The women's 200 metre individual medley competition of the swimming events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 2 July at the Piscina Olimpica Del Escambron.[1] The last Pan American Games champion was Kathy Heddy of the United States.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
| Women's 200 metre individual medley at the 1979 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Piscina Olimpica Del Escambron | |||||||||
| Dates | July 2 (preliminaries and finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | - from - nations | |||||||||
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This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, one each in backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle swimming.[8]
Results
editAll times are shown 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 2.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tracy Caulkins |  United States | 2:21.29 | Q |
| 2 | Nancy Garapick |  Canada | 2:21.89 | Q |
| 3 | Anne Tweedy | United States | 2:22.43 | Q |
| 4 | Joann Baker | Canada | 2:23.73 | Q |
| 5 | Elke Holtz |  Mexico | 2:25.74 | Q, NR |
| 6 | Rosanna Juncos |  Argentina | 2:28.01 | Q |
| 7 | Maria Paris |  Costa Rica | 2:28.48 | Q |
| 8 | Yolanda Mendiola | Mexico | 2:29.97 | Q |
| 9 | Vilma Aguilera |  Puerto Rico | 2:30.33 | NR |
| 10 | Lisa Escalera | Puerto Rico | 2:32.11 | |
| 11 | Shelley Cramer |  U.S. Virgin Islands | 2:32.96 | NR |
| 12 | Agnes Nilsson |  Brazil | 2:34.10 | |
| 13 | Georgina Osorio |  Panama | 2:35.50 | NR |
| 14 | Rita Neves | Brazil | 2:37.63 | |
| 15 | Georgetti Ednes |  Bermuda | 2:42.99 | NR |
Final
editThe final was held on July 2.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Tracy Caulkins | United States | 2:16.11 | NR, GR |
 | Nancy Garapick | Canada | 2:19.36 | |
 | Anne Tweedy | United States | 2:20.33 | |
| 4 | Joann Baker | Canada | 2:20.83 | |
| 5 | Elke Holtz | Mexico | 2:26.13 | |
| 6 | Maria Paris | Costa Rica | 2:26.54 | NR |
| 7 | Rosanna Juncos | Argentina | 2:27.71 | NR |
| 8 | Yolanda Mendiola | Mexico | 2:30.80 |
References
edit- 1 2 3 "Results" (PDF). USA SWIMMING. Retrieved 11 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 2013-10-12.
- ↑ 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" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.