Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke
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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 breaststroke event at the 1968 Summer Olympics took place between October 18 and October 19. This swimming event used the breaststroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool. This was the first appearance for this event in the Olympics for the women swimmers.
Medalists
| Gold | Đurđica Bjedov Yugoslavia |
| Silver | Galina Prozumenshchikova Soviet Union |
| Bronze | Sharon Wichman United States |
Results
Heats
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Semifinals
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Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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Đurđica Bjedov | Yugoslavia |
1:15.8 | OR |
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Galina Prozumenshchikova | Soviet Union |
1:15.9 | |
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Sharon Wichman | United States |
1:16.1 | |
| 4 | Uta Frommater |  West Germany |
1:16.2 | |
| 5 | Catie Ball | United States |
1:16.7 | |
| 6 | Kiyoe Nakagawa |  Japan |
1:17.0 | |
| 7 | Svetlana Babanina | Soviet Union |
1:17.2 | |
| 8 | Ana María Norbis |  Uruguay |
1:17.3 |
Key: OR = Olympic record
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References
- 1968 Summer Olympics results: Women's 100 m breaststroke, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2009-12-05.
