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
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Three world records were broken at this edition of the Games, all by U.S. swimmers.

Men’s events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m freestyle
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  David McCagg (USA) 50.77   Fernando Cañales (PUR) 51.25   John Newton (USA) 51.45
200 m freestyle
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  Rowdy Gaines (USA) 1:51.22   David Larson (USA) 1:52.24   Djan Madruga (BRA) 1:52.34
400 m freestyle
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  Brian Goodell (USA) 3:53.01   Djan Madruga (BRA) 3:57.46   Peter Szmidt (CAN) 3:58.34
1500 m freestyle
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  Brian Goodell (USA) 15:24.36   Djan Madruga (BRA) 15:41.74   Bobby Hackett (USA) 15:46.83
100 m backstroke
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  Bob Jackson (USA) 56.66   Rômulo Arantes (BRA) 57.20   Steve Pickell (CAN) 57.89
200 m backstroke
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  Peter Rocca (USA) 2:00.98   Jesse Vassallo (USA) 2:02.07   Djan Madruga (BRA) 2:04.74
100 m breaststroke
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  Steve Lundquist (USA) 1:03.82   Greg Winchell (USA) 1:04.76   Graham Smith (CAN) 1:05.66
200 m breaststroke
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  Steve Lundquist (USA) 2:21.97   John Simmons (USA) 2:22.45   Pablo Restrepo (COL) 2:23.13
100 m butterfly
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  Robert Placak (USA) 55.54   Dan Thompson (CAN) 55.56   Clay Evans (CAN) 56.63
200 m butterfly
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  Craig Beardsley (USA) 2:00.49   George Nagy (CAN) 2:02.15   Bill Sawchuk (CAN) 2:02.93
200 m individual medley
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  Jesse Vassallo (USA) 2:03.29
WR
  Graham Smith (CAN) 2:05.86   Scott Spann (USA) 2:06.29
400 m individual medley
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  Jesse Vassallo (USA) 4:21.63   Bill Sawchuk (CAN) 4:30.21   Alex Baumann (CAN) 4:32.42
4×100 m freestyle relay
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  UNITED STATES
Rowdy Gaines
Jack Babashoff
John Newton
David McCagg
3:23.71   CANADA
Graham Welbourn
Alan Swanston
Bill Sawchuk
Peter Szmidt
3:29.64   BRAZIL
Cyro Marques
Djan Madruga
Marcus Mattioli
Rômulo Arantes
3:30.86
4×200 m freestyle relay
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  UNITED STATES
Brian Goodell
David Larson
Kris Kirchner
Rowdy Gaines
7:31.28   BRAZIL
Cyro Marques
Djan Madruga
Jorge Fernandes
Marcus Mattioli
7:38.92   CANADA
Peter Szmidt
Graham Welbourn
Rob Bayliss
Bill Sawchuk
7:39.27
4×100 m medley relay
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  UNITED STATES
Bob Jackson
Steve Lundquist
Bob Placak
David McCagg
3:47.20   CANADA
Steve Pickell
Graham Smith
Dan Thompson
Bill Sawchuk
3:50.02   PUERTO RICO
Carlos Berrocal
Orlando Catinchi
Arnaldo Pérez
Fernando Cañales
3:54.63

Women's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m freestyle
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  Cynthia Woodhead (USA) 56.22   Jill Sterkel (USA) 56.24   Gail Amundrud (CAN) 57.79
200 m freestyle
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  Cynthia Woodhead (USA) 1:58.43
WR
  Kim Linehan (USA) 2:01.92   Gail Amundrud (CAN) 2:03.38
400 m freestyle
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  Cynthia Woodhead (USA) 4:10.56   Tracy Caulkins (USA) 4:16.13   Wendy Quirk (CAN) 4:17.34
800 m freestyle
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  Kim Linehan (USA) 8:39.82   Jennifer Hooker (USA) 8:50.71   Barbara Shockey (CAN) 8:54.82
100 m backstroke
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  Linda Jezek (USA) 1:03.33   Cheryl Gibson (CAN) 1:05.17   Teresa Rivera (MEX) 1:06.87
200 m backstroke
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  Linda Jezek (USA) 2:16.07   Cheryl Gibson (CAN) 2:17.58   Libby Kinkead (USA) 2:20.19
100 m breaststroke
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  Tami Paumier (USA) 1:12.20   Tracy Caulkins (USA) 1:12.52   Anne Gagnon (CAN) 1:14.38
200 m breaststroke
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  Anne Gagnon (CAN) 2:35.75   Joanne Bédard (CAN) 2:40.22   Patricia Speeds (USA) 2:40.79
100 m butterfly
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  Jill Sterkel (USA) 1:00.53   Lisa Buese (USA) 1:00.59   Nancy Garapick (CAN) 1:02.96
200 m butterfly
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  Mary T. Meagher (USA) 2:09.77
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  Karinne Miller (USA) 2:15.05   Nancy Garapick (CAN) 2:16.40
200 m individual medley
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  Tracy Caulkins (USA) 2:16.11   Nancy Garapick (CAN) 2:19.36   Anne Tweedy (USA) 2:20.33
400 m individual medley
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  Tracy Caulkins (USA) 4:46.05   Anne Tweedy (USA) 4:47.19   Nancy Garapick (CAN) 4:53.37
4×100 m freestyle relay
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  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
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  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

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States2812646
2  Canada1121528
3  Brazil0437
4  Puerto Rico0112
5  Mexico0033
6  Colombia0011
Totals (6 entries)29292987

References

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  1. ^ "ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Am Games history" (PDF). ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-10.
  2. ^ Odir Cunha (2007). Heróis da América - História Completa dos Jogos Pan-Americanos. Editora Planeta. ISBN 8576652803.