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
 
 Rowdy Gaines (USA) 50.38  Fernando Cañales (PUR) 50.43  Alberto Mestre (VEN) 51.09
200 m freestyle
 
 Bruce Hayes (USA) 1:49.89  Alberto Mestre (VEN) 1:50.36  Rowdy Gaines (USA) 1:51.27
400 m freestyle
 
 Bruce Hayes (USA) 3:53.17  Matt Cetlinski (USA) 3:53.51  Marcelo Jucá (BRA) 3:55.66
1500 m freestyle
 
 Jeff Kostoff (USA) 15:30.67  Marcelo Jucá (BRA) 15:33.01  Carlos Scanavino (URU) 15:36.07
100 m backstroke
 
 Rick Carey (USA) 55.19
WR
 Dave Bottom (USA) 56.90  Mike West (CAN) 57.20
200 m backstroke
 
 Rick Carey (USA) 1:59.34  Ricardo Prado (BRA) 2:02.85  Mike West (CAN) 2:03.11
100 m breaststroke
 
 Steve Lundquist (USA) 1:02.28
WR
 John Moffet (USA) 1:02.36  Pablo Restrepo (COL) 1:03.89
200 m breaststroke
 
 Steve Lundquist (USA) 2:19.31  Pablo Restrepo (COL) 2:20.21  Doug Soltis (USA) 2:20.89
100 m butterfly
 
 Matt Gribble (USA) 54.25  Pablo Morales (USA) 54.62  Rafael Vidal (VEN) 54.72
200 m butterfly
 
 Craig Beardsley (USA) 1:58.85  Ricardo Prado (BRA) 1:59.00  Rafael Vidal (VEN) 1:59.17
200 m individual medley
 
 Ricardo Prado (BRA) 2:04.51  Bill Barrett (USA) 2:04.90  Steve Lundquist (USA) 2:06.36
400 m individual medley
 
 Ricardo Prado (BRA) 4:21.43  Jeff Kostoff (USA) 4:27.99  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
 
 Carrie Steinseifer (USA) 56.92  Jane Kerr (CAN) 57.51  Kathy Bald (CAN) 57.76
200 m freestyle
 
 Cynthia Woodhead (USA) 2:01.33  Mary Wayte (USA) 2:02.21  Julie Daigneault (CAN) 2:02.36
400 m freestyle
 
 Tiffany Cohen (USA) 4:12.27  Cynthia Woodhead (USA) 4:14.07  Julie Daigneault (CAN) 4:19.91
800 m freestyle
 
 Tiffany Cohen (USA) 8:35.42  Marybeth Linzmeier (USA) 8:41.26  Julie Daigneault (CAN) 8:59.52
100 m backstroke
 
 Susan Walsh (USA) 1:02.48  Joan Pennington (USA) 1:03.63  Barbara McBain (CAN) 1:05.38
200 m backstroke
 
 Amy White (USA) 2:15.66  Susan Walsh (USA) 2:15.94  Barbara McBain (CAN) 2:18.93
100 m breaststroke
 
 Anne Ottenbrite (CAN) 1:10.63  Kathy Bald (CAN) 1:11.98  Kim Rhodenbaugh (USA) 1:12.16
200 m breaststroke
 
 Kathy Bald (CAN) 2:35.53  Susan Rapp (USA) 2:37.91  Kim Rhodenbaugh (USA) 2:39.03
100 m butterfly
 
 Laurie Lehner (USA) 1:01.14  Michelle MacPherson (CAN) 1:01.63  Patty King (USA) 1:01.96
200 m butterfly
 
 Mary T. Meagher (USA) 2:10.06  Tracy Caulkins (USA) 2:14.15  Marie Moore (CAN) 2:14.51
200 m individual medley
 
 Tracy Caulkins (USA) 2:16.22  Michelle MacPherson (CAN) 2:18.22  Susan Rapp (USA) 2:18.76
400 m individual medley
 
 Tracy Caulkins (USA) 4:51.82  Polly Winde (USA) 4:54.11  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 0 1 6 7
5 Colombia 0 1 1 2
6 Puerto Rico 0 1 0 1
7 Mexico 0 0 2 2
8 Uruguay 0 0 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.
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