Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle
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| 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 women's 400 metre freestyle event at the 1968 Olympic Games took place between October 19 and 20. 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 eight lengths of the pool.
Contents |
Medalists
| Gold |  Debbie MeyerUnited States (USA) |
| Silver | Linda Gustavson United States (USA) |
| Bronze |  Karen MorasAustralia (AUS) |
Results
Heats
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Debbie Meyer | United States |
4:31.8 | OR |
 |
Linda Gustavson | United States |
4:35.5 | |
 |
Karen Moras | Australia |
4:37.0 | |
| 4 | Pam Kruse | United States |
4:37.2 | |
| 5 | Gabriele Wetzko |  East Germany |
4:40.2 | |
| 6 | María Teresa Ramírez |  Mexico |
4:42.2 | |
| 7 | Angela Coughlan |  Canada |
4:51.9 | |
| 8 | Elisabeth Ljunggren-Morris |  Sweden |
4:53.8 |
Key: OR = Olympic record
