| 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 October 25 and 26. 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.
Contents |
| Gold | Mike Burton United States (USA) |
| Silver | John Kinsella United States (USA) |
| Bronze | Greg Brough Australia (AUS) |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Burton | United States | 16:38.9 | OR | |
| John Kinsella | United States | 16:57.3 | ||
| Greg Brough | Australia | 17:04.7 | ||
| 4 | Graham White | Australia | 17:08.0 | |
| 5 | Ralph Hutton | Canada | 17:15.6 | |
| 6 | Guillermo Echevarría | Mexico | 17:36.4 | |
| 7 | Juan Alanís | Mexico | 17:46.6 | |
| 8 | John Nelson | United States | 18:05.1 |
Key: OR = Olympic record