Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metre freestyle
| Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics  | ||
|---|---|---|
| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
The women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 1968 Olympic Games took place between October 22 and 24.[1] This swimming event used freestyle swimming, which means that the method of the stroke is not regulated (unlike backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly events). Nearly all swimmers use the front crawl or a variant of that stroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of sixteen lengths of the pool.
Medalists
| Gold | Debbie Meyer United States |
| Silver | Pam Kruse United States |
| Bronze | Maria Teresa Ramírez.svg.png){kind=small} Mexico |
Results
Heats
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Debbie Meyer | United States | 9:42.8 | |
| 2 | Angela Coughlan |  Canada | 10:00.2 | |
| 3 | Sigrid Goral | .svg.png){kind=small} East Germany | 10:09.3 | |
| 4 | Kristina Moir | .svg.png){kind=small} Puerto Rico | 10:24.5 | |
| 5 | Helen Elliott | .svg.png){kind=small} Philippines | 10:32.9 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karen Moras |  Australia | 9:38.3 | |
| 2 | Denise Langford | Australia | 9:59.3 | |
| 3 | Laura Vaca | Mexico | 10:01.8 | |
| 4 | Tui Shipston |  New Zealand | 10:28.0 | |
| 5 | Norma Amezcua | Mexico | 10:31.6 | |
| 6 | Emilia Figueroa |  Uruguay | 10:57.7 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pam Kruse | United States | 9:49.8 | |
| 2 | Elisabeth Ljunggren-Morris |  Sweden | 10:07.5 | |
| 3 | Susan Williams |  Great Britain | 10:17.6 | |
| 4 | Sabine Rantzsch | East Germany | 10:18.4 | |
| 5 | Lylian Castillo | Uruguay | 11:19.1 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christine Deakes | Australia | 10:06.7 | |
| 2 | Marie-José Kersaudy |  France | 10:19.8 | |
| 3 | Novella Calligaris |  Italy | 10:21.0 | |
| 4 | Patricia Olano |  Colombia | 10:44.1 | |
| 5 | Silvana Asturias |  Guatemala | 11:12.5 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | María Teresa Ramírez | Mexico | 9:46.4 | |
| 2 | Patty Caretto | United States | 9:46.4 | |
| 3 | Dominique Mollier | France | 10:21.4 | |
| 4 | Marjatta Hara |  Finland | 10:23.3 | |
| 5 | Olga de Angulo | Colombia | 10:40.5 |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Debbie Meyer | United States | 9:24.0 | OR |
 | Pam Kruse | United States | 9:35.7 | |
 | Maria Teresa Ramírez | Mexico | 9:38.5 | |
| 4 | Karen Moras | Australia | 9:38.6 | |
| 5 | Patty Caretto | United States | 9:51.3 | |
| 6 | Angela Coughlan | Canada | 9:56.4 | |
| 7 | Denise Langford | Australia | 9:56.7 | |
| 8 | Laura Vaca | Mexico | 10:02.5 |
Key: OR = Olympic record
References
- ↑ "Swimming at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Women's 800 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
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