Swimming at the 1979 Pan American Games
The Swimming Tournament at the 1979 Pan American Games took place in the Piscina Olimpica del Escambron in San Juan, Puerto Rico from July 2 to July 8, 1979.[1][2]
| 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 |
Three world records were broken at this edition of the Games, all by U.S. swimmers.
Men’s events
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 | Barbara Shockey (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 | Libby Kinkead (USA) | 2:20.19 |
| 100 m breaststroke |
Tami Paumier (USA) | 1:12.20 | Tracy Caulkins (USA) | 1:12.52 | Anne Gagnon (CAN) | 1:14.38 |
| 200 m breaststroke |
Anne Gagnon (CAN) | 2:35.75 | Joanne Bédard (CAN) | 2:40.22 | Patricia Speeds (USA) | 2:40.79 |
| 100 m butterfly |
Jill Sterkel (USA) | 1:00.53 | Lisa Buese (USA) | 1:00.59 | Nancy Garapick (CAN) | 1:02.96 |
| 200 m butterfly |
Mary T. Meagher (USA) | 2:09.77 WR |
Karinne Miller (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 | Anne Tweedy (USA) | 2:20.33 |
| 400 m individual medley |
Tracy Caulkins (USA) | 4:46.05 | Anne Tweedy (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 | MEXICO Teresa Rivera Isabel Reuss Yvonne Guerrero 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 Anne Gagnon Nancy Garapick Gail Amundrud | 4:20.16 | MEXICO Teresa Rivera Elke Holtz Helen Plachinski Inez Guerrero | 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Brazil | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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. Editora Planeta. ISBN 8576652803.
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