Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle
| Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| 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 men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 1968 Olympic Games took place between 25 and 26 October.[1] This swimming event used freestyle swimming, which means that the method of the stroke is not regulated (unlike backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly events). Nearly all swimmers use the front crawl or a variant of that stroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of 30 lengths of the pool.
Medalists
| Gold | Mike Burton |
| Silver | John Kinsella |
| Bronze | Greg Brough |
Results
Heats
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Burton | | 17:27.2 | |
| 2 | Ralph Hutton |  | 17:35.9 | |
| 3 | Hans Faßnacht | .svg.png){kind=small} | 17:40.2 | |
| 4 | Julio Arango |  | 17:53.9 | |
| 5 | Vladimir Bure | .svg.png){kind=small} | 18:14.7 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Nelson | | 17:36.0 | |
| 2 | Juan Alanís | .svg.png){kind=small} | 17:37.4 | |
| 3 | Karl-Rüdiger Mann | | 17:37.6 | |
| 4 | Antonio Corell | .svg.png){kind=small} | 18:12.7 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Brough | | 17:17.1 | |
| 2 | John Kinsella | | 17:22.7 | |
| 3 | Gunnar Larsson |  | 17:57.0 | |
| 4 | Jorge Urreta | | 17:57.5 | |
| 5 | Władysław Wojtakajtis | .svg.png){kind=small} | 18:32.4 | |
| 6 | Jacques Henrard | .svg.png){kind=small} | 18:38.2 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham White | | 17:10.1 | |
| 2 | Guillermo Echevarría | | 17:11.0 | |
| 3 | Katsuji Ito | .svg.png){kind=small} | 17:50.2 | |
| 4 | Jean-François Ravelinghien |  | 18:11.9 | |
| 5 | Jorge González | .svg.png){kind=small} | 19:06.0 | |
| 6 | Rubén Guerrero |  | 19:36.4 |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Mike Burton | | 16:38.9 | OR |
 | John Kinsella | | 16:57.3 | |
 | Greg Brough | | 17:04.7 | |
| 4 | Graham White | | 17:08.0 | |
| 5 | Ralph Hutton | | 17:15.6 | |
| 6 | Guillermo Echevarría | | 17:36.4 | |
| 7 | Juan Alanís | | 17:46.6 | |
| 8 | John Nelson | | 18:05.1 |
Key: OR = Olympic record
References
- ↑ "Swimming at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's 1,500 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
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