Swimming at the 1979 Pan American Games
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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.
[edit] Men’s Events
| EVENT |  GOLD |
 SILVER |
 BRONZE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle |  David McCagg (USA) |
 Fernando J. Canales (PUR) |
John Newton (USA) |
| 200 m freestyle | Rowdy Gaines (USA) |
David Larson (USA) |
 Djan Madruga (BRA) |
| 400 m freestyle | Brian Goodell (USA) |
Djan Madruga (BRA) |
 Peter Szmidt (CAN) |
| 1500 m freestyle | Brian Goodell (USA) |
Djan Madruga (BRA) |
Bobby Hackett (USA) |
| 100 m backstroke | Bob Jackson (USA) |
Rômulo Arantes (BRA) |
Steve Pickell (CAN) |
| 200 m backstroke | Peter Rocca (USA) |
Jesse Vassallo (USA) |
Djan Madruga (BRA) |
| 100 m breaststroke | Steve Lundquist (USA) |
Greg Winchell (USA) |
Graham Smith (CAN) |
| 200 m breaststroke | Steve Lundquist (USA) |
John Simmons (USA) |
 Pablo Restrepo (COL) |
| 100 m butterfly | Robert Placak (USA) |
Dan Thompson (CAN) |
Clay Evans (CAN) |
| 200 m butterfly | Craig Beardsley (USA) |
George Nagy (CAN) |
Bill Sawchuk (CAN) |
| 200 m individual medley | Jesse Vassallo (USA) |
Graham Smith (CAN) |
Scott Spann (USA) |
| 400 m individual medley | Jesse Vassallo (USA) |
Bill Sawchuk (CAN) |
Alex Baumann (CAN) |
| 4 x 100 m freestyle relay |  UNITED STATESRowdy Gaines Jack Babashoff John Newton David McCagg |
 CANADAGraham Welbourn Alan Swanston Bill Sawchuk Peter Szmidt |
 BRAZILCyro Marques Djan Madruga Marcos Mattioli Rômulo Arantes |
| 4 x 200 m freestyle relay | UNITED STATES Brian Goodell David Larson Kris Kirchner Rowdy Gaines |
BRAZIL Cyro Marques Djan Madruga Jorge Luiz Fernandes Marcos Mattioli |
CANADA Peter Szmidt Graham Welbourn Rob Bayliss Bill Sawchuk |
| 4 x 100 m medley relay | UNITED STATES Bob Jackson Steve Lundquist Bob Placak David McCagg |
CANADA Steve Pickell Graham Smith Dan Thompson Bill Sawchuk |
 PUERTO RICOCarlos Berrocal Orlando Continchi Arnoldo Perez Fernando J. Canales |
[edit] Women’s Events
| EVENT | GOLD |
SILVER |
BRONZE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle | Cynthia Woodhead (USA) |
Jill Sterkel (USA) |
Gail Amundrud (CAN) |
| 200 m freestyle | Cynthia Woodhead (USA) |
Kim Linehan (USA) |
Gail Amundrud (CAN) |
| 400 m freestyle | Cynthia Woodhead (USA) |
Tracy Caulkins (USA) |
Wendy Quirk (CAN) |
| 800 m freestyle | Kim Linehan (USA) |
Jennifer Hooker (USA) |
Barbara Shockey (CAN) |
| 100 m backstroke | Linda Jezek (USA) |
Cheryl Gibson (CAN) |
 Teresa Rivera (MEX) |
| 200 m backstroke | Linda Jezek (USA) |
Cheryl Gibson (CAN) |
Libby Kinkead (USA) |
| 100 m breaststroke | Tami Paumier (USA) |
Tracy Caulkins (USA) |
Anne Gagnon (CAN) |
| 200 m breaststroke | Anne Gagnon (CAN) |
Joanne Bédard (CAN) |
Patricia Speeds (USA) |
| 100 m butterfly | Jill Sterkel (USA) |
Lisa Buese (USA) |
Nancy Garapick (CAN) |
| 100 m butterfly | Mary T. Meagher (USA) |
Karinne Miller (USA) |
Nancy Garapick (CAN) |
| 200 m individual medley | Tracy Caulkins (USA) |
Nancy Garapick (CAN) |
Anne Tweedy (USA) |
| 400 m individual medley | Tracy Caulkins (USA) |
Anne Tweedy (USA) |
Nancy Garapick (CAN) |
| 4 x 100 m freestyle relay | UNITED STATES Stephanie Elkins Tracy Caulkins Jill Sterkel Cynthia Woodhead |
CANADA Gail Amundrud Carol Klimpel Anne Jardin Wendy Quirk |
 MEXICOTeresa Rivera Isabel Reuss Yvonne Guerrero Helen Plachinski |
| 4 x 100 m medley relay | UNITED STATES Linda Jezek Tracy Caulkins Jill Sterkel Cynthia Woodhead |
CANADA Cheryl Gibson Anne Gagnon Nancy Garapick Gail Amundrud |
MEXICO Teresa Rivera Elke Holtz Helen Plachinski Inez Guerrero |
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