Swimming at the 1979 Pan American Games
| Swimming at the 1979 Pan American Games | |
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«1975 1983» |
| at the 1979 Pan American Games | ||
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| 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
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle |
 Cynthia Woodhead (USA) |
56.22 | Jill Sterkel (USA) |
56.24 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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 |  CANADAGail 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} Brazil | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} Puerto Rico | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 |  Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 87 | |
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Odir Cunha (2007). Heróis da América - História Completa dos Jogos Pan-Americanos. Editora Planeta. ISBN 8576652803.
