Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke
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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 women's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1968 Olympic Games took place between October 22 and 23. This swimming event used backstroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.
Medalists
| Gold | Kaye Hall United States |
| Silver | Elaine Tanner Canada |
| Bronze | Jane Swagerty United States |
Results
Heats
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Semifinals
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Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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Kaye Hall | United States |
1:06.2 | WR |
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Elaine Tanner | Canada |
1:06.7 | |
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Jane Swagerty | United States |
1:08.1 | |
| 4 | Kendis Moore | United States |
1:08.3 | |
| 5 | Andrea Gyarmati |  Hungary |
1:09.1 | |
| 6 | Lynne Watson |  Australia |
1:09.1 | |
| 7 | Sylvie Canet |  France |
1:09.3 | |
| 8 | Glenda Stirling |  New Zealand |
1:10.6 |
Key: WR = World record
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References
- 1968 Summer Olympics results: Women's 100 m backstroke, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2009-12-04.
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