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Swimming at the 1968 Summer Paralympics consisted of 68 events, 34 for men and 34 for women.
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 13 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 
| 2 |  United States (USA) | 12 | 10 | 8 | 30 | 
| 3 |  Netherlands (NED) | 9 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 
| 4 | .svg.png.webp) Rhodesia (RHO) | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 
| 5 |  France (FRA) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 
| 6 | .svg.png.webp) West Germany (FRG) | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 
| 7 |  Australia (AUS) | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 
| 8 |  Norway (NOR) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 
| 9 |  Italy (ITA) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 
| 10 |  Israel (ISR) | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 
| 11 | .svg.png.webp) Canada (CAN) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 
| 12 | .svg.png.webp) South Africa (RSA) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 
| 13 |  Argentina (ARG) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 
| 14 |  Jamaica (JAM) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 
| 15 | .svg.png.webp) Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 
| 16 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 
| 17 | .svg.png.webp) Spain (ESP) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 
| 18 |  Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 
| 19 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 
| 20 |  Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 
| 21 | .svg.png.webp) Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
|  New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (22 entries) | 68 | 66 | 63 | 197 | |
Participating nations
 Argentina (10) Argentina (10)
 Australia (14) Australia (14)
 Austria (17) Austria (17)
.svg.png.webp) Belgium (4) Belgium (4)
.svg.png.webp) Canada (15) Canada (15)
 Denmark (3) Denmark (3)
 France (13) France (13)
 Great Britain (29) Great Britain (29)
 India (3) India (3)
 Ireland (3) Ireland (3)
 Israel (19) Israel (19)
 Italy (12) Italy (12)
 Jamaica (3) Jamaica (3)
.svg.png.webp) Japan (6) Japan (6)
 Netherlands (12) Netherlands (12)
 New Zealand (6) New Zealand (6)
 Norway (10) Norway (10)
.svg.png.webp) Rhodesia (11) Rhodesia (11)
.svg.png.webp) South Africa (3) South Africa (3)
.svg.png.webp) Spain (4) Spain (4)
 Sweden (5) Sweden (5)
 Switzerland (9) Switzerland (9)
 United States (33) United States (33)
.svg.png.webp) West Germany (20) West Germany (20)
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 m freestyle class 1 complete | Sparsa  France | Crase  United States | A. West  Great Britain | 
| 25 m freestyle class 1 incomplete | Daniel Jeannin  France | Manfred Emmel .svg.png.webp) West Germany | David Holland .svg.png.webp) Rhodesia | 
| 25 m freestyle class 2 complete | Helvio Aresca  Argentina | David Ellis  Great Britain | Vincent  United States | 
| 25 m freestyle class 2 incomplete | John Britton  Great Britain | Nel .svg.png.webp) South Africa | Claude Sugny  France | 
| 50 m freestyle class 3 complete | Leonard Chrysler  United States | W. Thornton  Great Britain | Safer  Austria | 
| 50 m freestyle class 3 incomplete | Harald Gunnerup  Norway | Igel  Austria | Gustav Schuster .svg.png.webp) Canada | 
| 50 m freestyle class 4 complete | Foust  United States | Lewis .svg.png.webp) South Africa | Arimura .svg.png.webp) Japan | 
| 50 m freestyle class 4 incomplete | Koyachi .svg.png.webp) Japan | Kim Pollock  United States | Avraham Keftelovitch  Israel | 
| 50 m freestyle class 5 (cauda equina) | Roberto Marson  Italy | Carlos Carranza  Argentina | Soderberg  Sweden | 
| 50 m freestyle special class | Piet Makkes  Netherlands | Cestier  France | John van der Starre  Netherlands | 
| 100 m freestyle open | Branum  United States | John Watts  Great Britain | Eduard de Anta  Switzerland | 
| 25 m backstroke class 1 complete | Sparsa  France | A. West  Great Britain | Dunn  United States | 
| 25 m backstroke class 1 incomplete | Daniel Jeannin  France | Manfred Emmel .svg.png.webp) West Germany | Glynn Griffiths .svg.png.webp) Rhodesia | 
| 25 m backstroke class 2 complete | David Ellis  Great Britain | Vincent  United States | Frank Ponta  Australia | 
| 25 m backstroke class 2 incomplete | Nel .svg.png.webp) South Africa | Claude Sugny  France | John Britton  Great Britain | 
| 50 m backstroke class 3 complete | Leonard Chrysler  United States | Eskild Hansen  Norway | W. Thornton  Great Britain | 
| 50 m backstroke class 3 incomplete | Paul Jacobsen  Norway | Peter Goldhawk .svg.png.webp) Rhodesia | Fiorello  United States | 
| 50 m backstroke class 4 complete | Leslie Manson-Bishop .svg.png.webp) Rhodesia | B. Dickinson  Great Britain | Harald Gerhard .svg.png.webp) West Germany | 
| 50 m backstroke class 4 incomplete | Moshe Levy  Israel | Andrew James Scott .svg.png.webp) Rhodesia | Gerry Kinsella  Great Britain | 
| 50 m backstroke class 5 (cauda equina) | Roberto Marson  Italy | Bernard Boulens  Switzerland | Olfson  Sweden | 
| 50 m backstroke special class | Piet Makkes  Netherlands | Branum  United States | Cestier  France | 
| 25 m breaststroke class 1 complete | Crase  United States | Sparsa  France | Walter Sailer  Austria | 
| 25 m breaststroke class 1 incomplete | Manfred Emmel .svg.png.webp) West Germany | Glynn Griffiths .svg.png.webp) Rhodesia | Daniel Jeannin  France | 
| 25 m breaststroke class 2 complete | David Ellis  Great Britain | Francesco Deiana  Italy | Vincent  United States | 
| 25 m breaststroke class 2 incomplete | Walter Hertle .svg.png.webp) West Germany | John Britton  Great Britain | Nel .svg.png.webp) South Africa | 
| 50 m breaststroke class 3 complete | W. Thornton  Great Britain | Jeff Simmonds  Australia | Willi Brinkmann .svg.png.webp) West Germany | 
| 50 m breaststroke class 3 incomplete | Harald Gunnerup  Norway | Don Watts  Australia | Igel  Austria | 
| 50 m breaststroke class 4 complete | Leslie Manson-Bishop .svg.png.webp) Rhodesia | Harald Gerhard .svg.png.webp) West Germany | Lewis .svg.png.webp) South Africa | 
| 50 m breaststroke class 4 incomplete | Andrew James Scott .svg.png.webp) Rhodesia | Jacob Ben-Arie  Israel | M. Eden  Sweden | 
| 50 m breaststroke class 5 (cauda equina) | Roberto Marson  Italy | Soderberg  Sweden | Carlos Carranza  Argentina | 
| 50 m breaststroke special class | Ed Owen  United States | Carol .svg.png.webp) Spain | Arieh Rubin  Israel | 
| 100 m breaststroke open | Ed Owen  United States | Arieh Rubin  Israel | Carol .svg.png.webp) Spain | 
| 3×25 m individual medley open | Sestier  France | Arieh Rubin  Israel | Branum  United States | 
| 3×50 m medley relay open |  Netherlands (NED) |  Israel (ISR) Arieh Beizam Arieh Rubin Moshe Levy |  United States (USA) | 
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 m freestyle class 1 complete | Evelyn Mulry Moore  United States | Gorman  United States | None | 
| 25 m freestyle class 1 incomplete | Sandra Coppard .svg.png.webp) Rhodesia | None | None | 
| 25 m freestyle class 2 complete | Lorraine Dodd  Australia | Cornett  United States | Ruth Lamsbach .svg.png.webp) West Germany | 
| 25 m freestyle class 2 incomplete | Hilda Mae Binns .svg.png.webp) Canada | Evelyn Mulry Moore  United States | Virginia Tomlinson .svg.png.webp) Rhodesia | 
| 50 m freestyle class 3 complete | Valerie Forder  Great Britain | Riu .svg.png.webp) Spain | Elke Lange .svg.png.webp) West Germany | 
| 50 m freestyle class 3 incomplete | Marga Floer .svg.png.webp) West Germany | Jacqueline Thompson .svg.png.webp) Rhodesia | Cardon  France | 
| 50 m freestyle class 4 complete | Ailes  United States | Eve M. Rimmer  New Zealand | None | 
| 50 m freestyle class 4 incomplete | Elizabeth Edmondson  Australia | Meikle  Jamaica | Wil Verschoor  Netherlands | 
| 50 m freestyle class 5 (cauda equina) | Jardine  France | Daphne Hilton  Australia | Bellamy  Great Britain | 
| 50 m freestyle special class | Ingrid van der Benden  Netherlands | Rachel Shalom  Israel | Silvia Cochetti  Argentina | 
| 100 m freestyle open | Elizabeth Edmondson  Australia | Jardine  France | M. Gibbs  Great Britain | 
| 25 m backstroke class 1 complete | Aria Noordam  Netherlands | Gorman  United States | Caroline Troxler-Kung  Switzerland | 
| 25 m backstroke class 1 incomplete | Davina Ingrams  Great Britain | White  Ireland | Rosaleen Gallagher  Ireland | 
| 25 m backstroke class 2 complete | Lorraine Dodd  Australia | Soulek  United States | S. Jones  Great Britain | 
| 25 m backstroke class 2 incomplete | Gwen Buck  Great Britain | Lamb  Australia | Margit Schweiger .svg.png.webp) West Germany | 
| 50 m backstroke class 3 complete | Valerie Forder  Great Britain | Ilse Driessler  Austria | Elke Lange .svg.png.webp) West Germany | 
| 50 m backstroke class 3 incomplete | Karen Hill  Great Britain | McPherson .svg.png.webp) Canada | Jacqueline Thompson .svg.png.webp) Rhodesia | 
| 50 m backstroke class 4 complete | Kaminski  United States | Miller .svg.png.webp) Canada | Fischer  Austria | 
| 50 m backstroke class 4 incomplete | Wil Verschoor  Netherlands | Elizabeth Edmondson  Australia | Birgith Reklev  Norway | 
| 50 m backstroke class 5 (cauda equina) | Bellamy  Great Britain | Avril Davis .svg.png.webp) Rhodesia | Linda Stratman  United States | 
| 50 m backstroke special class | Janneke Minholtz  Netherlands | Ingrid van der Benden  Netherlands | Mali Mezin  Israel | 
| 25 m breaststroke class 1 complete | Gorman  United States | Moore  United States | Mati Angel  Israel | 
| 25 m breaststroke class 1 incomplete | Sandra Coppard .svg.png.webp) Rhodesia | None | None | 
| 25 m breaststroke class 2 complete | Lorraine Dodd  Australia | Ruth Lamsbach .svg.png.webp) West Germany | Cornett  United States | 
| 25 m breaststroke class 2 incomplete | Margit Schweiger .svg.png.webp) West Germany | Virginia Tomlinson .svg.png.webp) Rhodesia | Jenneke van Driel  Netherlands | 
| 50 m breaststroke class 3 complete | Valerie Forder  Great Britain | Riu .svg.png.webp) Spain | Rosi Kuhnel  Austria | 
| 50 m breaststroke class 3 incomplete | Marga Floer .svg.png.webp) West Germany | Sonja Graveland  Netherlands | McPherson .svg.png.webp) Canada | 
| 50 m breaststroke class 4 complete | Ailes  United States | Heidemarie Fischer  Austria | Waltraud Vetschera  Austria | 
| 50 m breaststroke class 4 incomplete | Meikle  Jamaica | M. Tufuesson  Sweden | Ora Goldstein  Israel | 
| 50 m breaststroke class 5 (cauda equina) | Bellamy  Great Britain | Lampo .svg.png.webp) Belgium | None | 
| 50 m breaststroke special class | Ingrid van der Benden  Netherlands | Malka Halfon  Israel | Janneke Minholtz  Netherlands | 
| 100 m breaststroke open | Ora Goldstein  Israel | Carol Bryant  Great Britain | McPherson .svg.png.webp) Canada | 
| 3×25 m individual medley open | M. Gibbs  Great Britain | Mali Mezin  Israel | M. Tufuesson  Sweden | 
| 3×50 m medley relay open |  Netherlands (NED) Janneke Minholtz (backstroke) Wil Verschoor (Breaststroke) Ingrid van der Benden (freestyle) |  Israel (ISR) Ora Goldstein Malka Halfon Zipora Rosenbaum |  Great Britain (GBR) | 
References
- Swimming at the 1968 Summer Paralympics (Tel Aviv) from the International Paralympic Committee (archived)
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