Swimming at the 1979 Pan American Games – Men's 200 metre freestyle
| Men's 200 metre freestyle at the VIII Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Piscina Olimpica Del Escambron | |||||||||
| Dates | July 2 (preliminaries and finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | - from - nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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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 men's 200 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 2 July at the Piscina Olimpica Del Escambron.[1] The last Pan American Games champion was Jorge Delgado of Ecuador.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all in freestyle.[8]
Results[]
All times shown are in minutes and seconds.
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | GR | Games record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Heats[]
The first round was held on July 2.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rowdy Gaines |  United States |
1:53.25 | Q |
| 2 | David Larson | United States |
1:53.34 | Q |
| 3 | Peter Szmidt |  Canada |
1:53.55 | Q |
| 4 | Djan Madruga |  Brazil |
1:53.91 | Q |
| 5 | Fernando Cañales |  Puerto Rico |
1:53.92 | Q |
| 6 | Bill Sawchuk | Canada |
1:54.53 | Q |
| 7 | Marcus Mattioli | Brazil |
1:55.95 | Q |
| 8 |  Peru |
1:56.11 | Q | |
| 9 | Filiberto Colon | Puerto Rico |
1:57.35 | |
| 10 | Scott Newkirk |  |
1:57.64 | |
| 11 | Diego Quiroga |  Ecuador |
1:57.69 | |
| 12 | Jean François |  Venezuela |
1:58.05 | |
| 13 |  Mexico |
1:58.61 | ||
| 14 | Alberto Mestre | Venezuela |
1:59.08 | |
| 15 | Mexico |
1:59.16 | ||
| 16 |  Argentina |
2:03.21 | ||
| 17 |  Dominican Republic |
2:03.65 | NR | |
| 18 |  El Salvador |
2:03.84 | ||
| 19 | Ecuador |
2:03.86 | ||
| 20 | El Salvador |
2:05.47 | ||
| 21 |  Panama |
2:05.99 | ||
| 22 | Panama |
2:06.11 | ||
| 23 | Dominican Republic |
2:11.59 |
Final[]
The final was held on July 2.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Rowdy Gaines | United States |
1:51.22 | |
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David Larson | United States |
1:52.24 | |
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Djan Madruga | Brazil |
1:52.34 | SA |
| 4 | Peter Szmidt | Canada |
1:53.15 | |
| 5 | Fernando Cañales | Puerto Rico |
1:53.57 | |
| 6 | Bill Sawchuk | Canada |
1:53.86 | |
| 7 | Marcus Mattioli | Brazil |
1:54.89 | |
| 8 | Peru |
1:55.54 | NR |
References[]
- ^ a b c "Results" (PDF). USA SWIMMING. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ^ Hickoksports Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today
- ^ Hickosports Results
- ^ All Pan medalists - Male
- ^ All Pan medalists - Female
- ^ Pan American Games - Swimming and Diving page, from gbrathletics.com; retrieved 2012-04-15.
- ^ ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Am Games history Archived 2014-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
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