Swimming at the 1968 Summer Paralympics
Swimming at the III Paralympic Games | |
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Paralympic Swimming | |
Swimming at the 1968 Summer Paralympics consisted of 68 events, 34 for men and 34 for women.
Medal summary
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 13 | 7 | 8 | 28 |
2 | United States (USA) | 12 | 10 | 8 | 30 |
3 | Netherlands (NED) | 9 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
4 | Rhodesia (RHO) | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
5 | France (FRA) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
6 | West Germany (FRG) | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
7 | Australia (AUS) | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
8 | Norway (NOR) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
9 | Italy (ITA) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
10 | Israel (ISR) | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 |
11 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
12 | South Africa (RSA) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
13 | Argentina (ARG) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
14 | Jamaica (JAM) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
15 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
16 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
17 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
18 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
19 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
20 | Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
21 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Totals (22 entries) | 68 | 66 | 63 | 197 |
Participating nations
- Argentina (10)
- Australia (14)
- Austria (17)
- Belgium (4)
- Canada (15)
- Denmark (3)
- France (13)
- Great Britain (29)
- India (3)
- Ireland (3)
- Israel (19)
- Italy (12)
- Jamaica (3)
- Japan (6)
- Netherlands (12)
- New Zealand (6)
- Norway (10)
- Rhodesia (11)
- South Africa (3)
- Spain (4)
- Sweden (5)
- Switzerland (9)
- United States (33)
- West Germany (20)
Men's events
Women's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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25 m freestyle class 1 complete |
Evelyn Mulry Moore United States |
Gorman United States |
None |
25 m freestyle class 1 incomplete |
Sandra Coppard Rhodesia |
None | None |
25 m freestyle class 2 complete |
Lorraine Dodd Australia |
Cornett United States |
Ruth Lamsbach West Germany |
25 m freestyle class 2 incomplete |
Evelyn Mulry Moore United States |
Virginia Tomlinson Rhodesia | |
50 m freestyle class 3 complete |
Valerie Forder Great Britain |
Riu Spain |
Elke Lange West Germany |
50 m freestyle class 3 incomplete |
Marga Floer West Germany |
Cardon France | |
50 m freestyle class 4 complete |
Ailes United States |
None | |
50 m freestyle class 4 incomplete |
Elizabeth Edmondson Australia |
Meikle Jamaica |
Wil Verschoor Netherlands |
50 m freestyle class 5 (cauda equina) |
Jardine France |
Bellamy Great Britain | |
50 m freestyle special class |
Ingrid van der Benden Netherlands |
Rachel Shalom Israel |
Silvia Cochetti Argentina |
100 m freestyle open |
Elizabeth Edmondson Australia |
Jardine France |
M. Gibbs Great Britain |
25 m backstroke class 1 complete |
Aria Noordam Netherlands |
Gorman United States |
Caroline Troxler-Kung Switzerland |
25 m backstroke class 1 incomplete |
Davina Ingrams Great Britain |
White Ireland |
Rosaleen Gallagher Ireland |
25 m backstroke class 2 complete |
Lorraine Dodd Australia |
Soulek United States |
S. Jones Great Britain |
25 m backstroke class 2 incomplete |
Gwen Buck Great Britain |
Lamb Australia |
Margit Schweiger West Germany |
50 m backstroke class 3 complete |
Valerie Forder Great Britain |
Ilse Driessler Austria |
Elke Lange West Germany |
50 m backstroke class 3 incomplete |
Karen Hill Great Britain |
McPherson Canada |
|
50 m backstroke class 4 complete |
Kaminski United States |
Miller Canada |
Fischer Austria |
50 m backstroke class 4 incomplete |
Wil Verschoor Netherlands |
Elizabeth Edmondson Australia |
Birgith Reklev Norway |
50 m backstroke class 5 (cauda equina) |
Bellamy Great Britain |
Avril Davis Rhodesia |
Linda Stratman United States |
50 m backstroke special class |
Janneke Minholtz Netherlands |
Ingrid van der Benden Netherlands |
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25 m breaststroke class 1 complete |
Gorman United States |
Moore United States |
Mati Angel Israel |
25 m breaststroke class 1 incomplete |
Sandra Coppard Rhodesia |
None | None |
25 m breaststroke class 2 complete |
Lorraine Dodd Australia |
Ruth Lamsbach West Germany |
Cornett United States |
25 m breaststroke class 2 incomplete |
Margit Schweiger West Germany |
Virginia Tomlinson Rhodesia |
Jenneke van Driel Netherlands |
50 m breaststroke class 3 complete |
Valerie Forder Great Britain |
Riu Spain |
Rosi Kuhnel Austria |
50 m breaststroke class 3 incomplete |
Marga Floer West Germany |
Sonja Graveland Netherlands |
McPherson Canada |
50 m breaststroke class 4 complete |
Ailes United States |
Heidemarie Fischer Austria |
Waltraud Vetschera Austria |
50 m breaststroke class 4 incomplete |
Meikle Jamaica |
M. Tufuesson Sweden |
|
50 m breaststroke class 5 (cauda equina) |
Bellamy Great Britain |
Lampo Belgium |
None |
50 m breaststroke special class |
Ingrid van der Benden Netherlands |
Janneke Minholtz Netherlands | |
100 m breaststroke open |
McPherson Canada | ||
3×25 m individual medley open |
M. Gibbs Great Britain |
M. Tufuesson Sweden | |
3×50 m medley relay open |
Netherlands (NED) Janneke Minholtz (backstroke) Wil Verschoor (Breaststroke) Ingrid van der Benden (freestyle) |
Malka Halfon
Zipora Rosenbaum |
Great Britain (GBR) |
References
- Swimming at the 1968 Summer Paralympics (Tel Aviv) from the International Paralympic Committee (archived)