| Date | 18 – 19 October 1968 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Alberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez, Ciudad de México |
| Participants | 33 from 20 countries |
The 100 metre breaststroke was new to the Olympic Program in 1968. American Catie Ball had set the last five world records and had won the Pan American Games in 1967 and came to Mexico City favored. In the semi-finals she qualified as the equal second fastest, with her teammate Sharon Wichman, behind the surprising Ana María Norbis of Uruguay. Also expected to challenge was the 1964 200 breaststroke gold medalist Halyna Prozumenshchykova of the Soviet Union. The early lead in the final was taken by Germany’s Uta Frommater but Ball led at the turn. However, she flagged badly on the last lap and would place fifth. Prozumenshchykova took the lead at 75 metres only to see Yugoslavia’s Ðurđica Bjedov come from nowhere to touch out Prozumenshchykova for the gold medal, Wichman getting bronze. Bjedov’s only previous international experience came in 1966 when she won bronze at the European Championships. Catie Ball turned out to have been sick in Mexico City the entire time and she was withdrawn from further competition, after she was found to have a fever and swollen glands, and had lost 10 lbs (4.5 kg).
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | R1 | SF | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Đurđica Bjedov |  YUG | 1:17.7 (1 h2) | 1:17.1 (2 h1) | 1:15.8 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 21057 | Galina Prozumenshchikova |  URS | 1:18.6 (2 h4) | 1:17.5 (3 h1) | 1:15.9 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 15402 | Sharon Wichman |  USA | 1:18.3 (1 h3) | 1:16.8 (1 h1) | 1:16.1 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 12331 | Uta Frommater |  FRG | 1:18.5 (1 h4) | 1:16.9 (3 h2) | 1:16.2 (4) | |||
| 5 | 15376 | Catie Ball | USA | 1:18.8 (1 h1) | 1:16.8 (2 h2) | 1:16.7 (5) | |||
| 6 | 18155 | Kiyoe Nakagawa |  JPN | 1:18.2 (2 h5) | 1:17.7 (4 h2) | 1:17.0 (6) | |||
| 7 | 21059 | Svetlana Babanina | URS | 1:20.2 (3 h4) | 1:18.3 (5 h2) | 1:17.2 (7) | |||
| 8 | 21520 | Ana María Norbis |  URU | 1:17.4 (1 h5) | 1:16.7 (1 h2) | 1:17.3 (8) | |||
| 9 | 13055 | Jo-Anne Barnes |  AUS | 1:19.1 (2 h1) | 1:18.4 (4 h1) | – | |||
| =10 | 21058 | Alla Grebennikova | URS | 1:19.3 (2 h2) | 1:18.6 (5 h1) | – | |||
| =10 | 15388 | Suzy Jones | USA | 1:19.3 (3 h1) | 1:18.6 (6 h2) | – | |||
| 12 | 13098 | Christl Filippovits |  AUT | 1:19.9 (5 h1) | 1:18.9 (6 h1) | – | |||
| =13 | 13066 | Judy Playfair | AUS | 1:19.2 (2 h3) | 1:19.3 (7 h2) | – | |||
| =13 | 16693 | Diana Harris |  GBR | 1:19.8 (3 h5) | 1:19.3 (8 h2) | – | |||
| 15 | 16698 | Dorothy Harrison | GBR | 1:19.6 (4 h1) | 1:19.6 (7 h1) | – | |||
| 16 | 16695 | Jill Slattery | GBR | 1:20.7 (4 h4) | 1:19.8 (8 h1) | – | |||
| 17 | – | Yukari Takemoto | JPN | 1:20.7 (4 h5) | – | – | |||
| 18 | 20392 | Yvonne Brage |  SWE | 1:20.8 (3 h3) | – | – | |||
| =19 | – | Sue McKenzie | AUS | 1:20.9 (5 h4) | – | – | |||
| =19 | 17705 | Shlomit Nir |  ISR | 1:20.9 (3 h2) | – | – | |||
| 21 | 17615 | Ann O'Connor |  IRL | 1:21.1 (4 h2) | – | – | |||
| 22 | 17068 | Marjan Janus |  NED | 1:21.9 (5 h2) | – | – | |||
| =23 | – | Vreni Eberle | FRG | 1:22.6 (4 h3) | – | – | |||
| =23 | 17379 | Márta Egerváry |  HUN | 1:22.6 (5 h5) | – | – | |||
| =23 | 17669 | Ellen Ingvadóttir |  ISL | 1:22.6 (6 h4) | – | – | |||
| 26 | 18779 | Tamara Oynick |  MEX | 1:22.7 (6 h1) | – | – | |||
| 27 | 18426 | Arlette Wilmes |  LUX | 1:24.4 (6 h5) | – | – | |||
| 28 | 18782 | Víctoria Casas | MEX | 1:24.7 (5 h3) | – | – | |||
| 29 | – | Liana Vicens |  PUR | 1:25.2 (7 h1) | – | – | |||
| 30 | 21874 | Tamara Orejuela |  ECU | 1:26.8 (6 h2) | – | – | |||
| 31 | 14928 | María Moreno |  ESA | 1:27.2 (6 h3) | – | – | |||
| 32 | 14932 | María Castro | ESA | 1:36.9 (7 h5) | – | – | |||
| 33 | 14931 | Celia Jokisch | ESA | 1:46.6 (7 h2) | – | – | |||
| 18942 | Ana Elena de la Portilla | MEX | – (DNS h1) | – | – | ||||
| 15889 | Hedy García |  PHI | – (DNS h4) | – | – | ||||
| 17377 | Maria Ballago Szabo | HUN | – (DNS h3) | – | – |
| Date | 18 October 1968 — 10:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | Fastest 16 advanced to the semi-finals. |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Ana María Norbis | URU | 1:17.4 | ||
| 2 | 6 | Đurđica Bjedov | YUG | 1:17.7 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Kiyoe Nakagawa | JPN | 1:18.2 | ||
| 4 | 6 | Sharon Wichman | USA | 1:18.3 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Uta Frommater | FRG | 1:18.5 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Galina Prozumenshchikova | URS | 1:18.6 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Catie Ball | USA | 1:18.8 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Jo-Anne Barnes | AUS | 1:19.1 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Judy Playfair | AUS | 1:19.2 | ||
| =10 | 5 | Suzy Jones | USA | 1:19.3 | ||
| =10 | 1 | Alla Grebennikova | URS | 1:19.3 | ||
| 12 | 2 | Dorothy Harrison | GBR | 1:19.6 | ||
| 13 | 4 | Diana Harris | GBR | 1:19.8 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Christl Filippovits | AUT | 1:19.9 | ||
| 15 | 3 | Svetlana Babanina | URS | 1:20.2 | ||
| =16 | 4 | Jill Slattery | GBR | 1:20.7 | ||
| =16 | 5 | Yukari Takemoto | JPN | 1:20.7 | ||
| 18 | 4 | Yvonne Brage | SWE | 1:20.8 | ||
| =19 | 2 | Shlomit Nir | ISR | 1:20.9 | ||
| =19 | 7 | Sue McKenzie | AUS | 1:20.9 | ||
| 21 | 4 | Ann O'Connor | IRL | 1:21.1 | ||
| 22 | 5 | Marjan Janus | NED | 1:21.9 | ||
| =23 | 5 | Vreni Eberle | FRG | 1:22.6 | ||
| =23 | 6 | Ellen Ingvadóttir | ISL | 1:22.6 | ||
| =23 | 6 | Márta Egerváry | HUN | 1:22.6 | ||
| 26 | 6 | Tamara Oynick | MEX | 1:22.7 | ||
| 27 | 1 | Arlette Wilmes | LUX | 1:24.4 | ||
| 28 | 7 | Víctoria Casas | MEX | 1:24.7 | ||
| 29 | 4 | Liana Vicens | PUR | 1:25.2 | ||
| 30 | 7 | Tamara Orejuela | ECU | 1:26.8 | ||
| 31 | 2 | María Moreno | ESA | 1:27.2 | ||
| 32 | 3 | María Castro | ESA | 1:36.9 | ||
| 33 | 3 | Celia Jokisch | ESA | 1:46.6 | ||
| – | Ana Elena de la Portilla | MEX | – | |||
| – | Maria Ballago Szabo | HUN | – | |||
| – | Hedy García | PHI | – |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Catie Ball | USA | 1:18.8 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Jo-Anne Barnes | AUS | 1:19.1 | ||
| 3 | 5 | Suzy Jones | USA | 1:19.3 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Dorothy Harrison | GBR | 1:19.6 | ||
| 5 | 7 | Christl Filippovits | AUT | 1:19.9 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Tamara Oynick | MEX | 1:22.7 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Liana Vicens | PUR | 1:25.2 | ||
| – | Ana Elena de la Portilla | MEX | – |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Đurđica Bjedov | YUG | 1:17.7 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Alla Grebennikova | URS | 1:19.3 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Shlomit Nir | ISR | 1:20.9 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Ann O'Connor | IRL | 1:21.1 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Marjan Janus | NED | 1:21.9 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Tamara Orejuela | ECU | 1:26.8 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Celia Jokisch | ESA | 1:46.6 |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Sharon Wichman | USA | 1:18.3 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Judy Playfair | AUS | 1:19.2 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Yvonne Brage | SWE | 1:20.8 | ||
| 4 | 5 | Vreni Eberle | FRG | 1:22.6 | ||
| 5 | 7 | Víctoria Casas | MEX | 1:24.7 | ||
| 6 | 2 | María Moreno | ESA | 1:27.2 | ||
| – | Maria Ballago Szabo | HUN | – |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Uta Frommater | FRG | 1:18.5 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Galina Prozumenshchikova | URS | 1:18.6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Svetlana Babanina | URS | 1:20.2 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Jill Slattery | GBR | 1:20.7 | ||
| 5 | 7 | Sue McKenzie | AUS | 1:20.9 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Ellen Ingvadóttir | ISL | 1:22.6 | ||
| – | Hedy García | PHI | – |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Ana María Norbis | URU | 1:17.4 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Kiyoe Nakagawa | JPN | 1:18.2 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Diana Harris | GBR | 1:19.8 | ||
| 4 | 5 | Yukari Takemoto | JPN | 1:20.7 | ||
| 5 | 6 | Márta Egerváry | HUN | 1:22.6 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Arlette Wilmes | LUX | 1:24.4 | ||
| 7 | 3 | María Castro | ESA | 1:36.9 |
| Date | 18 October 1968 — 17:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | Fastest eight advanced to the final. |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Ana María Norbis | URU | 1:16.7 | ||
| =2 | 5 | Sharon Wichman | USA | 1:16.8 | ||
| =2 | 6 | Catie Ball | USA | 1:16.8 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Uta Frommater | FRG | 1:16.9 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Đurđica Bjedov | YUG | 1:17.1 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Galina Prozumenshchikova | URS | 1:17.5 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Kiyoe Nakagawa | JPN | 1:17.7 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Svetlana Babanina | URS | 1:18.3 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Jo-Anne Barnes | AUS | 1:18.4 | ||
| =10 | 2 | Alla Grebennikova | URS | 1:18.6 | ||
| =10 | 7 | Suzy Jones | USA | 1:18.6 | ||
| 12 | 1 | Christl Filippovits | AUT | 1:18.9 | ||
| =13 | 2 | Judy Playfair | AUS | 1:19.3 | ||
| =13 | 1 | Diana Harris | GBR | 1:19.3 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Dorothy Harrison | GBR | 1:19.6 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Jill Slattery | GBR | 1:19.8 |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Sharon Wichman | USA | 1:16.8 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Đurđica Bjedov | YUG | 1:17.1 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Galina Prozumenshchikova | URS | 1:17.5 | ||
| 4 | 6 | Jo-Anne Barnes | AUS | 1:18.4 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Alla Grebennikova | URS | 1:18.6 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Christl Filippovits | AUT | 1:18.9 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Dorothy Harrison | GBR | 1:19.6 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Jill Slattery | GBR | 1:19.8 |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Ana María Norbis | URU | 1:16.7 | ||
| 2 | 6 | Catie Ball | USA | 1:16.8 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Uta Frommater | FRG | 1:16.9 | ||
| 4 | 5 | Kiyoe Nakagawa | JPN | 1:17.7 | ||
| 5 | 8 | Svetlana Babanina | URS | 1:18.3 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Suzy Jones | USA | 1:18.6 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Judy Playfair | AUS | 1:19.3 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Diana Harris | GBR | 1:19.3 |
| Date | 19 October 1968 — 17:00 |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Đurđica Bjedov | YUG | 1:15.8 | ||
| 2 | 7 | Galina Prozumenshchikova | URS | 1:15.9 | ||
| 3 | 5 | Sharon Wichman | USA | 1:16.1 | ||
| 4 | 6 | Uta Frommater | FRG | 1:16.2 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Catie Ball | USA | 1:16.7 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Kiyoe Nakagawa | JPN | 1:17.0 | ||
| 7 | 8 | Svetlana Babanina | URS | 1:17.2 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Ana María Norbis | URU | 1:17.3 |
