| 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 4×100 metre freestyle relay event at the 1968 Olympic Games took place October 26. The relay featured teams of four swimmers each swimming two lengths of the 50 m pool freestyle.
Medalists
Results
Heats
Heat 1
| Place | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jenny Steinbeck, Lynne Watson, Lyn Bell, Julie McDonald (AUS) |
4:12.0 | |
| 2 |  Marie-José Kersaudy, Simone Hanner, Danièle Dorléans, Claude Mandonnaud (FRA) |
4:15.4 | |
| 3 |  Zoya Dus, Tamara Sosnova, Nataliya Ustinova, Lidiya Hrebets (URS) |
4:17.1 | |
| 4 |  Elisabeth Berglund, Elisabeth Ljunggren-Morris, Lotten Andersson, Ingrid Gustavsson (SWE) |
4:18.2 | |
| 5 |  Heidi Reineck, Aloisia Bauer, Ingeborg Renner, Helmi Boxberger (FRG) |
4:19.4 | |
| 6 |  María Teresa Ramírez, Laura Vaca, Marcia Arriaga, Norma Amezcua (MEX) |
4:21.9 |
Heat 2
| Place | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jane Barkman, Linda Gustavson, Sue Pedersen, Jan Henne (USA) |
4:11.1 | |
| 2 |  Edit Kovács, Magdolna Patóh, Andrea Gyarmati, Judit Turóczy (HUN) |
4:13.6 | |
| 3 |  Shigeko Kawanishi, Yoshimi Nishigawa, Miwako Kobayashi, Yumiko Ono (JPN) |
4:14.5 | NR |
| 4 |  Hella Rentema, Bep Weeteling, Mirjam van Hemert, Nel Bos (NED) |
4:16.7 | |
| 5 |  María Moreño, Rosa Hasbún, Donatella Ferracuti, Carmen Ferracuti (ESA) |
4:39.8 |
Heat 3
| Place | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriele Wetzko, Roswitha Krause, Uta Schmuck, Gabriele Perthes (GDR) |
4:10.3 | |
| 2 |  Angela Coughlan, Marilyn Corson, Elaine Tanner, Marion Lay (CAN) |
4:14.1 | |
| 3 |  Shelagh Ratcliffe, Fiona Kellock, Susan Williams, Alexandra Jackson (GBR) |
4:16.3 | |
| 4 |  Emilia Figueroa, Ruth Apt, Felicia Ospitaletche, Lylian Castillo (URU) |
4:33.4 |
Final
| Place | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jane Barkman, Linda Gustavson, Sue Pedersen, Jan Henne (USA) |
4:02.5 | |
| 2 | Gabriele Wetzko, Roswitha Krause, Uta Schmuck, Martina Grunert (GDR) |
4:05.7 | |
| 3 | Angela Coughlan, Marilyn Corson, Elaine Tanner, Marion Lay (CAN) |
4:07.2 | |
| 4 | Jenny Steinbeck, Susan Eddy, Lynne Watson, Lyn Bell (AUS) |
4:08.7 | |
| 5 | Edit Kovács, Magdolna Patóh, Andrea Gyarmati, Judit Turóczy (HUN) |
4:11.0 | |
| 6 | Shigeko Kawanishi, Yoshimi Nishigawa, Yasuko Fujii, Miwako Kobayashi (JPN) |
4:13.6 | NR |
| 7 | Shelagh Ratcliffe, Fiona Kellock, Susan Williams, Alexandra Jackson (GBR) |
4:18.0 | |
| Marie-José Kersaudy, Simone Hanner, Danièle Dorléans, Claude Mandonnaud (FRA) |
DSQ |
References
- "Swimming at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Women's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
