Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, 29 events in swimming were contested. The United States swim team dominated the competition, winning 52 of 87 medals.
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[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 21 | 15 | 16 | 52 |
| 2 | Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Image:Flag of Germany-1960-Olympics.svg East Germany | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Image:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Image:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Image:Flag of the Soviet Union 1955.svg Soviet Union | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Image:Flag of Germany-1960-Olympics.svg West Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Image:Flag of France.svg France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
[edit] Medal summary
[edit] Men's events
[edit] Women's events
[edit] References
Events at the 1968 Summer Olympics (Mexico City) |
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| Athletics • Basketball • Basque pelota (demonstration) • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Hockey • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Swimming • Tennis (demonstration) • Volleyball • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
Swimming at the Summer Olympics | |
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| 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 | Image:Olympic pictogram Swimming.png |
| List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men) • List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women) | |
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