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Swimming at the 1968 Summer Paralympics

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Swimming
at the III Paralympic Games
1964
1972

Swimming at the 1968 Summer Paralympics consisted of 68 events, 34 for men and 34 for women.

Medal summary

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Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Great Britain (GBR)137828
2 United States (USA)1210830
3 Netherlands (NED)92415
4 Rhodesia (RHO)66416
5 France (FRA)64414
6 West Germany (FRG)54615
7 Australia (AUS)45110
8 Norway (NOR)3115
9 Italy (ITA)3104
10 Israel (ISR)28515
11 Canada (CAN)1236
12 South Africa (RSA)1225
13 Argentina (ARG)1124
14 Jamaica (JAM)1102
15 Japan (JPN)1012
16 Austria (AUT)0369
17 Spain (ESP)0314
18 Sweden (SWE)0246
19 Switzerland (SUI)0123
20 Ireland (IRL)0112
21 Belgium (BEL)0101
 New Zealand (NZL)0101
Totals (22 entries)686663197

Participating nations

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Men's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
25 m freestyle class 1 complete
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Sparsa
 France
Crase
 United States
A. West
 Great Britain
25 m freestyle class 1 incomplete
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Daniel Jeannin
 France
Manfred Emmel
 West Germany
David Holland
 Rhodesia
25 m freestyle class 2 complete
details
Helvio Aresca
 Argentina
David Ellis
 Great Britain
Vincent
 United States
25 m freestyle class 2 incomplete
details
John Britton
 Great Britain
Nel
 South Africa
Claude Sugny
 France
50 m freestyle class 3 complete
details
Leonard Chrysler
 United States
W. Thornton
 Great Britain
Safer
 Austria
50 m freestyle class 3 incomplete
details
Harald Gunnerup
 Norway
Johann Igel
 Austria
Gustav Schuster
 Canada
50 m freestyle class 4 complete
details
Foust
 United States
Lewis
 South Africa
Arimura
 Japan
50 m freestyle class 4 incomplete
details
Koyachi
 Japan
Kim Pollock
 United States
Avraham Keftelovitch
 Israel
50 m freestyle class 5 (cauda equina)
details
Roberto Marson
 Italy
Carlos Carranza
 Argentina
Soderberg
 Sweden
50 m freestyle special class
details
Piet Makkes
 Netherlands
Cestier
 France
John van der Starre
 Netherlands
100 m freestyle open
details
Branum
 United States
John Watts
 Great Britain
Eduard de Anta
 Switzerland
25 m backstroke class 1 complete
details
Sparsa
 France
A. West
 Great Britain
Dunn
 United States
25 m backstroke class 1 incomplete
details
Daniel Jeannin
 France
Manfred Emmel
 West Germany
Glynn Griffiths
 Rhodesia
25 m backstroke class 2 complete
details
David Ellis
 Great Britain
Vincent
 United States
Frank Ponta
 Australia
25 m backstroke class 2 incomplete
details
Nel
 South Africa
Claude Sugny
 France
John Britton
 Great Britain
50 m backstroke class 3 complete
details
Leonard Chrysler
 United States
Eskild Hansen
 Norway
W. Thornton
 Great Britain
50 m backstroke class 3 incomplete
details
Paul Jacobsen
 Norway
Peter Goldhawk
 Rhodesia
Fiorello
 United States
50 m backstroke class 4 complete
details
Leslie Manson-Bishop
 Rhodesia
B. Dickinson
 Great Britain
Harald Gerhard
 West Germany
50 m backstroke class 4 incomplete
details
Moshe Levy
 Israel
Andrew James Scott
 Rhodesia
Gerry Kinsella
 Great Britain
50 m backstroke class 5 (cauda equina)
details
Roberto Marson
 Italy
Bernard Boulens
 Switzerland
Olfson
 Sweden
50 m backstroke special class
details
Piet Makkes
 Netherlands
Branum
 United States
Cestier
 France
25 m breaststroke class 1 complete
details
Crase
 United States
Sparsa
 France
Walter Sailer
 Austria
25 m breaststroke class 1 incomplete
details
Manfred Emmel
 West Germany
Glynn Griffiths
 Rhodesia
Daniel Jeannin
 France
25 m breaststroke class 2 complete
details
David Ellis
 Great Britain
Francesco Deiana
 Italy
Vincent
 United States
25 m breaststroke class 2 incomplete
details
Walter Hertle
 West Germany
John Britton
 Great Britain
Nel
 South Africa
50 m breaststroke class 3 complete
details
W. Thornton
 Great Britain
Jeff Simmonds
 Australia
Willi Brinkmann
 West Germany
50 m breaststroke class 3 incomplete
details
Harald Gunnerup
 Norway
Don Watts
 Australia
Johann Igel
 Austria
50 m breaststroke class 4 complete
details
Leslie Manson-Bishop
 Rhodesia
Harald Gerhard
 West Germany
Lewis
 South Africa
50 m breaststroke class 4 incomplete
details
Andrew James Scott
 Rhodesia
Jacob Ben-Arie
 Israel
M. Eden
 Sweden
50 m breaststroke class 5 (cauda equina)
details
Roberto Marson
 Italy
Soderberg
 Sweden
Carlos Carranza
 Argentina
50 m breaststroke special class
details
Ed Owen
 United States
Carol
 Spain
Arieh Rubin
 Israel
100 m breaststroke open
details
Ed Owen
 United States
Arieh Rubin
 Israel
Carol
 Spain
3×25 m individual medley open
details
Sestier
 France
Arieh Rubin
 Israel
Branum
 United States
3×50 m medley relay open
details
 Netherlands (NED)  Israel (ISR)
Arieh Beizam
Arieh Rubin
Moshe Levy
 United States (USA)

Women's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
25 m freestyle class 1 complete
details
Evelyn Mulry Moore
 United States
Gorman
 United States
None
25 m freestyle class 1 incomplete
details
Sandra Coppard
 Rhodesia
None None
25 m freestyle class 2 complete
details
Lorraine Dodd
 Australia
Cornett
 United States
Ruth Lamsbach
 West Germany
25 m freestyle class 2 incomplete
details
Hilda Mae Binns
 Canada
Evelyn Mulry Moore
 United States
Virginia Tomlinson
 Rhodesia
50 m freestyle class 3 complete
details
Valerie Forder
 Great Britain
Riu
 Spain
Elke Lange
 West Germany
50 m freestyle class 3 incomplete
details
Marga Floer
 West Germany
Jacqueline Thompson
 Rhodesia
Cardon
 France
50 m freestyle class 4 complete
details
Ailes
 United States
Eve M. Rimmer
 New Zealand
None
50 m freestyle class 4 incomplete
details
Elizabeth Edmondson
 Australia
Meikle
 Jamaica
Wil Verschoor
 Netherlands
50 m freestyle class 5 (cauda equina)
details
Jardine
 France
Daphne Hilton
 Australia
Bellamy
 Great Britain
50 m freestyle special class
details
Ingrid van der Benden
 Netherlands
Rachel Shalom
 Israel
Silvia Cochetti
 Argentina
100 m freestyle open
details
Elizabeth Edmondson
 Australia
Jardine
 France
M. Gibbs
 Great Britain
25 m backstroke class 1 complete
details
Aria Noordam
 Netherlands
Gorman
 United States
Caroline Troxler-Kung
 Switzerland
25 m backstroke class 1 incomplete
details
Davina Ingrams
 Great Britain
White
 Ireland
Rosaleen Gallagher
 Ireland
25 m backstroke class 2 complete
details
Lorraine Dodd
 Australia
Soulek
 United States
S. Jones
 Great Britain
25 m backstroke class 2 incomplete
details
Gwen Buck
 Great Britain
Lamb
 Australia
Margit Schweiger
 West Germany
50 m backstroke class 3 complete
details
Valerie Forder
 Great Britain
Ilse Driessler
 Austria
Elke Lange
 West Germany
50 m backstroke class 3 incomplete
details
Karen Hill
 Great Britain
McPherson
 Canada
Jacqueline Thompson
 Rhodesia
50 m backstroke class 4 complete
details
Kaminski
 United States
Miller
 Canada
Fischer
 Austria
50 m backstroke class 4 incomplete
details
Wil Verschoor
 Netherlands
Elizabeth Edmondson
 Australia
Birgith Reklev
 Norway
50 m backstroke class 5 (cauda equina)
details
Bellamy
 Great Britain
Avril Davis
 Rhodesia
Linda Stratman
 United States
50 m backstroke special class
details
Janneke Minholtz
 Netherlands
Ingrid van der Benden
 Netherlands
Mali Mezin
 Israel
25 m breaststroke class 1 complete
details
Gorman
 United States
Moore
 United States
Mati Angel
 Israel
25 m breaststroke class 1 incomplete
details
Sandra Coppard
 Rhodesia
None None
25 m breaststroke class 2 complete
details
Lorraine Dodd
 Australia
Ruth Lamsbach
 West Germany
Cornett
 United States
25 m breaststroke class 2 incomplete
details
Margit Schweiger
 West Germany
Virginia Tomlinson
 Rhodesia
Jenneke van Driel
 Netherlands
50 m breaststroke class 3 complete
details
Valerie Forder
 Great Britain
Riu
 Spain
Rosi Kuhnel
 Austria
50 m breaststroke class 3 incomplete
details
Marga Floer
 West Germany
Sonja Graveland
 Netherlands
McPherson
 Canada
50 m breaststroke class 4 complete
details
Ailes
 United States
Heidemarie Fischer
 Austria
Waltraud Vetschera
 Austria
50 m breaststroke class 4 incomplete
details
Meikle
 Jamaica
M. Tufuesson
 Sweden
Ora Goldstein
 Israel
50 m breaststroke class 5 (cauda equina)
details
Bellamy
 Great Britain
Lampo
 Belgium
None
50 m breaststroke special class
details
Ingrid van der Benden
 Netherlands
Malka Halfon
 Israel
Janneke Minholtz
 Netherlands
100 m breaststroke open
details
Ora Goldstein
 Israel
Carol Bryant
 Great Britain
McPherson
 Canada
3×25 m individual medley open
details
M. Gibbs
 Great Britain
Mali Mezin
 Israel
M. Tufuesson
 Sweden
3×50 m medley relay open
details
 Netherlands (NED)
Janneke Minholtz (backstroke)
Wil Verschoor (Breaststroke)
Ingrid van der Benden (freestyle)
 Israel (ISR)
Ora Goldstein
Malka Halfon
Zipora Rosenbaum
 Great Britain (GBR)

References

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