Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke explained

The men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place between August 30 and 31.^[1] This swimming event used backstroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.

Results

Heats

Five heats were held; the fastest sixteen swimmers advanced to the Semifinals. The swimmers that advanced to the Semifinals are highlighted.

Heat One

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
1			1:04.4
2			1:04.5
3			1:04.7
4			1:04.7
5			1:05.0
6			1:06.5
7			1:06.7
8			1:13.8

Heat Two

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
1			1:02.0
2			1:03.5
3			1:04.0
4			1:05.9
5			1:06.0
6			1:06.0
7			1:11.1
8			1:15.2

Heat Three

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
1			1:04.0
2			1:04.8
3			1:05.7
4			1:05.9
5			1:05.9
6			1:07.9
7			1:12.3

Heat Four

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
1			1:03.1
2			1:04.6
3			1:05.4
4			1:06.2
5			1:08.4
6			1:08.7
7			1:11.0

Heat Five

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
1			1:02.4
2			1:04.7
3			1:04.7
4			1:05.8
5			1:05.8
6			1:08.0
7			1:19.9

Semifinals

Two heats were held; the fastest eight swimmers advanced to the Finals. Those that advanced are highlighted.

Semifinal One

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
1			1:03.1
2			1:03.7
3			1:03.7
4			1:03.8
5			1:04.6
6			1:05.2
7			1:05.2
8			1:06.2

Semifinal Two

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
1			1:03.8
2			1:03.9
3			1:04.3
4			1:04.7
5			1:04.7
6			1:05.0
7			1:05.2
8			1:06.5

Final

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
			1:01.9	OR
			1:02.1
			1:02.3
4			1:03.2
5			1:03.5
6			1:03.5
7			1:04.1
8			1:04.6

Key: OR = Olympic record

Notes and References

1. Web site: Swimming at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Backstroke . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417170123/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1960/SWI/mens-100-metres-backstroke.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 17 October 2016 . Sports Reference.