (55.3) George Smith (55.3) Ralph Hutton (54.2) Sandy Gildchrist (54.4) |
3:39.2 | |
| 8 | Japan |
Kunihiro Iwasaki (55.3) Masayuki Osawa (55.4) Satoru Nakano (55.9) Teruhiko Kitani (54.9) |
3:41.5 |
References
- "Swimming at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
