| 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 200 metre backstroke event at the 1968 Olympic Games took place October 25. This swimming event used backstroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool.
Contents |
| Gold | Roland Matthes East Germany (GDR) |
| Silver | Mitchell Ivey United States (USA) |
| Bronze | Jack Horsley United States (USA) |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roland Matthes | East Germany | 2:09.6 | OR | |
| Mitchell Ivey | United States | 2:10.6 | ||
| Jack Horsley | United States | 2:10.9 | ||
| 4 | Gary Hall, Sr. | United States | 2:12.6 | |
| 5 | Santiago Esteva | Spain | 2:12.9 | |
| 6 | Leonid Dobroskokin | Soviet Union | 2:15.4 | |
| 7 | Joachim Röther | East Germany | 2:15.8 | |
| 8 | Franco Del Campo | Italy | 2:16.5 |
Key: OR = Olympic record
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