The women's 100 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 8 July at the Piscina Olimpica Del Escambron.[1] The last Pan American Games champion was Kim Peyton of US.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
| Women's 100 metre freestyle at the 1979 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Piscina Olimpica Del Escambron | |||||||||
| Dates | July 8 (preliminaries and finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | - from - nations | |||||||||
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This race consisted of two lengths of the pool, both lengths being in freestyle.[8]
Results
editAll 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
editThe first round was held on July 8.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cynthia Woodhead |  United States | 57.31 | Q |
| 2 | Jill Sterkel | United States | 58.74 | Q |
| 3 | Gail Amundrud |  Canada | 58.97 | Q |
| 4 | Anne Jardin | Canada | 59.30 | Q |
| 5 | Maria Paris |  Costa Rica | 1:00.49 | Q |
| 6 | Shelley Cramer |  U.S. Virgin Islands | 1:00.57 | Q |
| 7 | Vilma Aguilera |  Puerto Rico | 1:00.68 | Q |
| 8 | Sonia Acosta | Puerto Rico | 1:00.74 | Q |
| 9 | Helen Plachinski |  Mexico | 1:00.92 | |
| 10 | Teresa Rivera | Mexico | 1:01.34 | |
| 11 | Rosanna Juncos |  Argentina | 1:01.65 | |
| 12 | Virginia Sachero | Argentina | 1:01.85 | |
| 13 | Julia Vicioso |  Dominican Republic | 1:02.30 | NR |
| 14 | Maria Guimarães |  Brazil | 1:02.71 | |
| 15 | Maria Vieira | Brazil | 1:03.06 |
Final
editThe final was held on July 8.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Cynthia Woodhead | United States | 56.22 | NR, GR |
 | Jill Sterkel | United States | 56.24 | |
 | Gail Amundrud | Canada | 57.79 | |
| 4 | Anne Jardin | Canada | 58.06 | |
| 5 | Shelley Cramer | U.S. Virgin Islands | 59.68 | NR |
| 6 | Maria Paris | Costa Rica | 59.82 | NR |
| 7 | Vilma Aguilera | Puerto Rico | 59.90 | NR |
| 8 | Sonia Acosta | Puerto Rico | 1:00.19 |
References
edit- 1 2 3 "Results" (PDF). USA SWIMMING. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ↑ Hickoksports Deprecated link archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today
- ↑ Hickosports Results
- ↑ All Pan medalists - Male
- ↑ "All Pan medalists - Female". Archived from the original on 2013-09-25. Retrieved 2013-10-08.
- ↑ Pan American Games - Swimming and Diving page, from gbrathletics.com; retrieved 2012-04-15.
- ↑ ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Am Games history Archived 2014-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Swimming technical manual Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine