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Host City: Roma, Italy
Location: Swimming Stadium, North Olympic Centre
Date Started: August 26, 1960
Date Finished: August 26, 1960
Format: Fastest eight advanced to the final.
| Gold: | John Devitt |
| Silver: | Lance Larson |
| Bronze: | Manuel dos Santos Filho |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lance Larson | 20 | United States | USA | 55.5 | QU |
| 2 | Bruce Hunter | 21 | United States | USA | 55.7 | QU |
| 3 | Aubrey Bürer | 21 | South Africa | RSA | 56.5 | QU |
| 4 | Keigo Shimizu | 21 | Japan | JPN | 57.1 | |
| 5 | Igor Luzhkovsky | 22 | Soviet Union | URS | 57.5 | |
| 6 | Cam Grout | 20 | Canada | CAN | 58.0 | |
| 7 | Paul Voell | 25 | Germany | GER | 58.4 | |
| 8 | Alain Gottvallès | 18 | France | FRA | 58.5 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Devitt | 23 | Australia | AUS | 55.8 | QU |
| 2 | Dick Pound | 18 | Canada | CAN | 56.5 | QU |
| 3 | Andrzej Salamon | 24 | Poland | POL | 56.9 | |
| 4 | Jon Henricks | 25 | Australia | AUS | 57.2 | |
| 5 | Uwe Jacobsen | 19 | Germany | GER | 57.4 | |
| 6 | László Lantos | 21 | Hungary | HUN | 58.0 | |
| 7 | Vitaly Sorokin | 24 | Soviet Union | URS | 58.7 | |
| 8 | Jorge Escalante | 20 | Mexico | MEX | 59.0 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manuel dos Santos Filho | 21 | Brazil | BRA | 56.3 | QU |
| 2 | Gyula Dobay | 22 | Hungary | HUN | 56.3 | QU |
| 3 | Per-Ola Lindberg | 20 | Sweden | SWE | 56.4 | QU |
| 4 | Karri Käyhkö | 22 | Finland | FIN | 56.6 | |
| 5 | Katsuki Ishihara | 21 | Japan | JPN | 57.8 | |
| 6 | Bernard Aluchna | 23 | Poland | POL | 57.8 | |
| 7 | Ron Kroon | 17 | Netherlands | NED | 57.9 | |
| 8 | Ezio Della Savia | 18 | Italy | ITA | 58.4 |