Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, eighteen swimming events were contested, ten for men and eight for women.[1] There were a total of 405 participants from 42 countries competing.[2] For the first time, the 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay for men and the 400 metres individual medley for both men and women were contested. Olympic records were broken in all events and the world record was broken in ten events. This competition also marked the debut of electronic touchpads for timing.
| Swimming at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Yoyogi National Gymnasium |
| Dates | 11–18 October 1964 |
| No. of events | 18 |
| Competitors | 405 from 42 nations |
15-year-old Sharon Stouder won four medals, three of them gold.
Swimming at the 1964 Olympics featured a total of 18 events (10 for men and 8 for women). On the men's side, the 100 metre backstroke was removed, but the 200 metre backstroke, 4x100 metre freestyle relay, and the 400 metre individual medley was added. On the women's side, the 400 metre individual medley was added. The following events were contested (all pool events are long course, and distances are in meters):[1]
- Freestyle: 100, 200, 400, and 1,500 (men's); 100, 400 (women's)
- Backstroke: 100 and 200;
- Breaststroke: 100 and 200;
- Butterfly: 100 and 200;
- Individual medley: 200 and 400;
- Relays: 4×100 free, 4×200 free, 4×100 medley (men's); 4×100 free, 4×100 medley (women's)
405 swimmers from 42 nations competed.[2]
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  United States | 13 | 8 | 8 | 29 |
| 2 |  Australia | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 |  Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 |  United Team of Germany | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 |  Netherlands | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 |  Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 | |
Men's events
Women's events
Some of the Olympic medalists in Tokyo:
Don Schollander, winner of the 100-metre freestyle, 400-metre freestyle, 4 × 100-metre freestyle relay, and 4 × 200-metre freestyle relay.
Jed Graef, winner of the 200-metre backstroke.
Fred Schmidt, winner of the 4 × 100-metre medley relay.
Dick Roth, winner of the 400-metre individual medley.
Donna de Varona, winner of the 400-metre individual medley and 4 × 100-metre freestyle relay.
Dawn Fraser, winner of the 100-metre freestyle.
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