Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's 400 metre freestyle
The women's 400 metre freestyle 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 Gillian Ryan 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 | 17 from 12 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 4:08.42 | |||||||||
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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 eight lengths of the pool in freestyle. 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 |  Katie Ledecky (USA) |
3:58.37 | Gold Coast, Australia | August 23, 2014 |
| Pan American Games record | Elizabeth Hill (USA) |
4:10.48 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | August 13, 2003 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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| 17 July | A Final | Emily Overholt | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 4:08.42 | GR |
Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (4:17.99) 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 (4:33.47) 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 | 10:29 | Heats |
| July 17, 2015 | 19:43 | Final B |
| July 17, 2015 | 19:52 | 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 | Kiera Janzen | United States | 4:11.82 | QA |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | Andreina Pinto |  Venezuela | 4:12.43 | QA |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | Manuella Lyrio |  Brazil | 4:15.38 | QA |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | Joanna Evans |  Bahamas | 4:15.51 | QA |
| 5 | 2 | 4 | Gillian Ryan | United States | 4:15.95 | QA |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Maria Álvarez |  Colombia | 4:16.90 | QA |
| 7 | 2 | 3 | Carolina Bilich | Brazil | 4:16.92 | QA |
| 8 | 1 | 4 | Emily Overholt |  Canada | 4:18.21 | QA |
| 9 | 1 | 3 | Natalia Jaspeado |  Mexico | 4:18.30 | QB |
| 10 | 2 | 5 | Tabitha Baumann | Canada | 4:18.70 | QB |
| 11 | 3 | 6 | Allyson Macias | Mexico | 4:20.45 | QB |
| 12 | 2 | 2 | Elisbet Gamez |  Cuba | 4:21.10 | QB |
| 13 | 2 | 6 | Andrea Cedrón |  Peru | 4:21.31 | QB |
| 14 | 1 | 6 | Gabriela Santis |  Guatemala | 4:24.73 | QB |
| 15 | 3 | 7 | Daniella van den Berg |  Aruba | 4:28.01 | QB |
| 16 | 2 | 7 | Rebeca Quinteros |  El Salvador | 4:29.19 | QB |
| 17 | 1 | 2 | Lani Cabrera | Bahamas | 4:29.46 |
B Final
The B final was also held on July 17.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 9 | 5 | Tabitha Baumann | Canada | 4:16.03 | |
| 10 | 7 | Gabriela Santis | Guatemala | 4:16.79 | |
| 11 | 4 | Natalia Jaspeado | Mexico | 4:17.25 | |
| 12 | 3 | Allyson Macias | Mexico | 4:17.49 | |
| 13 | 6 | Elisbet Gamez | Cuba | 4:18.23 | |
| 14 | 2 | Andrea Cedrón | Peru | 4:23.93 | |
| 15 | 8 | Rebeca Quinteros | El Salvador | 4:27.89 | |
| 16 | 1 | Daniella van den Berg | Aruba | 4:30.14 |
A Final
The A final was also held on July 17.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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 | 8 | Emily Overholt | Canada | 4:08.42 | GR |
 | 5 | Andreina Pinto | Venezuela | 4:08.67 | |
 | 2 | Gillian Ryan | United States | 4:09.46 | |
| 4 | 3 | Manuella Lyrio | Brazil | 4:10.92 | NR |
| 5 | 4 | Kiera Janzen | United States | 4:11.32 | |
| 6 | 6 | Joanna Evans | Bahamas | 4:14.51 | |
| 7 | 1 | Carolina Bilich | Brazil | 4:17.40 | |
| 8 | 7 | Maria Álvarez | Colombia | 4:17.80 |
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 400m Freestyle Preliminaries
- Women's 400m Freestyle - B Final
- Women's 400m Freestyle - A Final