Swimming at the 1979 Pan American Games
International sporting event
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The Swimming Tournament at the 1979 Pan American Games took place in the Piscina Olimpica del Escambron in San Juan, Puerto Rico from July 2 to July 8, 1979.[1][2]
Three world records were broken at this edition of the Games, all by U.S. swimmers.
Men’s events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 m freestyle details | ![]() | 50.77 | ![]() | 51.25 | ![]() | 51.45 |
200 m freestyle details | ![]() | 1:51.22 | ![]() | 1:52.24 | ![]() | 1:52.34 |
400 m freestyle details | ![]() | 3:53.01 | ![]() | 3:57.46 | ![]() | 3:58.34 |
1500 m freestyle details | ![]() | 15:24.36 | ![]() | 15:41.74 | ![]() | 15:46.83 |
100 m backstroke details | ![]() | 56.66 | ![]() | 57.20 | ![]() | 57.89 |
200 m backstroke details | ![]() | 2:00.98 | ![]() | 2:02.07 | ![]() | 2:04.74 |
100 m breaststroke details | ![]() | 1:03.82 | ![]() | 1:04.76 | ![]() | 1:05.66 |
200 m breaststroke details | ![]() | 2:21.97 | ![]() | 2:22.45 | ![]() | 2:23.13 |
100 m butterfly details | ![]() | 55.54 | ![]() | 55.56 | ![]() | 56.63 |
200 m butterfly details | ![]() | 2:00.49 | ![]() | 2:02.15 | ![]() | 2:02.93 |
200 m individual medley details | ![]() | 2:03.29 WR | ![]() | 2:05.86 | ![]() | 2:06.29 |
400 m individual medley details | ![]() | 4:21.63 | ![]() | 4:30.21 | ![]() | 4:32.42 |
4×100 m freestyle relay details | ![]() Rowdy Gaines Jack Babashoff John Newton David McCagg | 3:23.71 | ![]() Graham Welbourn Alan Swanston Bill Sawchuk Peter Szmidt | 3:29.64 | ![]() Cyro Marques Djan Madruga Marcus Mattioli Rômulo Arantes | 3:30.86 |
4×200 m freestyle relay details | ![]() Brian Goodell David Larson Kris Kirchner Rowdy Gaines | 7:31.28 | ![]() Cyro Marques Djan Madruga Jorge Fernandes Marcus Mattioli | 7:38.92 | ![]() Peter Szmidt Graham Welbourn Rob Bayliss Bill Sawchuk | 7:39.27 |
4×100 m medley relay details | ![]() Bob Jackson Steve Lundquist Bob Placak David McCagg | 3:47.20 | ![]() Steve Pickell Graham Smith Dan Thompson Bill Sawchuk | 3:50.02 | ![]() Carlos Berrocal Orlando Catinchi Arnaldo Pérez Fernando Cañales | 3:54.63 |
Women's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 m freestyle details | ![]() | 56.22 | ![]() | 56.24 | ![]() | 57.79 |
200 m freestyle details | ![]() | 1:58.43 WR | ![]() | 2:01.92 | ![]() | 2:03.38 |
400 m freestyle details | ![]() | 4:10.56 | ![]() | 4:16.13 | ![]() | 4:17.34 |
800 m freestyle details | ![]() | 8:39.82 | ![]() | 8:50.71 | ![]() | 8:54.82 |
100 m backstroke details | ![]() | 1:03.33 | ![]() | 1:05.17 | ![]() | 1:06.87 |
200 m backstroke details | ![]() | 2:16.07 | ![]() | 2:17.58 | ![]() | 2:20.19 |
100 m breaststroke details | ![]() | 1:12.20 | ![]() | 1:12.52 | ![]() | 1:14.38 |
200 m breaststroke details | ![]() | 2:35.75 | ![]() | 2:40.22 | ![]() | 2:40.79 |
100 m butterfly details | ![]() | 1:00.53 | ![]() | 1:00.59 | ![]() | 1:02.96 |
200 m butterfly details | ![]() | 2:09.77 WR | ![]() | 2:15.05 | ![]() | 2:16.40 |
200 m individual medley details | ![]() | 2:16.11 | ![]() | 2:19.36 | ![]() | 2:20.33 |
400 m individual medley details | ![]() | 4:46.05 | ![]() | 4:47.19 | ![]() | 4:53.37 |
4×100 m freestyle relay details | ![]() Stephanie Elkins Tracy Caulkins Jill Sterkel Cynthia Woodhead | 3:45.82 | ![]() Gail Amundrud Carol Klimpel Anne Jardin Wendy Quirk | 3:50.18 | ![]() Teresa Rivera Isabel Reuss Yvonne Guerrero Helen Plachinski | 4:02.05 |
4×100 m medley relay details | ![]() Linda Jezek Tracy Caulkins Jill Sterkel Cynthia Woodhead | 4:13.24 | ![]() Cheryl Gibson Anne Gagnon Nancy Garapick Gail Amundrud | 4:20.16 | ![]() Teresa Rivera Elke Holtz Helen Plachinski Inez Guerrero | 4:30.59 |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 28 | 12 | 6 | 46 |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 12 | 15 | 28 |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (6 entries) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 87 |
References
- Hickoksports
- Results[dead link]
- Folha Online
- USA Swimming
- ^ "ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Am Games history" (PDF). ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-10.
- ^ Odir Cunha (2007). Heróis da América - História Completa dos Jogos Pan-Americanos. Editora Planeta. ISBN 8576652803.