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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.
The women's 400 metre freestyle event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place between August 31 and September 1. [1] 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 ...
The women's 100 metre freestyle event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place between August 26 and 29. [1] 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
The women's 100 metre butterfly event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place on August 29 and August 30. [1] This swimming event used the butterfly stroke.Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.
Pages in category "Events at the 1960 Summer Olympics" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. ... Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics; W.
Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay; Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay; Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay; Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay
A. Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay; Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Women's 80 metres hurdles; Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres
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.