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

The women's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place between September 1 and 3.^[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

Eight fastest swimmers from the heats advanced to the finals.

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			1:12.0	Q
2			1:12.5	Q
3			1:12.8
4			1:13.4
5			1:13.7
6			1:15.8
7			1:18.6
8			1:21.5

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			1:09.4	Q
2			1:12.6
3			1:13.1
4			1:13.8
5			1:14.2
6			1:14.5
7			1:19.6
8			1:23.9

Heat 3

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			1:11.1	Q
2			1:11.5	Q
3			1:12.0	Q
4			1:13.3
5			1:15.7
6			1:18.5
7			1:20.4

Heat 4

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			1:12.2	Q
2			1:12.2	Q
3			1:13.8
4			1:14.3
5			1:15.2
6			1:20.3
7			1:20.8

Final

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
			1:09.3	OR
			1:10.8
			1:11.4
4			1:11.4
5			1:11.4
6			1:11.8
7			1:12.1
8			1:12.4

Key: OR = Olympic record

External links

• Women 100m Backstroke Swimming Olympic Games 1960 Roma (ITA), retrieved 2013-12-30

Notes and References

1. Web site: Swimming at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Backstroke . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417165357/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1960/SWI/womens-100-metres-backstroke.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 22 October 2016 . Sports Reference.