Swimming at the 1979 Pan American Games
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Swimming at the 1979 Pan American Games | ||
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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 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 |
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50.77 | ![]() |
51.25 | ![]() |
51.45 |
200 m freestyle |
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1:51.22 | ![]() |
1:52.24 | ![]() |
1:52.34 |
400 m freestyle |
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3:53.01 | ![]() |
3:57.46 | ![]() |
3:58.34 |
1500 m freestyle |
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15:24.36 | ![]() |
15:41.74 | ![]() |
15:46.83 |
100 m backstroke |
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56.66 | ![]() |
57.20 | ![]() |
57.89 |
200 m backstroke |
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2:00.98 | ![]() |
2:02.07 | ![]() |
2:04.74 |
100 m breaststroke |
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1:03.82 | ![]() |
1:04.76 | ![]() |
1:05.66 |
200 m breaststroke |
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2:21.97 | ![]() |
2:22.45 | ![]() |
2:23.13 |
100 m butterfly |
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55.54 | ![]() |
55.56 | ![]() |
56.63 |
200 m butterfly |
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2:00.49 | ![]() |
2:02.15 | ![]() |
2:02.93 |
200 m individual medley |
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2:03.29 WR |
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2:05.86 | ![]() |
2:06.29 |
400 m individual medley |
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4:21.63 | ![]() |
4:30.21 | ![]() |
4:32.42 |
4×100 m freestyle relay |
![]() Rowdy Gaines Jack Babashoff David McCagg |
3:23.71 | ![]() Graham Welbourn Bill Sawchuk Peter Szmidt |
3:29.64 | ![]() Cyro Marques Djan Madruga Marcus Mattioli Rômulo Arantes |
3:30.86 |
4×200 m freestyle relay |
![]() 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 Bill Sawchuk |
7:39.27 |
4×100 m medley relay |
![]() Bob Jackson Steve Lundquist 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 |
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56.22 | ![]() |
56.24 | ![]() |
57.79 |
200 m freestyle |
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1:58.43 WR |
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2:01.92 | ![]() |
2:03.38 |
400 m freestyle |
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4:10.56 | ![]() |
4:16.13 | ![]() |
4:17.34 |
800 m freestyle |
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8:39.82 | ![]() |
8:50.71 | ![]() |
8:54.82 |
100 m backstroke |
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1:03.33 | ![]() |
1:05.17 | ![]() |
1:06.87 |
200 m backstroke |
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2:16.07 | ![]() |
2:17.58 | ![]() |
2:20.19 |
100 m breaststroke |
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1:12.20 | ![]() |
1:12.52 | ![]() |
1:14.38 |
200 m breaststroke |
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2:35.75 | ![]() |
2:40.22 | ![]() |
2:40.79 |
100 m butterfly |
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1:00.53 | ![]() |
1:00.59 | ![]() |
1:02.96 |
200 m butterfly |
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2:09.77 WR |
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2:15.05 | ![]() |
2:16.40 |
200 m individual medley |
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2:16.11 | ![]() |
2:19.36 | ![]() |
2:20.33 |
400 m individual medley |
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4:46.05 | ![]() |
4:47.19 | ![]() |
4:53.37 |
4×100 m freestyle relay |
![]() 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 Helen Plachinski |
4:02.05 |
4×100 m medley relay |
![]() Linda Jezek Tracy Caulkins Jill Sterkel Cynthia Woodhead |
4:13.24 | ![]() Cheryl Gibson Nancy Garapick Gail Amundrud |
4:20.16 | ![]() Teresa Rivera Elke Holtz Helen Plachinski |
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 nations) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 87 |
References[]
- ^ ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Am Games history Archived 2014-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Odir Cunha (2007). Heróis da América - História Completa dos Jogos Pan-Americanos. . ISBN 8576652803.
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