Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre breaststroke
| Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics  | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 100 metre breaststroke event at the 1968 Summer Olympics took place between October 18 and October 19. This swimming event used the breaststroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.
Medalists
| Gold |  Don McKenzieUnited States (USA) |
| Silver | .svg.png){kind=small} Vladimir KosinskySoviet Union (URS) |
| Bronze | Nikolai Pankin Soviet Union (URS) |
Results
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Don McKenzie | United States | 1:07.7 | OR |
 | Vladimir Kosinsky | Soviet Union | 1:08.0 | |
 | Nikolai Pankin | Soviet Union | 1:08.0 | |
| 4 | José Sylvio Fiolo | .svg.png){kind=small} Brazil | 1:08.1 | |
| 5 | Yevgeny Mikhaylov | Soviet Union | 1:08.4 | |
| 6 | Ian O'Brien |  Australia | 1:08.6 | |
| 7 | Alberto Forelli |  Argentina | 1:08.7 | |
| 8 | Egon Henninger |  East Germany | 1:09.7 |
Key: OR = Olympic record
References
- 1968 Summer Olympics results: Men's 100 m breaststroke, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2009-11-29.
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