Swimming at the 1979 Pan American Games – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
| Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at the VIII Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Piscina Olimpica Del Escambron | |||||||||
| Dates | July 3 (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 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay competition of the swimming events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 3 July at the Piscina Olimpica Del Escambron.[1] The last Pan American Games champion was the United States.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
This race consisted of eight lengths of the pool. Each of the four swimmers completed two lengths of the pool. The first swimmer had to touch the wall before the second could leave the starting block.[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 3.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - - - - |
 Canada |
3:29.86 | Q |
| 2 | - - - - |
 Brazil |
3:33.60 | Q |
| 3 | - - - - |
 United States |
3:34.21 | Q |
| 4 | - - - - |
 Puerto Rico |
3:37.81 | Q |
| 5 | - - - - |
 Mexico |
3:38.25 | Q |
| 6 | - - - - |
 Venezuela |
3:43.39 | Q |
| 7 | - - - - |
 Argentina |
3:45.70 | Q |
| 8 | - - - - |
 Ecuador |
3:47.86 | Q |
| 9 | - - - - |
 |
3:49.13 | |
| 10 | - - - - |
 Dominican Republic |
3:54.77 |
Final[]
The final was held on July 3.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Rowdy Gaines (50.41) NR, GR Jack Babashoff (51.26) (50.71) David McCagg (51.33) |
United States |
3:23.71 | NR, GR |
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Graham Welbourn (52.96) (51.92) Bill Sawchuk (52.45) Peter Szmidt (52.31) |
Canada |
3:29.64 | |
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Djan Madruga (53.38) Cyro Delgado (52.52) Rômulo Arantes (52.51) Jorge Fernandes (52.45) |
Brazil |
3:30.86 | SA |
| 4 | Carlos Berrocal (53.82) Filiberto Colon (54.23) Fernando Cañales (50.46) (54.24) |
Puerto Rico |
3:32.75 | NR |
| 5 | (54.35) (54.24) César Sánchez (55.33) (53.42) |
Mexico |
3:37.34 | NR |
| 6 | - - - - |
Venezuela |
3:42.33 | NR |
| 7 | - - - - |
Argentina |
3:43.46 | |
| 8 | - - - - |
Ecuador |
3:45.34 |
References[]
- ^ a b c "Results" (PDF). USA SWIMMING. Retrieved 5 October 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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