Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's 100 metre backstroke
The women's 100 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 17 at the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House in Toronto, Canada.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion was Rachel Bootsma of the United States.
| Women's 100 metre backstroke at the XVII Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House | |||||||||
| Dates | July 17 (preliminaries and finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 19 from 13 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 59.61 | |||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 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 | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| Marathon | ||
| 10 km | men | women |
This race consisted of two lengths of the pool, both lengths in backstroke. The top eight swimmers from the heats would qualify for the A final (where the medals would be awarded), while the next best eight swimmers would qualify for the B final.[2]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Gemma Spofforth (GBR) |
58.12 | Rome, Italy | July 28, 2009 |
| Pan American Games record |  Rachel Bootsma (USA) |
1:00.37 | Guadalajara, Mexico | October 16, 2011 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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| 17 July | Heat 3 | Olivia Smoliga | United States | 1:00.35 | GR |
| 17 July | A Final | Etiene Medeiros |  Brazil | 59.61 | GR |
Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (1:04.09) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2014 to May 1, 2015). NOCs were also permitted to enter one athlete providing they had met the B standard (1:07.94) in the same qualifying period.[2] All other competing athletes were entered as universality spots.[2]
Schedule
All times are Eastern Time Zone (UTC-4).
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| July 17, 2015 | 10:05 | Heats |
| July 17, 2015 | 19:09 | Final B |
| July 17, 2015 | 19:14 | Final A |
Results
| 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 17.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 5 | Olivia Smoliga | United States | 1:00.35 | QA, GR |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | Dominique Bouchard |  Canada | 1:00.44 | QA |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Etiene Medeiros | Brazil | 1:00.74 | QA |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | Clara Smiddy | United States | 1:00.79 | QA |
| 5 | 2 | 4 | Hilary Caldwell | Canada | 1:00.97 | QA |
| 6 | 1 | 6 | Gisela Morales |  Guatemala | 1:00.99 | QA |
| 7 | 2 | 3 | Maria González |  Mexico | 1:01.25 | QA |
| 8 | 2 | 5 | Andrea Berrino |  Argentina | 1:01.32 | QA |
| 9 | 3 | 3 | Natalia de Luccas | Brazil | 1:01.89 | QB |
| 10 | 3 | 6 | Carolina Colorado |  Colombia | 1:02.10 | QB |
| 11 | 1 | 3 | Isabella Arcila | Colombia | 1:02.62 | QB |
| 12 | 2 | 6 | Estela Davis | Mexico | 1:03.36 | QB |
| 13 | 2 | 7 | Carla González |  Venezuela | 1:04.09 | QB |
| 14 | 1 | 2 | Karen Vilorio |  Honduras | 1:04.29 | QB |
| 15 | 3 | 2 | Florencia Perotti | Argentina | 1:04.81 | QB |
| 16 | 2 | 2 | McKenna de Bever |  Peru | 1:05.00 | QB |
| 17 | 3 | 7 | Inés Remersaro |  Uruguay | 1:05.21 | |
| 18 | 1 | 7 | Sharon Bravo |  Ecuador | 1:08.36 | |
| 19 | 3 | 1 | Jamaris Washshah |  Virgin Islands | 1:10.50 |
B Final
The B final was also held on July 17.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4 | Natalia de Luccas | Brazil | 1:02.15 | |
| 10 | 5 | Carolina Colorado | Colombia | 1:02.16 | |
| 11 | 3 | Isabella Arcila | Colombia | 1:02.44 | |
| 12 | 6 | Estela Davis | Mexico | 1:03.19 | |
| 13 | 2 | Carla González | Venezuela | 1:03.68 | |
| 14 | 7 | Karen Vilorio | Honduras | 1:05.06 | |
| 15 | 1 | Florencia Perotti | Argentina | 1:05.18 | |
| 16 | 8 | Inés Remersaro | Uruguay | 1:05.78 |
A Final
The A final was also held on July 17.[5] Medeiros won the first gold medal in the history of Brazilian women's swimming at Pan American Games.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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 | 3 | Etiene Medeiros | Brazil | 59.61 | GR, SA |
 | 4 | Olivia Smoliga | United States | 1:00.06 | |
 | 6 | Clara Smiddy | United States | 1:00.49 | |
| 4 | 5 | Dominique Bouchard | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 1:00.54 | |
| 5 | 2 | Hilary Caldwell | Canada | 1:01.01 | |
| 6 | 1 | Maria González | Mexico | 1:01.06 | |
| 7 | 7 | Gisela Morales | Guatemala | 1:01.31 | |
| 8 | 8 | Andrea Berrino | Argentina | 1:01.76 |
References
- "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). TO2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- Women's 100m Backstroke Preliminaries
- Women's 100m Backstroke - B Final
- Women's 100m Backstroke - A Final