Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's 100 metre breaststroke
The women's 100 metre breaststroke 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 Ann Catherine Chandler of the United States.
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| Venue | CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House | |||||||||
| Dates | July 17 (preliminaries and finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 13 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:06.26 | |||||||||
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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, all lengths in breaststroke. 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 |  Rūta Meilutytė (LTU) |
1:04.35 | Barcelona, Spain | July 29, 2013 |
| Pan American Games record | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Annamay Pierse (CAN) |
1:07.78 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | July 17, 2007 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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| 17 July | Heat 2 | Katie Meili |  United States | 1:05.64 | GR |
Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (1:11.89) 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 (1:16.20) 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 |
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| July 17, 2015 | 11:11 | Heats |
| July 17, 2015 | 20:31 | Final B |
| July 17, 2015 | 20:36 | 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 | 2 | 4 | Katie Meili | United States | 1:05.64 | QA, GR |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | Rachel Nicol |  Canada | 1:07.10 | QA |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | Alia Atkinson |  Jamaica | 1:07.46 | QA |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | Tera van Beilen | Canada | 1:08.11 | QA |
| 5 | 1 | 5 | Jhennifer Conceição |  Brazil | 1:08.75 | QB |
| 6 | 2 | 6 | Annie Lazor | United States | 1:08.94 | QA |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | Beatriz Travalon | Brazil | 1:08.99 | QA |
| 8 | 2 | 3 | Julia Sebastian |  Argentina | 1:09.97 | QA |
| 9 | 2 | 5 | Macarena Ceballos | Argentina | 1:10.02 | QB |
| 10 | 1 | 6 | Mercedes Toledo |  Venezuela | 1:10.53 | QB |
| 11 | 3 | 6 | Esther González |  Mexico | 1:10.83 | QB |
| 12 | 1 | 3 | Arantxa Medina | Mexico | 1:11.70 | QB |
| 13 | 3 | 7 | Laura Morley |  Bahamas | 1:14.70 | QB |
| 14 | 2 | 7 | Paula Tamashiro |  Peru | 1:15.46 | QB |
| 15 | 2 | 2 | Evita Leter |  Suriname | 1:15.84 | QB |
| 16 | 3 | 2 | Lisa Blackburn |  Bermuda | 1:16.14 | QB |
| 17 | 1 | 2 | Izzy Shne Joachim |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1:20.25 | |
| 18 | 1 | 7 | Oreoluwa Cherebin |  Grenada | 1:21.52 |
B Final
The B final was also held on July 17.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 9 | 4 | Macarena Ceballos | Argentina | 1:09.03 | |
| 10 | 3 | Esther González | Mexico | 1:10.54 | |
| 11 | 5 | Mercedes Toledo | Venezuela | 1:10.90 | |
| 12 | 6 | Arantxa Medina | Mexico | 1:11.32 | |
| 13 | 8 | Lisa Blackburn | Bermuda | 1:14.45 | |
| 14 | 7 | Paula Tamashiro | Peru | 1:14.84 | |
| 15 | 2 | Laura Morley | Bahamas | 1:15.20 | |
| 16 | 1 | Evita Leter | Suriname | 1:15.38 |
A Final
The A final was also held on July 17.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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 | 4 | Katie Meili | United States | 1:06.26 | |
 | 3 | Alia Atkinson | Jamaica | 1:06.59 | |
 | 5 | Rachel Nicol | Canada | 1:07.91 | |
| 4 | 4 | Tera van Beilen | Canada | 1:08.22 | |
| 5 | 6 | Annie Lazor | United States | 1:08.72 | |
| 6 | 3 | Beatriz Travalon | Brazil | 1:09.23 | |
| 7 | 3 | Julia Sebastian | Argentina | 1:09.83 | |
| 5 | Jhennifer Conceição | Brazil | DSQ |
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 Breaststroke Preliminaries
- Women's 100m Breaststroke - B Final
- Women's 100m Breaststroke - A Final