Swimming at the 1979 Pan American Games – Women's 100 metre backstroke
| Women's 100 metre backstroke 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 women's 100 metre backstroke 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 of Canada.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
This race consisted of two lengths of the pool, all in backstroke.[8]
Results[]
All times 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 | Linda Jezek |  United States |
1:04.53 | Q |
| 2 | United States |
1:05.06 | Q | |
| 3 | Cheryl Gibson |  Canada |
1:06.23 | Q |
| 4 | Teresa Rivera |  Mexico |
1:08.22 | Q |
| 5 | Melinda Copp | Canada |
1:08.88 | Q |
| 6 | Maria Paris |  Costa Rica |
1:09.64 | Q |
| 7 |  Brazil |
1:09.73 | Q | |
| 8 | Mexico |
1:10.43 | Q | |
| 9 |  Argentina |
1:12.00 | ||
| 10 |  Puerto Rico |
1:13.20 | ||
| 11 |  Venezuela |
1:13.40 | NR | |
| 12 | Brazil |
1:13.42 | ||
| 13 |  Uruguay |
1:15.97 | ||
| 14 | Puerto Rico |
1:16.00 |
Final[]
The final was held on July 3.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Linda Jezek | United States |
1:03.33 | NR, GR |
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Cheryl Gibson | Canada |
1:05.17 | |
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Teresa Rivera | Mexico |
1:06.86 | NR |
| 4 | Melinda Copp | Canada |
1:07.81 | |
| 5 | Mexico |
1:09.45 | ||
| 6 | Brazil |
1:09.57 | ||
| 7 | Maria Paris | Costa Rica |
1:09.99 | |
| 8 | United States |
DQ |
References[]
- ^ a b c "Results" (PDF). USA SWIMMING. Retrieved 7 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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