Swimming at the 1979 Pan American Games
| Swimming at the 1979 Pan American Games | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freestyle | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | women | |||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| Backstroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Breaststroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Butterfly | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Individual medley | ||||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| Freestyle relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | ||
| 4×200 m | men | |||
| Medley relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | ||
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle |
 David McCagg (USA) | 50.77 |  Fernando Cañales (PUR) | 51.25 | John Newton (USA) | 51.45 |
| 200 m freestyle |
Rowdy Gaines (USA) | 1:51.22 | David Larson (USA) | 1:52.24 |  Djan Madruga (BRA) | 1:52.34 |
| 400 m freestyle |
Brian Goodell (USA) | 3:53.01 | Djan Madruga (BRA) | 3:57.46 |  Peter Szmidt (CAN) | 3:58.34 |
| 1500 m freestyle |
Brian Goodell (USA) | 15:24.36 | Djan Madruga (BRA) | 15:41.74 | Bobby Hackett (USA) | 15:46.83 |
| 100 m backstroke |
Bob Jackson (USA) | 56.66 | Rômulo Arantes (BRA) | 57.20 | Steve Pickell (CAN) | 57.89 |
| 200 m backstroke |
Peter Rocca (USA) | 2:00.98 | Jesse Vassallo (USA) | 2:02.07 | Djan Madruga (BRA) | 2:04.74 |
| 100 m breaststroke |
Steve Lundquist (USA) | 1:03.82 | Greg Winchell (USA) | 1:04.76 | Graham Smith (CAN) | 1:05.66 |
| 200 m breaststroke |
Steve Lundquist (USA) | 2:21.97 | John Simmons (USA) | 2:22.45 |  Pablo Restrepo (COL) | 2:23.13 |
| 100 m butterfly |
Robert Placak (USA) | 55.54 | Dan Thompson (CAN) | 55.56 | Clay Evans (CAN) | 56.63 |
| 200 m butterfly |
Craig Beardsley (USA) | 2:00.49 | George Nagy (CAN) | 2:02.15 | Bill Sawchuk (CAN) | 2:02.93 |
| 200 m individual medley |
Jesse Vassallo (USA) | 2:03.29 WR |
Graham Smith (CAN) | 2:05.86 | Scott Spann (USA) | 2:06.29 |
| 400 m individual medley |
Jesse Vassallo (USA) | 4:21.63 | Bill Sawchuk (CAN) | 4:30.21 | Alex Baumann (CAN) | 4:32.42 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay |
UNITED STATES Rowdy Gaines Jack Babashoff John Newton David McCagg | 3:23.71 | CANADA Graham Welbourn Alan Swanston Bill Sawchuk Peter Szmidt | 3:29.64 | BRAZIL Cyro Marques Djan Madruga Marcus Mattioli Rômulo Arantes | 3:30.86 |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay |
UNITED STATES Brian Goodell David Larson Kris Kirchner Rowdy Gaines | 7:31.28 | BRAZIL Cyro Marques Djan Madruga Jorge Fernandes Marcus Mattioli | 7:38.92 | CANADA Peter Szmidt Graham Welbourn Rob Bayliss Bill Sawchuk | 7:39.27 |
| 4×100 m medley relay |
UNITED STATES Bob Jackson Steve Lundquist Bob Placak David McCagg | 3:47.20 | CANADA Steve Pickell Graham Smith Dan Thompson Bill Sawchuk | 3:50.02 | PUERTO RICO Carlos Berrocal Orlando Catinchi Arnaldo Pérez Fernando Cañales | 3:54.63 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle |
Cynthia Woodhead (USA) | 56.22 | Jill Sterkel (USA) | 56.24 | Gail Amundrud (CAN) | 57.79 |
| 200 m freestyle |
Cynthia Woodhead (USA) | 1:58.43 WR |
Kim Linehan (USA) | 2:01.92 | Gail Amundrud (CAN) | 2:03.38 |
| 400 m freestyle |
Cynthia Woodhead (USA) | 4:10.56 | Tracy Caulkins (USA) | 4:16.13 | Wendy Quirk (CAN) | 4:17.34 |
| 800 m freestyle |
Kim Linehan (USA) | 8:39.82 | Jennifer Hooker (USA) | 8:50.71 | Barbara Shockey (CAN) | 8:54.82 |
| 100 m backstroke |
Linda Jezek (USA) | 1:03.33 | Cheryl Gibson (CAN) | 1:05.17 |  Teresa Rivera (MEX) | 1:06.87 |
| 200 m backstroke |
Linda Jezek (USA) | 2:16.07 | Cheryl Gibson (CAN) | 2:17.58 | Libby Kinkead (USA) | 2:20.19 |
| 100 m breaststroke |
Tami Paumier (USA) | 1:12.20 | Tracy Caulkins (USA) | 1:12.52 | Anne Gagnon (CAN) | 1:14.38 |
| 200 m breaststroke |
Anne Gagnon (CAN) | 2:35.75 | Joanne Bédard (CAN) | 2:40.22 | Patricia Speeds (USA) | 2:40.79 |
| 100 m butterfly |
Jill Sterkel (USA) | 1:00.53 | Lisa Buese (USA) | 1:00.59 | Nancy Garapick (CAN) | 1:02.96 |
| 200 m butterfly |
Mary T. Meagher (USA) | 2:09.77 WR |
Karinne Miller (USA) | 2:15.05 | Nancy Garapick (CAN) | 2:16.40 |
| 200 m individual medley |
Tracy Caulkins (USA) | 2:16.11 | Nancy Garapick (CAN) | 2:19.36 | Anne Tweedy (USA) | 2:20.33 |
| 400 m individual medley |
Tracy Caulkins (USA) | 4:46.05 | Anne Tweedy (USA) | 4:47.19 | Nancy Garapick (CAN) | 4:53.37 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay |
UNITED STATES Stephanie Elkins Tracy Caulkins Jill Sterkel Cynthia Woodhead | 3:45.82 | CANADA Gail Amundrud Carol Klimpel Anne Jardin Wendy Quirk | 3:50.18 | MEXICO Teresa Rivera Isabel Reuss Yvonne Guerrero Helen Plachinski | 4:02.05 |
| 4×100 m medley relay |
UNITED STATES Linda Jezek Tracy Caulkins Jill Sterkel Cynthia Woodhead | 4:13.24 | CANADA Cheryl Gibson Anne Gagnon Nancy Garapick Gail Amundrud | 4:20.16 | MEXICO Teresa Rivera Elke Holtz Helen Plachinski Inez Guerrero | 4:30.59 |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 28 | 12 | 6 | 46 |
| 2 | Canada | 1 | 12 | 15 | 28 |
| 3 | Brazil | - | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Mexico | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Colombia | - | - | 1 | 1 |
References
- ↑ ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Am Games history
- ↑ Odir Cunha (2007). Heróis da América - História Completa dos Jogos Pan-Americanos. Editora Planeta. ISBN 8576652803.
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