Swimming at the 1979 Pan American Games

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

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]

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

Men’s events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m freestyle
 
 David McCagg (USA) 50.77  Fernando Cañales (PUR) 51.25  John Newton (USA) 51.45
200 m freestyle
 
 Rowdy Gaines (USA) 1:51.22  David Larson (USA) 1:52.24  Djan Madruga (BRA) 1:52.34
400 m freestyle
 
 Brian Goodell (USA) 3:53.01  Djan Madruga (BRA) 3:57.46  Peter Szmidt (CAN) 3:58.34
1500 m freestyle
 
 Brian Goodell (USA) 15:24.36  Djan Madruga (BRA) 15:41.74  Bobby Hackett (USA) 15:46.83
100 m backstroke
 
 Bob Jackson (USA) 56.66  Rômulo Arantes (BRA) 57.20  Steve Pickell (CAN) 57.89
200 m backstroke
 
 Peter Rocca (USA) 2:00.98  Jesse Vassallo (USA) 2:02.07  Djan Madruga (BRA) 2:04.74
100 m breaststroke
 
 Steve Lundquist (USA) 1:03.82  Greg Winchell (USA) 1:04.76  Graham Smith (CAN) 1:05.66
200 m breaststroke
 
 Steve Lundquist (USA) 2:21.97  John Simmons (USA) 2:22.45  Pablo Restrepo (COL) 2:23.13
100 m butterfly
 
 Robert Placak (USA) 55.54  Dan Thompson (CAN) 55.56  Clay Evans (CAN) 56.63
200 m butterfly
 
 Craig Beardsley (USA) 2:00.49  George Nagy (CAN) 2:02.15  Bill Sawchuk (CAN) 2:02.93
200 m individual medley
 
 Jesse Vassallo (USA) 2:03.29
WR
 Graham Smith (CAN) 2:05.86  Scott Spann (USA) 2:06.29
400 m individual medley
 
 Jesse Vassallo (USA) 4:21.63  Bill Sawchuk (CAN) 4:30.21  Alex Baumann (CAN) 4:32.42
4×100 m freestyle relay
 
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
 
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
 
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

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 Brazil 0 4 3 7
4 Puerto Rico 0 1 1 2
5 Mexico 0 0 3 3
6 Colombia 0 0 1 1

References

  1. ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Am Games history
  2. Odir Cunha (2007). Heróis da América - História Completa dos Jogos Pan-Americanos. Editora Planeta. ISBN 8576652803.
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