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| 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 women's 100 metre butterfly event at the 1968 Olympic Games took place between 20 and 21 October. 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
|
| Silver | Ellie Daniel United States
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| Bronze | Susan Shields United States
|
Results
Heats
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
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 | |
 |
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.