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100 metres Freestyle, Women

100 metres Freestyle, Women

Date	18 – 19 October 1968
Status	Olympic
Location	Alberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez, Ciudad de México
Participants	57 from 27 countries

Dawn Fraser was gone, after having won the event in 1956, 1960, and 1964, and in her absence, there was no real favorite. Sue Pedersen had won the US Nationals and Olympic Trials over Jan Henne and they both made the final, each winning a semi, with Canada’s Marion Lay, silver medalist at the 1967 Pan American Games, winning the first semi. In the final Pedersen led by inches at the turn, but Henne surged past her to win the gold medal, with the Americans sweeping, Pedersen in second, and Linda Gustavson winning bronze, Lay placing fourth.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	15385	Jan Henne	👁 Image USA	1:00.1 (1 h8)	1:00.5 (1 h3)	1:00.0 (1)	Gold
2	15394	Sue Pedersen	👁 Image USA	1:01.5 (1 h6)	1:00.2 (1 h2)	1:00.3 (2)	Silver
3	15383	Linda Gustavson	👁 Image USA	1:00.8 (1 h5)	1:00.6 (2 h3)	1:00.3 (3)	Bronze
4	13884	Marion Lay	👁 Image CAN	1:00.6 (1 h7)	1:00.7 (1 h1)	1:00.5 (4)
5	23126	Martina Grunert	👁 Image GDR	1:03.2 (2 h5)	1:02.2 (3 h1)	1:01.0 (5)
6	16703	Alex Jackson	👁 Image GBR	1:00.5 (1 h2)	1:00.6 (2 h2)	1:01.0 (6)
7	21692	Mirjana Šegrt	👁 Image YUG	1:03.3 (2 h3)	1:01.9 (2 h1)	1:01.5 (7)
8	17385	Judit Turóczy	👁 Image HUN	1:02.1 (1 h4)	1:01.8 (3 h3)	1:01.6 (8)
=9	13056	Lyn Bell	👁 Image AUS	1:01.9 (2 h8)	1:02.4 (4 h1)	–
=9	23058	Roswitha Krause	👁 Image GDR	1:03.3 (2 h6)	1:02.4 (3 h2)	–
=11	13068	Jenny Steinbeck	👁 Image AUS	1:03.8 (3 h1)	1:02.6 (5 h1)	–
=11	14609	Oľga Kozičová	👁 Image TCH	1:03.3 (3 h7)	1:02.6 (4 h3)	–
13	–	Claude Mandonnaud	👁 Image FRA	1:03.2 (1 h1)	1:02.7 (6 h3)	–
=14	–	Uta Schmuck	👁 Image GDR	1:03.1 (3 h4)	1:02.8 (4 h2)	–
=14	17071	Nel Bos	👁 Image NED	1:03.0 (1 h3)	1:02.8 (5 h3)	–
=14	23709	Oei Liana	👁 Image TPE	1:03.0 (3 h8)	1:02.8 (6 h1)	–
17	13069	Lynne Watson	👁 Image AUS	1:03.5 (3 h6)	1:02.9 (7 h1)	–
18	–	Shigeko Kawanishi	👁 Image JPN	1:02.6 (2 h4)	1:03.0 (5 h2)	–
19	21063	Lidiya Grebets	👁 Image URS	1:03.3 (2 h7)	1:03.3 (6 h2)	–
=20	17381	Edit Kovács	👁 Image HUN	1:03.7 (3 h3)	1:03.5 (7 h2)	–
=20	20391	Elisabeth Berglund	👁 Image SWE	1:03.6 (2 h1)	1:03.5 (7 h3)	–
22	17384	Magdolna Patóh	👁 Image HUN	1:03.8 (4 h6)	1:03.8 (8 h1)	–
23	–	Simone Hanner	👁 Image FRA	1:03.8 (4 h1)	1:04.8 (8 h3)	–
24	21061	Nataliya Ustinova	👁 Image URS	1:03.8 (2 h2)	1:05.0 (8 h2)	–
25	17944	Mietta Strumolo	👁 Image ITA	1:04.1 (3 h5)	–	–
=26	12338	Heidi Reineck	👁 Image FRG	1:04.2 (4 h8)	–	–
=26	18153	Miwako Kobayashi	👁 Image JPN	1:04.2 (3 h2)	–	–
=26	21039	Zoya Dus	👁 Image URS	1:04.2 (4 h7)	–	–
29	–	Lotten Andersson	👁 Image SWE	1:04.5 (4 h4)	–	–
30	21968	Rosario de Vivanco	👁 Image PER	1:04.7 (5 h4)	–	–
31	16248	Catherine Grosjean	👁 Image FRA	1:04.9 (4 h3)	–	–
=32	13620	Mariya Nikolova	👁 Image BUL	1:05.1 (4 h2)	–	–
=32	12328	Helmi Boxberger	👁 Image FRG	1:05.1 (4 h5)	–	–
=32	15890	Helen Elliott	👁 Image PHI	1:05.1 (5 h1)	–	–
=32	–	Vera Kock	👁 Image SWE	1:05.1 (5 h5)	–	–
36	13972	Patricia Olano	👁 Image COL	1:05.3 (6 h1)	–	–
=37	–	Marcia Arriaga	👁 Image MEX	1:05.4 (5 h8)	–	–
=37	21690	Ana Boban	👁 Image YUG	1:05.4 (5 h6)	–	–
39	16704	Fiona Kellock	👁 Image GBR	1:05.8 (5 h3)	–	–
40	12339	Ingeborg Renner	👁 Image FRG	1:05.9 (6 h4)	–	–
=41	17069	Toos Beumer	👁 Image NED	1:06.1 (6 h6)	–	–
=41	17076	Mirjam van Hemert	👁 Image NED	1:06.1 (6 h8)	–	–
=41	15889	Hedy García	👁 Image PHI	1:06.1 (7 h4)	–	–
=44	16701	Gillian Treers	👁 Image GBR	1:06.3 (6 h3)	–	–
=44	17668	Hrafnhildur Guðmundsdóttir	👁 Image ISL	1:06.3 (7 h8)	–	–
46	23710	Shen Bao-Ni	👁 Image TPE	1:06.7 (5 h2)	–	–
47	18941	Vivian Ortiz	👁 Image MEX	1:06.9 (6 h5)	–	–
48	21521	Ruth Apt	👁 Image URU	1:07.0 (6 h2)	–	–
49	21524	Mónica E. Figueroa	👁 Image URU	1:07.2 (7 h5)	–	–
50	22933	Kristina Moir	👁 Image PUR	1:07.9 (8 h8)	–	–
51	21522	Lylián Castillo	👁 Image URU	1:08.3 (7 h6)	–	–
52	14926	Carmen Ferracuti	👁 Image ESA	1:08.5 (5 h7)	–	–
53	21565	Nguyễn Minh Tam	👁 Image VNM	1:09.5 (6 h7)	–	–
54	14929	Rosa Hasbún	👁 Image ESA	1:10.0 (8 h6)	–	–
55	22935	Ana Marcial	👁 Image PUR	1:10.1 (8 h5)	–	–
56	16863	Silvana Asturias	👁 Image GUA	1:10.3 (7 h3)	–	–
57	–	Lorna Blake	👁 Image PUR	1:13.2 (8 h4)	–	–
12851	María Procopio	👁 Image ARG	– (DNS h1)	–	–
13888	Angela Coughlan	👁 Image CAN	– (DNS h2)	–	–
17942	Mara Sacchi	👁 Image ITA	– (DNS h7)	–	–
20262	Pat Chan	👁 Image SGP	– (DNS h3)	–	–

Round One

Date	18 October 1968 — 10:00
Format	Fastest 24 advanced to the semi-finals.

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	7	Jan Henne	👁 Image USA	1:00.1
2	3	Alex Jackson	👁 Image GBR	1:00.5
3	5	Marion Lay	👁 Image CAN	1:00.6
4	5	Linda Gustavson	👁 Image USA	1:00.8
5	2	Sue Pedersen	👁 Image USA	1:01.5
6	3	Lyn Bell	👁 Image AUS	1:01.9
7	5	Judit Turóczy	👁 Image HUN	1:02.1
8	7	Shigeko Kawanishi	👁 Image JPN	1:02.6
=9	1	Nel Bos	👁 Image NED	1:03.0
=9	1	Oei Liana	👁 Image TPE	1:03.0
11	1	Uta Schmuck	👁 Image GDR	1:03.1
=12	4	Claude Mandonnaud	👁 Image FRA	1:03.2
=12	2	Martina Grunert	👁 Image GDR	1:03.2
=14	3	Mirjana Šegrt	👁 Image YUG	1:03.3
=14	5	Roswitha Krause	👁 Image GDR	1:03.3
=14	4	Lidiya Grebets	👁 Image URS	1:03.3
=14	3	Oľga Kozičová	👁 Image TCH	1:03.3
18	6	Lynne Watson	👁 Image AUS	1:03.5
19	3	Elisabeth Berglund	👁 Image SWE	1:03.6
20	5	Edit Kovács	👁 Image HUN	1:03.7
=21	2	Jenny Steinbeck	👁 Image AUS	1:03.8
=21	6	Simone Hanner	👁 Image FRA	1:03.8
=21	7	Nataliya Ustinova	👁 Image URS	1:03.8
=21	1	Magdolna Patóh	👁 Image HUN	1:03.8
25	1	Mietta Strumolo	👁 Image ITA	1:04.1
=26	2	Miwako Kobayashi	👁 Image JPN	1:04.2
=26	6	Zoya Dus	👁 Image URS	1:04.2
=26	8	Heidi Reineck	👁 Image FRG	1:04.2
29	3	Lotten Andersson	👁 Image SWE	1:04.5
30	2	Rosario de Vivanco	👁 Image PER	1:04.7
31	7	Catherine Grosjean	👁 Image FRA	1:04.9
=32	7	Helen Elliott	👁 Image PHI	1:05.1
=32	5	Mariya Nikolova	👁 Image BUL	1:05.1
=32	8	Helmi Boxberger	👁 Image FRG	1:05.1
=32	4	Vera Kock	👁 Image SWE	1:05.1
36	5	Patricia Olano	👁 Image COL	1:05.3
=37	7	Ana Boban	👁 Image YUG	1:05.4
=37	2	Marcia Arriaga	👁 Image MEX	1:05.4
39	2	Fiona Kellock	👁 Image GBR	1:05.8
40	8	Ingeborg Renner	👁 Image FRG	1:05.9
=41	6	Hedy García	👁 Image PHI	1:06.1
=41	8	Toos Beumer	👁 Image NED	1:06.1
=41	5	Mirjam van Hemert	👁 Image NED	1:06.1
=44	6	Gillian Treers	👁 Image GBR	1:06.3
=44	4	Hrafnhildur Guðmundsdóttir	👁 Image ISL	1:06.3
46	4	Shen Bao-Ni	👁 Image TPE	1:06.7
47	3	Vivian Ortiz	👁 Image MEX	1:06.9
48	6	Ruth Apt	👁 Image URU	1:07.0
49	7	Mónica E. Figueroa	👁 Image URU	1:07.2
50	6	Kristina Moir	👁 Image PUR	1:07.9
51	4	Lylián Castillo	👁 Image URU	1:08.3
52	2	Carmen Ferracuti	👁 Image ESA	1:08.5
53	7	Nguyễn Minh Tam	👁 Image VNM	1:09.5
54	3	Rosa Hasbún	👁 Image ESA	1:10.0
55	6	Ana Marcial	👁 Image PUR	1:10.1
56	4	Silvana Asturias	👁 Image GUA	1:10.3
57	4	Lorna Blake	👁 Image PUR	1:13.2
–	María Procopio	👁 Image ARG	–
–	Angela Coughlan	👁 Image CAN	–
–	Pat Chan	👁 Image SGP	–
–	Mara Sacchi	👁 Image ITA	–

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	4	Claude Mandonnaud	👁 Image FRA	1:03.2
2	3	Elisabeth Berglund	👁 Image SWE	1:03.6
3	2	Jenny Steinbeck	👁 Image AUS	1:03.8
4	6	Simone Hanner	👁 Image FRA	1:03.8
5	7	Helen Elliott	👁 Image PHI	1:05.1
6	5	Patricia Olano	👁 Image COL	1:05.3
–	María Procopio	👁 Image ARG	–

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	3	Alex Jackson	👁 Image GBR	1:00.5
2	7	Nataliya Ustinova	👁 Image URS	1:03.8
3	2	Miwako Kobayashi	👁 Image JPN	1:04.2
4	5	Mariya Nikolova	👁 Image BUL	1:05.1
5	4	Shen Bao-Ni	👁 Image TPE	1:06.7
6	6	Ruth Apt	👁 Image URU	1:07.0
–	Angela Coughlan	👁 Image CAN	–

Heat #3

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	1	Nel Bos	👁 Image NED	1:03.0
2	3	Mirjana Šegrt	👁 Image YUG	1:03.3
3	5	Edit Kovács	👁 Image HUN	1:03.7
4	7	Catherine Grosjean	👁 Image FRA	1:04.9
5	2	Fiona Kellock	👁 Image GBR	1:05.8
6	6	Gillian Treers	👁 Image GBR	1:06.3
7	4	Silvana Asturias	👁 Image GUA	1:10.3
–	Pat Chan	👁 Image SGP	–

Heat #4

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	5	Judit Turóczy	👁 Image HUN	1:02.1
2	7	Shigeko Kawanishi	👁 Image JPN	1:02.6
3	1	Uta Schmuck	👁 Image GDR	1:03.1
4	3	Lotten Andersson	👁 Image SWE	1:04.5
5	2	Rosario de Vivanco	👁 Image PER	1:04.7
6	8	Ingeborg Renner	👁 Image FRG	1:05.9
7	6	Hedy García	👁 Image PHI	1:06.1
8	4	Lorna Blake	👁 Image PUR	1:13.2

Heat #5

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	5	Linda Gustavson	👁 Image USA	1:00.8
2	2	Martina Grunert	👁 Image GDR	1:03.2
3	1	Mietta Strumolo	👁 Image ITA	1:04.1
4	8	Helmi Boxberger	👁 Image FRG	1:05.1
5	4	Vera Kock	👁 Image SWE	1:05.1
6	3	Vivian Ortiz	👁 Image MEX	1:06.9
7	7	Mónica E. Figueroa	👁 Image URU	1:07.2
8	6	Ana Marcial	👁 Image PUR	1:10.1

Heat #6

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	2	Sue Pedersen	👁 Image USA	1:01.5
2	5	Roswitha Krause	👁 Image GDR	1:03.3
3	6	Lynne Watson	👁 Image AUS	1:03.5
4	1	Magdolna Patóh	👁 Image HUN	1:03.8
5	7	Ana Boban	👁 Image YUG	1:05.4
6	8	Toos Beumer	👁 Image NED	1:06.1
7	4	Lylián Castillo	👁 Image URU	1:08.3
8	3	Rosa Hasbún	👁 Image ESA	1:10.0

Heat #7

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	5	Marion Lay	👁 Image CAN	1:00.6
2	4	Lidiya Grebets	👁 Image URS	1:03.3
3	3	Oľga Kozičová	👁 Image TCH	1:03.3
4	6	Zoya Dus	👁 Image URS	1:04.2
5	2	Carmen Ferracuti	👁 Image ESA	1:08.5
6	7	Nguyễn Minh Tam	👁 Image VNM	1:09.5
–	Mara Sacchi	👁 Image ITA	–

Heat #8

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	7	Jan Henne	👁 Image USA	1:00.1
2	3	Lyn Bell	👁 Image AUS	1:01.9
3	1	Oei Liana	👁 Image TPE	1:03.0
4	8	Heidi Reineck	👁 Image FRG	1:04.2
5	2	Marcia Arriaga	👁 Image MEX	1:05.4
6	5	Mirjam van Hemert	👁 Image NED	1:06.1
7	4	Hrafnhildur Guðmundsdóttir	👁 Image ISL	1:06.3
8	6	Kristina Moir	👁 Image PUR	1:07.9

Semi-Finals

Date	18 October 1968 — 17:00
Format	Fastest eight advanced to the final.

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	5	Sue Pedersen	👁 Image USA	1:00.2
2	4	Jan Henne	👁 Image USA	1:00.5
=3	4	Alex Jackson	👁 Image GBR	1:00.6
=3	5	Linda Gustavson	👁 Image USA	1:00.6
5	4	Marion Lay	👁 Image CAN	1:00.7
6	3	Judit Turóczy	👁 Image HUN	1:01.8
7	2	Mirjana Šegrt	👁 Image YUG	1:01.9
8	6	Martina Grunert	👁 Image GDR	1:02.2
=9	5	Lyn Bell	👁 Image AUS	1:02.4
=9	7	Roswitha Krause	👁 Image GDR	1:02.4
=11	1	Jenny Steinbeck	👁 Image AUS	1:02.6
=11	7	Oľga Kozičová	👁 Image TCH	1:02.6
13	2	Claude Mandonnaud	👁 Image FRA	1:02.7
=14	3	Oei Liana	👁 Image TPE	1:02.8
=14	6	Uta Schmuck	👁 Image GDR	1:02.8
=14	6	Nel Bos	👁 Image NED	1:02.8
17	7	Lynne Watson	👁 Image AUS	1:02.9
18	3	Shigeko Kawanishi	👁 Image JPN	1:03.0
19	2	Lidiya Grebets	👁 Image URS	1:03.3
=20	1	Edit Kovács	👁 Image HUN	1:03.5
=20	1	Elisabeth Berglund	👁 Image SWE	1:03.5
22	8	Magdolna Patóh	👁 Image HUN	1:03.8
23	8	Simone Hanner	👁 Image FRA	1:04.8
24	8	Nataliya Ustinova	👁 Image URS	1:05.0

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	4	Marion Lay	👁 Image CAN	1:00.7
2	2	Mirjana Šegrt	👁 Image YUG	1:01.9
3	6	Martina Grunert	👁 Image GDR	1:02.2
4	5	Lyn Bell	👁 Image AUS	1:02.4
5	1	Jenny Steinbeck	👁 Image AUS	1:02.6
6	3	Oei Liana	👁 Image TPE	1:02.8
7	7	Lynne Watson	👁 Image AUS	1:02.9
8	8	Magdolna Patóh	👁 Image HUN	1:03.8

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	5	Sue Pedersen	👁 Image USA	1:00.2
2	4	Alex Jackson	👁 Image GBR	1:00.6
3	7	Roswitha Krause	👁 Image GDR	1:02.4
4	6	Uta Schmuck	👁 Image GDR	1:02.8
5	3	Shigeko Kawanishi	👁 Image JPN	1:03.0
6	2	Lidiya Grebets	👁 Image URS	1:03.3
7	1	Edit Kovács	👁 Image HUN	1:03.5
8	8	Nataliya Ustinova	👁 Image URS	1:05.0

Heat #3

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	4	Jan Henne	👁 Image USA	1:00.5
2	5	Linda Gustavson	👁 Image USA	1:00.6
3	3	Judit Turóczy	👁 Image HUN	1:01.8
4	7	Oľga Kozičová	👁 Image TCH	1:02.6
5	6	Nel Bos	👁 Image NED	1:02.8
6	2	Claude Mandonnaud	👁 Image FRA	1:02.7
7	1	Elisabeth Berglund	👁 Image SWE	1:03.5
8	8	Simone Hanner	👁 Image FRA	1:04.8

Final Round

Date	19 October 1968 — 17:00

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	5	Jan Henne	👁 Image USA	1:00.0
2	4	Sue Pedersen	👁 Image USA	1:00.3
3	6	Linda Gustavson	👁 Image USA	1:00.3
4	2	Marion Lay	👁 Image CAN	1:00.5
5	8	Martina Grunert	👁 Image GDR	1:01.0
6	3	Alex Jackson	👁 Image GBR	1:01.0
7	1	Mirjana Šegrt	👁 Image YUG	1:01.5
8	7	Judit Turóczy	👁 Image HUN	1:01.6

URL: https://www.olympedia.org/results/6025

⇱ Olympedia – 100 metres Freestyle, Women

100 metres Freestyle, Women

Round One

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Semi-Finals

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Final Round