Swimming at the 1964 Summer Games: Next Summer Games
Host City: Tokyo, Japan
Location: National Gymnasium
Date Started: October 15, 1964
Date Finished: October 15, 1964
Format: Fastest eight advanced to the final.
| Gold: | Donna de Varona |
| Silver: | Sharon Finneran |
| Bronze: | Martha Randall |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anita Lonsbrough | 23 | Great Britain | GBR | 5:30.6 | QU/OR |
| 2 | Sharon Finneran | 18 | United States | USA | 5:32.7 | QU |
| 3 | Márta Egerváry | 21 | Hungary | HUN | 5:35.8 | QU |
| 4 | Helga Zimmermann | 21 | Germany | GER | 5:38.9 | |
| 5 | Jane Cortis | 16 | Australia | AUS | 5:43.6 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martha Randall | 16 | United States | USA | 5:27.8 | QU/OR |
| 2 | Barbara Hounsell | 13 | Canada | CAN | 5:38.4 | |
| 3 | Adri Lasterie | 20 | Netherlands | NED | 5:41.3 | |
| 4 | Harriet Blank | 19 | Germany | GER | 5:42.4 | |
| 5 | Isabel Castañe | 18 | Spain | ESP | 5:50.7 | |
| 6 | Margaret Harding | 16 | Puerto Rico | PUR | 6:10.7 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veronika Holletz | 19 | Germany | GER | 5:26.8 | QU/OR |
| 2 | Betty Heukels | 22 | Netherlands | NED | 5:32.4 | QU |
| 3 | Linda McGill | 18 | Australia | AUS | 5:38.3 | QU |
| 4 | Kimiko Ezaka | 20 | Japan | JPN | 5:42.1 | |
| 5 | Kirsten Strange-Campbell | 20 | Denmark | DEN | 5:44.4 | |
| 6 | Pamela Johnson | 16 | Great Britain | GBR | 6:11.9 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donna de Varona | 17 | United States | USA | 5:24.2 | QU/OR |
| 2 | Marianne Heemskerk | 20 | Netherlands | NED | 5:38.6 | |
| 3 | Helen Kennedy | 15 | Canada | CAN | 5:49.9 | |
| 4 | Natsuko Matsuda | 17 | Japan | JPN | 5:51.5 | |
| 5 | Silvia Belmar | 19 | Mexico | MEX | 6:00.7 |