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Host City: Ciudad de México, Mexico
Location: Francisco Márquez Olympic Pool
Date Started: October 22, 1968
Date Finished: October 22, 1968
| Gold: | Felipe Muñoz |
| Silver: | Vladimir Kosinsky |
| Bronze: | Brian Job |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felipe Muñoz | 17 | Mexico | MEX | 2:28.7 | |
| 2 | Vladimir Kosinsky | 23 | Soviet Union | URS | 2:29.2 | |
| 3 | Brian Job | 16 | United States | USA | 2:29.9 | |
| 4 | Nikolay Pankin | 19 | Soviet Union | URS | 2:30.3 | |
| 5 | Yevgeny Mikhaylov | 21 | Soviet Union | URS | 2:32.8 | |
| 6 | Egon Henninger | 28 | East Germany | GDR | 2:33.2 | |
| 7 | Philip Long | 19 | United States | USA | 2:33.6 | |
| 8 | Osamu Tsurumine | 27 | Japan | JPN | 2:34.9 |