Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre backstroke

The women's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place between September 1 and 3. This swimming event used backstroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.

Eight fastest swimmers from the heats advanced to the finals.

Heat 1

Heat 2

Heat 3

Heat 4

Key: OR = Olympic record

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