Swimming at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games

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Host City: Ciudad de México, Mexico
Date Started: October 17, 1968
Date Finished: October 26, 1968
Events: 29

Participants: 468 (264 men and 204 women) from 51 countries
Youngest Participant:  Liana Vicens (11 years, 327 days)
Oldest Participant:  Horst-Günther Gregor (30 years, 95 days)
Most Medals (Athlete): 5 athletes with 4 medals
Most Medals (Country): United States (52 medals)

Medalists Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE Event Gold Silver Bronze Men's 100 metres Freestyle  Mike Wenden  Ken Walsh  Mark Spitz Men's 200 metres Freestyle  Mike Wenden  Don Schollander  John Nelson Men's 400 metres Freestyle  Mike Burton  Ralph Hutton  Alain Mosconi Men's 1,500 metres Freestyle  Mike Burton  John Kinsella  Greg Brough Men's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay  United States  Soviet Union  Australia Men's 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay  United States  Australia  Soviet Union Men's 100 metres Backstroke  Roland Matthes  Charlie Hickcox  Ronnie Mills Men's 200 metres Backstroke  Roland Matthes  Mitch Ivey  Jack Horsley Men's 100 metres Breaststroke  Don McKenzie  Vladimir Kosinsky  Nikolay Pankin Men's 200 metres Breaststroke  Felipe Muñoz  Vladimir Kosinsky  Brian Job Men's 100 metres Butterfly  Doug Russell  Mark Spitz  Ross Wales Men's 200 metres Butterfly  Carl Robie  Martyn Woodroffe  John Ferris Men's 200 metres Individual Medley  Charlie Hickcox  Greg Buckingham  John Ferris Men's 400 metres Individual Medley  Charlie Hickcox  Gary Hall  Mike Holthaus Men's 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay  United States  East Germany  Soviet Union Women's 100 metres Freestyle  Jan Henne  Sue Pedersen  Linda Gustavson Women's 200 metres Freestyle  Debbie Meyer  Jan Henne  Jane Barkman Women's 400 metres Freestyle  Debbie Meyer  Linda Gustavson  Karen Moras Women's 800 metres Freestyle  Debbie Meyer  Pam Kruse  María Teresa Ramírez Women's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay  United States  East Germany  Canada Women's 100 metres Backstroke  Kaye Hall  Elaine Tanner  Jane Swagerty Women's 200 metres Backstroke  Pokey Watson  Elaine Tanner  Kaye Hall Women's 100 metres Breaststroke  Ðurđica Bjedov  Galina Prozumenshchikova-Stepanova  Sharon Wichman Women's 200 metres Breaststroke  Sharon Wichman  Ðurđica Bjedov  Galina Prozumenshchikova-Stepanova Women's 100 metres Butterfly  Lyn McClements  Ellie Daniel  Susan Shields Women's 200 metres Butterfly  Ada Kok  Helga Lindner  Ellie Daniel Women's 200 metres Individual Medley  Claudia Kolb  Sue Pedersen  Jan Henne Women's 400 metres Individual Medley  Claudia Kolb  Lynn Vidali  Sabine Steinbach Women's 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay  United States  Australia  West Germany

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