Swimming at the 1983 Pan American Games

Swimming at the
1983 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 1983 Pan American Games took place in Caracas, Venezuela from August 17 to August 22, 1983. [1][2][3]

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
 
United States Rowdy Gaines (USA) 50.38 Puerto Rico Fernando Cañales (PUR) 50.43 Venezuela Alberto Mestre (VEN) 51.09
200 m freestyle
 
United States Bruce Hayes (USA) 1:49.89 Venezuela Alberto Mestre (VEN) 1:50.36 United States Rowdy Gaines (USA) 1:51.27
400 m freestyle
 
United States Bruce Hayes (USA) 3:53.17 United States Matt Cetlinski (USA) 3:53.51 Brazil Marcelo Jucá (BRA) 3:55.66
1500 m freestyle
 
United States Jeff Kostoff (USA) 15:30.67 Brazil Marcelo Jucá (BRA) 15:33.01 Uruguay Carlos Scanavino (URU) 15:36.07
100 m backstroke
 
United States Rick Carey (USA) 55.19
WR
United States Dave Bottom (USA) 56.90 Canada Mike West (CAN) 57.20
200 m backstroke
 
United States Rick Carey (USA) 1:59.34 Brazil Ricardo Prado (BRA) 2:02.85 Canada Mike West (CAN) 2:03.11
100 m breaststroke
 
United States Steve Lundquist (USA) 1:02.28
WR
United States John Moffet (USA) 1:02.36 Colombia Pablo Restrepo (COL) 1:03.89
200 m breaststroke
 
United States Steve Lundquist (USA) 2:19.31 Colombia Pablo Restrepo (COL) 2:20.21 United States Doug Soltis (USA) 2:20.89
100 m butterfly
 
United States Matt Gribble (USA) 54.25 United States Pablo Morales (USA) 54.62 Venezuela Rafael Vidal (VEN) 54.72
200 m butterfly
 
United States Craig Beardsley (USA) 1:58.85 Brazil Ricardo Prado (BRA) 1:59.00 Venezuela Rafael Vidal (VEN) 1:59.17
200 m individual medley
 
Brazil Ricardo Prado (BRA) 2:04.51 United States Bill Barrett (USA) 2:04.90 United States Steve Lundquist (USA) 2:06.36
400 m individual medley
 
Brazil Ricardo Prado (BRA) 4:21.43 United States Jeff Kostoff (USA) 4:27.99 United States Mike O'Brien (USA) 4:30.45
4×100 m freestyle relay
 
UNITED STATES
Robin Leamy
Matt Gribble
Chris Cavanaugh
Rowdy Gaines
3:21.41 BRAZIL
Ronald Menezes
Jorge Fernandes
Djan Madruga
Cyro Delgado
3:27.59 VENEZUELA
Jean François
Antonio Sánchez
Rafael Vidal
Alberto Mestre
3:29.06
4×200 m freestyle relay
 
UNITED STATES
David Larson
Richard Saeger
Bruce Hayes
Rowdy Gaines
7:23.63 BRAZIL
Djan Madruga
Marcelo Jucá
Cyro Delgado
Jorge Fernandes
7:32.78 VENEZUELA
Jean François
Antonio Sánchez
Rafael Vidal
Alberto Mestre
7:33.82
4×100 m medley relay
 
UNITED STATES
Rick Carey
Steve Lundquist
Matt Gribble
Rowdy Gaines
3:40.42
WR
CANADA
Mike West
Marco Veilleux
Tom Ponting
David Churchill
3:48.10 VENEZUELA
Giovanni Frigo
Glen Sochasky
Rafael Vidal
Alberto Mestre
3:50.52

Women’s events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m freestyle
 
United States Carrie Steinseifer (USA) 56.92 Canada Jane Kerr (CAN) 57.51 Canada Kathy Bald (CAN) 57.76
200 m freestyle
 
United States Cynthia Woodhead (USA) 2:01.33 United States Mary Wayte (USA) 2:02.21 Canada Julie Daigneault (CAN) 2:02.36
400 m freestyle
 
United States Tiffany Cohen (USA) 4:12.27 United States Cynthia Woodhead (USA) 4:14.07 Canada Julie Daigneault (CAN) 4:19.91
800 m freestyle
 
United States Tiffany Cohen (USA) 8:35.42 United States Marybeth Linzmeier (USA) 8:41.26 Canada Julie Daigneault (CAN) 8:59.52
100 m backstroke
 
United States Susan Walsh (USA) 1:02.48 United States Joan Pennington (USA) 1:03.63 Canada Barbara McBain (CAN) 1:05.38
200 m backstroke
 
United States Amy White (USA) 2:15.66 United States Susan Walsh (USA) 2:15.94 Canada Barbara McBain (CAN) 2:18.93
100 m breaststroke
 
Canada Anne Ottenbrite (CAN) 1:10.63 Canada Kathy Bald (CAN) 1:11.98 United States Kim Rhodenbaugh (USA) 1:12.16
200 m breaststroke
 
Canada Kathy Bald (CAN) 2:35.53 United States Susan Rapp (USA) 2:37.91 United States Kim Rhodenbaugh (USA) 2:39.03
100 m butterfly
 
United States Laurie Lehner (USA) 1:01.14 Canada Michelle MacPherson (CAN) 1:01.63 United States Patty King (USA) 1:01.96
200 m butterfly
 
United States Mary T. Meagher (USA) 2:10.06 United States Tracy Caulkins (USA) 2:14.15 Canada Marie Moore (CAN) 2:14.51
200 m individual medley
 
United States Tracy Caulkins (USA) 2:16.22 Canada Michelle MacPherson (CAN) 2:18.22 United States Susan Rapp (USA) 2:18.76
400 m individual medley
 
United States Tracy Caulkins (USA) 4:51.82 United States Polly Winde (USA) 4:54.11 Canada Michelle MacPherson (CAN) 4:54.86
4×100 m freestyle relay
 
UNITED STATES
Jill Sterkel
Dara Torres
Mary Wayte
Carrie Steinseifer
3:46.46 CANADA
Carol Klimpel
Kathy Bald
Pamela Rai
Jane Kerr
3:49.49 MEXICO
Patricia Kohlmann
Rosa Fuentes
Irma Huerta
Teresa Rivera
4:00.43
4×100 m medley relay
 
UNITED STATES
Susan Walsh
Kim Rhodenbaugh
Laurie Lehner
Carrie Steinseifer
4:12.99 CANADA
Barbara McBain
Anne Ottenbrite
Michelle MacPherson
Jane Kerr
4:13.84 MEXICO
Teresa Rivera
Silvia Rivero
Aida Huerta
Patricia Kohlmann
4:30.72

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States 25 14 8 47
2 Canada 2 7 10 19
3 Brazil 2 5 1 8
4 Venezuela - 1 6 7
5 Colombia - 1 1 2
6 Puerto Rico - 1 - 1
7 Mexico - - 2 2
8 Uruguay - - 1 1

References

  1. ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Am Games history
  2. "Brazil medals at 1983 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  3. Odir Cunha (2007). Heróis da América - História Completa dos Jogos Pan-Americanos. Editora Planeta. ISBN 8576652803.