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Swimming at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games:
Men's 100 metres Breaststroke
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Host City: Ciudad de México, Mexico
Venue(s): Francisco Márquez Olympic Swimming Pool, Ciudad de México
Date Started: October 18, 1968
Date Finished: October 19, 1968
| Gold: |  Don McKenzie |
| Silver: |  Vladimir Kosinsky |
| Bronze: | Nikolay Pankin |
Summary
This was a new Olympic event and was considered wide open, with no clear favorite. The Soviets were considered tough in the breaststroke and they qualified three swimmers for the final, led by Nikolay Pankin, the current world record holder. In the final the unheralded Don McKenzie of the United States took the early lead but was passed by Pankin and Vladimir Kosinsky at 80 metres. But McKenzie pushed through and overtook the two Soviets to win the gold medal in 1:07.7, Kosinsky edging out Pankin for the silver. Three days later Kosinsky would also win silver in the 200 metre breaststroke.
Final Standings
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don McKenzie | 21 | United States | USA | Gold | OR |
| 2 | Vladimir Kosinsky | 23 | Soviet Union | URS | Silver | |
| 3 | Nikolay Pankin | 19 | Soviet Union | URS | Bronze | |
| 4 | José Sylvio Fiolo | 18 | Brazil | BRA | ||
| 5 | Yevhen Mykhailov | 21 | Soviet Union | URS | ||
| 6 | Ian O'Brien | 21 | Australia | AUS | ||
| 7 | Alberto Forelli | 22 | Argentina | ARG | ||
| 8 | Egon Henninger | 28 | East Germany | GDR | ||
| 3 h1 r2/3 | Michael Günther | 18 | West Germany | FRG | ||
| 3 h2 r2/3 | Dave Perkowski | 21 | United States | USA | ||
| 4 h1 r2/3 | Klaus Katzur | 25 | East Germany | GDR | ||
| 4 h2 r2/3 | Felipe Muñoz | 17 | Mexico | MEX | ||
| 5 h1 r2/3 | Osamu Tsurumine | 27 | Japan | JPN | ||
| 5 h2 r2/3 | Ladislau Koszta | 21 | Romania | ROU | ||
| 5 h3 r2/3 | Bill Mahony | 19 | Canada | CAN | ||
| 6 h1 r2/3 | Amman Jalmaani | 19 | Philippines | PHI | ||
| 6 h2 r2/3 | Thomas Aretz | 20 | West Germany | FRG | ||
| 6 h3 r2/3 | Gregor Betz | 19 | West Germany | FRG | ||
| 7 h1 r2/3 | Thomas Johnsson | 18 | Sweden | SWE | ||
| 7 h2 r2/3 | Osvaldo Boretto | 16 | Argentina | ARG | ||
| 7 h3 r2/3 | Józef Klukowski | 22 | Poland | POL | ||
| 8 h1 r2/3 | Sándor Szabó | 17 | Hungary | HUN | ||
| 8 h3 r2/3 | Kenneth Merten | 23 | United States | USA | ||
| AC h2 r2/3 | Nobutaka Taguchi | 17 | Japan | JPN | DQ | |
| 4 h2 r1/3 | Liam Ball | 17 | Ireland | IRL | ||
| 4 h4 r1/3 | Slavko Kurbanović | 22 | Yugoslavia | YUG | ||
| 4 h6 r1/3 | José Durán | 17 | Spain | ESP | ||
| 5 h2 r1/3 | Leiknir Jónsson | 24 | Iceland | ISL | ||
| 5 h4 r1/3 | Roger Roberts | 20 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 5 h6 r1/3 | Javier Jiménez | 20 | Mexico | MEX | ||
| 6 h1 r1/3 | Nicolas Gilliard | 20 | Switzerland | SUI | ||
| 6 h2 r1/3 | Abel Muñoz | 16 | El Salvador | ESA | ||
| 6 h3 r1/3 | Stuart Roberts | 16 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 6 h4 r1/3 | Leroy Goff | 22 | Philippines | PHI | ||
| 6 h5 r1/3 | Yohan Kende | 19 | Israel | ISR | ||
| 6 h6 r1/3 | Eduardo Ramos | 15 | El Salvador | ESA | ||
| 7 h1 r1/3 | Eduardo Moreno | 24 | Mexico | MEX | ||
| 7 h3 r1/3 | Ivan Gomina | 16 | Colombia | COL | ||
| 7 h4 r1/3 | Arturo Carranza | 15 | El Salvador | ESA |
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