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At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, 15 swimming events were contested, eight for men and seven for women. There was a total of 380 participants from 45 countries competing. [1] [2] For the first time, the 4 × 100 metres medley relay was contested.
There were three official timers in 1960 for each lane and swimmer, all timing by hand. All three timers for Devitt, in lane three, timed him in 55.2 seconds. The three timers for lane four timed Lance Larson in 55.0, 55.1, and 55.1 seconds. [3] Former Olympic swimmer and FINA co-founder Max Ritter inspected the judge's scorecards. Two of the ...
The 1960 Summer Olympics (Italian: Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad (Italian: Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 (Italian: Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy.
Left-right:Neville Hayes, Mike Troy and Dave Gillanders at the 1960 Olympics. The men's 200 metre butterfly event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place on August 31 and September 2 in Rome, Italy. [1] This swimming event used the butterfly stroke. This race consisted of four lengths of the Stadio Olympico del Nuoto, a 50m Olympic size swimming pool.
"Rome 1960". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Giacomini, Romolo, ed. (1960). The Games of the XVII Olympiad, Rome 1960 – The Official Report of the Organizing Committee. Vol. II. Rome: Organizing Committee of the Games of the XVII Olympiad. OCLC 15098894
The men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place on August 27 (qualification) and September 1 (final). [1] This swimming event used medley swimming as a relay. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, each of the four swimmers completed two lengths of the pool, each using a different stroke.
1 Calendar. Toggle Calendar subsection. ... This page contains a chronological summary of major events from the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. ... Swimming 2: 1: 2: 2 ...
Six heats were held; the swimmers with the sixteen fastest times advanced to the Semifinals. Because there were three swimmers with a time of 2:42.4, a swim-off was held to determine the two that would advance. Key