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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 18, 1968
Format: Fastest 24 advanced to the semi-finals.
| Gold: | Jan Henne |
| Silver: | Sue Pedersen |
| Bronze: | Linda Gustavson |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claude Mandonnaud | 18 | France | FRA | 1:03.2 | QU |
| 2 | Elisabeth Berglund | 19 | Sweden | SWE | 1:03.6 | QU |
| 3 | Jenny Steinbeck | 17 | Australia | AUS | 1:03.8 | QU |
| 4 | Simone Hanner | 19 | France | FRA | 1:03.8 | QU |
| 5 | Helen Elliott | 19 | Philippines | PHI | 1:05.1 | |
| 6 | Patricia Olano | 18 | Colombia | COL | 1:05.3 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexandra Jackson | 16 | Great Britain | GBR | 1:00.5 | QU |
| 2 | Nataliya Ustinova | 23 | Soviet Union | URS | 1:03.8 | QU |
| 3 | Miwako Kobayashi | 16 | Japan | JPN | 1:04.2 | |
| 4 | Mariya Nikolova | 17 | Bulgaria | BUL | 1:05.1 | |
| 5 | Shen Bao-Ni | 14 | Chinese Taipei | TPE | 1:06.7 | |
| 6 | Ruth Apt | 15 | Uruguay | URU | 1:07.0 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nel Bos | 20 | Netherlands | NED | 1:03.0 | QU |
| 2 | Mirjana Šegrt | 18 | Yugoslavia | YUG | 1:03.3 | QU |
| 3 | Edit Kovács | 17 | Hungary | HUN | 1:03.7 | QU |
| 4 | Catherine Grosjean | 21 | France | FRA | 1:04.9 | |
| 5 | Fiona Kellock | 19 | Great Britain | GBR | 1:05.8 | |
| 6 | Gillian Treers | 16 | Great Britain | GBR | 1:06.3 | |
| 7 | Silvana Asturias | 15 | Guatemala | GUA | 1:10.3 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Judit Turóczy | 20 | Hungary | HUN | 1:02.1 | QU |
| 2 | Shigeko Kawanishi | 19 | Japan | JPN | 1:02.6 | QU |
| 3 | Uta Schmuck | 19 | East Germany | GDR | 1:03.1 | QU |
| 4 | Lotten Andersson | 18 | Sweden | SWE | 1:04.5 | |
| 5 | Rosario de Vivanco | 19 | Peru | PER | 1:04.7 | |
| 6 | Ingeborg Renner | 22 | West Germany | FRG | 1:05.9 | |
| 7 | Hedy García | 18 | Philippines | PHI | 1:06.1 | |
| 8 | Lorna Blake | 14 | Puerto Rico | PUR | 1:13.2 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda Gustavson | 18 | United States | USA | 1:00.8 | QU |
| 2 | Martina Grunert | 19 | East Germany | GDR | 1:03.2 | QU |
| 3 | Maria Strumolo | 19 | Italy | ITA | 1:04.1 | |
| 4 | Helmi Boxberger | 18 | West Germany | FRG | 1:05.1 | |
| 5 | Vera Kock | 16 | Sweden | SWE | 1:05.1 | |
| 6 | Vivian Ortíz | 19 | Mexico | MEX | 1:06.9 | |
| 7 | Emilia Figueroa | 15 | Uruguay | URU | 1:07.2 | |
| 8 | Ana Marcial | 15 | Puerto Rico | PUR | 1:10.1 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sue Pedersen | 14 | United States | USA | 1:01.5 | QU |
| 2 | Roswitha Krause | 18 | East Germany | GDR | 1:03.3 | QU |
| 3 | Lynne Watson | 15 | Australia | AUS | 1:03.5 | QU |
| 4 | Magdolna Patóh | 20 | Hungary | HUN | 1:03.8 | QU |
| 5 | Ana Boban | 20 | Yugoslavia | YUG | 1:05.4 | |
| 6 | Toos Beumer | 21 | Netherlands | NED | 1:06.1 | |
| 7 | Lylian Castillo | 15 | Uruguay | URU | 1:08.3 | |
| 8 | Rosa Hasbún | 16 | El Salvador | ESA | 1:10.0 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marion Lay | 19 | Canada | CAN | 1:00.6 | QU |
| 2 | Lidiya Hrebets | 25 | Soviet Union | URS | 1:03.3 | QU |
| 3 | Oľga Kozičová | 17 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 1:03.3 | QU |
| 4 | Zoya Dus | 15 | Soviet Union | URS | 1:04.2 | |
| 5 | Carmen Ferracuti | 16 | El Salvador | ESA | 1:08.5 | |
| 6 | Nguyễn Minh Tam | 18 | South Vietnam | VNM | 1:09.5 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan Henne | 21 | United States | USA | 1:00.1 | QU |
| 2 | Lyn Bell | 21 | Australia | AUS | 1:01.9 | QU |
| 3 | Oei Liana | 15 | Chinese Taipei | TPE | 1:03.0 | QU |
| 4 | Heidi Reineck | 16 | West Germany | FRG | 1:04.2 | |
| 5 | Marcia Arriaga | 12 | Mexico | MEX | 1:05.4 | |
| 6 | Mirjam van Hemert | 18 | Netherlands | NED | 1:06.1 | |
| 7 | Hrafnhildur Guðmundsdóttir | 25 | Iceland | ISL | 1:06.3 | |
| 8 | Kristina Moir | 17 | Puerto Rico | PUR | 1:07.9 |