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1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this h ...

, eighteen

swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...

events were contested, ten for men and eight for women. There were a total of 405 participants from 42 countries competing. 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. 15-year-old

Sharon Stouder Sharon Marie Stouder (November 9, 1948 – June 23, 2013), also known by her married name Sharon Stouder Clark, was an American competition swimmer, three-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in four events.Braden Keith, Queen of ...

won four medals, three of them gold.

Events

Participating nations

405 swimmers from 42 nations competed.

Medal table

Medal summary

Men's events

Women's events

Gallery of the medalists

Some of the Olympic medalists in Tokyo: File:Don Schollander 1964.jpg,

Don Schollander Donald Arthur Schollander (born April 30, 1946) is an American former competition swimmer, five-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in four events. He won a total of five gold medals and one silver medal at the 1964 and 1968 S ...

, winner of the 100-metre freestyle, 400-metre freestyle, 4×100-metre freestyle relay, and 4×200-metre freestyle relay. File:Jed Graef 1964.jpg,

Jed Graef Jed Richard Graef (born May 1, 1942) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. Graef grew up in Verona, New Jersey and learned the backstroke while competing with the Montclair YMCA swim team. H ...

, winner of the 200-metre backstroke. File:Fred Schmidt 1964.jpg, Fred Schmidt, winner of the 4×100-metre medley relay. File:Dick Roth 1964.jpg, Dick Roth, winner of the 400-metre individual medley. File:Donna de Varona 1961.jpg, Donna de Varona, winner of the 400-metre individual medley and 4×100-metre freestyle relay. File:Dawn Fraser 1958.jpg,

Dawn Fraser Dawn Fraser (born 4 September 1937) is an Australian freestyle champion swimmer and former politician. She is one of only four swimmers to have won the same Olympic individual event three times – in her case the women's 100-metre freestyle. ...

, winner of the 100-metre freestyle.

References

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