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The women's 200 metre backstroke event at the 1968 Olympic Games took place 25 October.[1] This swimming event used backstroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool. This was the first appearance for this event in the Olympics for the women swimmers.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Lillian Watson United States
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| Silver | Elaine Tanner Canada
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| Bronze | Kaye Hall United States
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Results edit
Heats edit
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaye Hall |  United States |
2:31.1 | |
| 2 | Coby Sikkens |  Netherlands |
2:36.9 | |
| 3 | Jeanne Warren |  Canada |
2:37.9 | |
| 4 | Anne Walton | Canada |
2:39.4 | |
| 5 | Jacqueline Brown |  Great Britain |
2:40.0 | |
| 6 | Tina Lek'veishvili |  Soviet Union |
2:40.5 | |
| 7 | Francine Dauven |  Belgium |
2:43.5 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | María Corominas |  Spain |
2:34.5 | |
| 2 | Tatyana Savelyeva | Soviet Union |
2:35.5 | |
| 3 | Ulla Patrikka |  Finland |
2:38.1 | |
| 4 | Kiki Caron |  France |
2:40.5 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lynne Watson |  Australia |
2:33.5 | |
| 2 | Susie Atwood | United States |
2:35.2 | |
| 3 | Bep Weeteling | Netherlands |
2:35.4 | |
| 4 | Anca Andreiu |  Romania |
2:38.8 | |
| 5 | María Procopio |  Argentina |
2:49.2 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elaine Tanner | Canada |
2:30.9 | |
| 2 | Wendy Burrell | Great Britain |
2:33.2 | |
| 3 | Doris Kohardt |  East Germany |
2:34.7 | |
| 4 | Angelika Kraus | West Germany |
2:36.7 | |
| 5 | Glenda Stirling |  New Zealand |
2:40.3 | |
| 6 | Carmen Ferracuti |  El Salvador |
2:52.6 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pokey Watson | United States |
2:29.2 | |
| 2 | Zdenka Gašparač |  Yugoslavia |
2:33.7 | |
| 3 | Bénédicte Duprez | France |
2:34.5 | |
| 4 | Sylvie Canet | France |
2:36.1 | |
| 5 | Yvette Hafner |  Austria |
2:37.7 | |
| 6 | Patricia Sentous | Argentina |
2:41.5 | |
| 7 | Felicia Ospitaletche |  Uruguay |
2:51.4 | |
| 8 | Rosa Hasbún | El Salvador |
2:56.2 |
Final edit
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Lillian Watson | United States |
2:24.8 | OR |
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Elaine Tanner | Canada |
2:27.4 | |
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Kaye Hall | United States |
2:28.9 | |
| 4 | Lynne Watson | Australia |
2:29.5 | |
| 5 | Wendy Burrell | Great Britain |
2:32.3 | |
| 6 | Zdenka Gašparač | Yugoslavia |
2:33.5 | |
| 7 | María Corominas | Spain |
2:33.9 | |
| 8 | Bénédicte Duprez | France |
2:36.6 |
Key: OR = Olympic record
References edit
- ^ "Swimming at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2016.