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 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 | (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 | (USA) |
1:04.76 | Graham Smith (CAN) |
1:05.66 |
| 200 m breaststroke |
Steve Lundquist (USA) |
2:21.97 | (USA) |
2:22.45 |  Pablo Restrepo (COL) |
2:23.13 |
| 100 m butterfly |
(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 STATESRowdy Gaines Jack Babashoff David McCagg |
3:23.71 |  CANADAGraham Welbourn Bill Sawchuk Peter Szmidt |
3:29.64 |  BRAZILCyro 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 Bill Sawchuk |
7:39.27 |
| 4×100 m medley relay |
UNITED STATES Bob Jackson Steve Lundquist David McCagg |
3:47.20 | CANADA Steve Pickell Graham Smith Dan Thompson Bill Sawchuk |
3:50.02 |  PUERTO RICOCarlos 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 | (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 | (USA) |
2:20.19 |
| 100 m breaststroke |
(USA) |
1:12.20 | Tracy Caulkins (USA) |
1:12.52 | (CAN) |
1:14.38 |
| 200 m breaststroke |
(CAN) |
2:35.75 | (CAN) |
2:40.22 | (USA) |
2:40.79 |
| 100 m butterfly |
Jill Sterkel (USA) |
1:00.53 | (USA) |
1:00.59 | Nancy Garapick (CAN) |
1:02.96 |
| 200 m butterfly |
Mary T. Meagher (USA) |
2:09.77 WR |
(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 | (USA) |
2:20.33 |
| 400 m individual medley |
Tracy Caulkins (USA) |
4:46.05 | (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 |  MEXICOTeresa Rivera Isabel Reuss 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 Nancy Garapick Gail Amundrud |
4:20.16 | MEXICO Teresa Rivera Elke Holtz Helen Plachinski |
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 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Colombia | 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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