The women's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1964 Olympic Games took place between October 13 and 14.[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.
Medalists
| Gold | Cathy Ferguson United States |
| Silver | Kiki Caron France |
| Bronze | Ginny Duenkel United States |
Results
Heats
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nina Harmer |  United States | 1:09.8 | |
| 2 | Satoko Tanaka |  Japan | 1:10.0 | |
| 3 | Linda Ludgrove |  Great Britain | 1:10.3 | |
| 4 | Helga Schmidt-Neuber |  Germany | 1:11.4 | |
| 5 | Helen Kennedy |  Canada | 1:12.5 | |
| 6 | Belinda Woosley |  Australia | 1:15.3 | |
| 7 | Jovina Tseng |  Malaysia | 1:20.7 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ginny Duenkel | United States | 1:08.9 | |
| 2 | Eileen Weir | Canada | 1:09.7 | |
| 3 | Michiko Kihara | Japan | 1:11.1 | |
| 4 | Kirsten Michaelsen |  Denmark | 1:11.2 | |
| 5 | Tatyana Savelyeva |  Soviet Union | 1:11.8 | |
| 6 | Mária Balla-Lantos |  Hungary | 1:12.0 | |
| 7 | Bep Weeteling |  Netherlands | 1:13.1 | |
| 8 | Ursula Seitz |  Austria | 1:13.3 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cathy Ferguson | United States | 1:08.8 | |
| 2 | Françoise Borie |  France | 1:11.8 | |
| 3 | Petra Nerger | Germany | 1:12.1 | |
| 4 | Sylvia Lewis | Great Britain | 1:12.2 | |
| 5 | Ria van Velsen | Netherlands | 1:12.2 | |
| 6 | Marlene Dayman | Australia | 1:12.9 | |
| 7 | Anneliese Rockenbach |  Venezuela | 1:14.1 | |
| 8 | Margaret Harding |  Puerto Rico | 1:19.5 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiki Caron | France | 1:08.5 | |
| 2 | Jill Norfolk | Great Britain | 1:10.6 | |
| 3 | Ingrid Schmidt | Germany | 1:11.1 | |
| 4 | Nataliya Mikhaylova | Soviet Union | 1:11.4 | |
| 5 | Corrie Winkel | Netherlands | 1:11.6 | |
| 6 | Nanette Duncan | Australia | 1:12.4 | |
| 7 | Susana Peper |  Argentina | 1:13.2 | |
| 8 | Jeon Ok-ja |  South Korea | 1:21.7 |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Cathy Ferguson | United States | 1:07.7 | WR |
 | Kiki Caron | France | 1:07.9 | |
 | Ginny Duenkel | United States | 1:08.0 | |
| 4 | Satoko Tanaka | Japan | 1:08.6 | |
| 5 | Nina Harmer | United States | 1:09.4 | |
| 6 | Linda Ludgrove | Great Britain | 1:09.5 | |
| 7 | Eileen Weir | Canada | 1:09.8 | |
| 8 | Jill Norfolk | Great Britain | 1:11.2 |
Key: WR = World record
References
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