Swimming at the 1979 Pan American Games – Women's 400 metre freestyle
| Women's 400 metre freestyle at the VIII Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Piscina Olimpica Del Escambron | |||||||||
| Dates | July 6 (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 400 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 6 July at the Piscina Olimpica Del Escambron.[1] The last Pan American Games champion was Kathy Heddy of US.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
This race consisted of eight lengths of the pool, with all eight being in the freestyle stroke.[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 6.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cynthia Woodhead |  United States |
4:22.44 | Q |
| 2 | Tracy Caulkins | United States |
4:23.18 | Q |
| 3 | Anne Jardin |  Canada |
4:23.93 | Q |
| 4 | Wendy Quirk | Canada |
4:23.94 | Q |
| 5 |  Argentina |
4:35.47 | Q | |
| 6 | Maria Perez |  Venezuela |
4:35.50 | Q |
| 7 |  Mexico |
4:36.26 | Q | |
| 8 | Georgina Osorio |  Panama |
4:38.14 | Q |
| 9 |  Brazil |
4:38.20 | ||
| 10 |  Puerto Rico |
4:38.52 | ||
| 11 | Mexico |
4:38.84 | ||
| 12 | Puerto Rico |
4:39.53 | ||
| 13 | Brazil |
4:40.17 | ||
| 14 |  Dominican Republic |
5:01.75 |
Final[]
The final was held on July 6.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Cynthia Woodhead | United States |
4:10.56 | NR, GR |
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Tracy Caulkins | United States |
4:16.13 | |
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Wendy Quirk | Canada |
4:17.34 | |
| 4 | Anne Jardin | Canada |
4:25.45 | |
| 5 | Argentina |
4:28.39 | NR | |
| 6 | Maria Perez | Venezuela |
4:36.86 | |
| 7 | Mexico |
4:37.18 | ||
| 8 | Georgina Osorio | Panama |
4:38.74 |
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 Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine
Categories:
- Swimming at the 1979 Pan American Games
- 1979 in women's swimming