Swimming at the 1979 Pan American Games – Men's 400 metre freestyle
| Men's 400 metre freestyle at the VIII Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Piscina Olimpica Del Escambron | |||||||||
| Dates | July 5 (preliminaries and finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | - from - nations | |||||||||
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The men's 400 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 5 July at the Piscina Olimpica Del Escambron.[1] The last Pan American Games champion was Douglas Northway of US.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
This race consisted of eight lengths of the pool, with all eight being in the freestyle stroke.[8]
Results
All times are in minutes and seconds.
| 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 5.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Goodell |  United States | 3:58.72 | Q |
| 2 | Peter Szmidt |  Canada | 3:58.78 | Q |
| 3 | Djan Madruga |  Brazil | 4:00.83 | Q |
| 4 | Rob Bayliss | Canada | 4:00.84 | Q |
| 5 | David Larson | United States | 4:03.72 | Q |
| 6 | Diego Quiroga |  Ecuador | 4:04.85 | Q |
| 7 | Scott Newkirk |  U.S. Virgin Islands | 4:06.52 | Q |
| 8 | Jean François |  Venezuela | 4:07.07 | Q, NR |
| 9 | Filiberto Colon |  Puerto Rico | 4:07.24 | NR |
| 10 | César Sánchez |  Mexico | 4:07.45 | NR |
| 11 | Jorge Martinez | Puerto Rico | 4:09.23 | |
| 12 | Alejandro Lecot |  Argentina | 4:10.63 | |
| 13 | Alejandro Romo | Mexico | 4:12.13 | |
| 14 | Alberto Mestre | Venezuela | 4:13.78 | |
| 15 | Oscar Moreno |  El Salvador | 4:18.12 | NR |
| 16 | Roger Madruga | Brazil | 4:22.65 | |
| 17 | Ruben Martinez | El Salvador | 4:24.46 | |
| 18 | Jorge Sanchez |  Panama | 4:27.89 | NR |
Final
The final was held on July 5.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Brian Goodell | United States | 3:53.01 | NR, GR |
 | Djan Madruga | Brazil | 3:57.46 | |
 | Peter Szmidt | Canada | 3:58.34 | |
| 4 | Rob Bayliss | Canada | 3:59.21 | |
| 5 | David Larson | United States | 4:00.07 | |
| 6 | Diego Quiroga | Ecuador | 4:02.86 | NR |
| 7 | Scott Newkirk | U.S. Virgin Islands | 4:06.52 | NR |
| 8 | Jean François | Venezuela | 4:12.20 |
References
- 1 2 3 "Results" (PDF). USA SWIMMING. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ↑ Hickoksports
- ↑ Hickosports Results
- ↑ All Pan medalists - Male
- ↑ All Pan medalists - Female
- ↑ Pan American Games - Swimming and Diving page, from gbrathletics.com; retrieved 2012-04-15.
- ↑ ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Am Games history
- ↑ Swimming technical manual
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