Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle The women's 400 metre freestyle event at the 1968 Olympic Games took place between 19 and 20 October. 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. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of eight lengths of the pool. Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Heat 4 Heat 5 Heat 6 Key: OR = Olympic record
Morrison Hill Swimming Pool Morrison Hill Swimming Pool The Morrison Hill Swimming Pool () is a public swimming pool in Morrison Hill, Wan Chai, Hong Kong. It was the first indoor public pool in Hong Kong as well as the first heated public pool. The Morrison Hill Swimming Pool was officially opened on 31 October 1972 by Sir Douglas Clague. The Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club donated over HK$8 million toward the complex's construction. At opening, the swimming complex comprised a heated 50-metre heated main pool, an outdoor pool, and a paddling pool for young children. It was designed by architect Sam Lim. The