Swimming at the 1959 Pan American Games
Swimming at the 1959 Pan American Games | ||
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Freestyle | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | women | |
400 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | |
Backstroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
Breaststroke | ||
200 m | men | women |
Butterfly | ||
100 m | women | |
200 m | men | |
Freestyle relay | ||
4×100 m | women | |
4×200 m | men | |
Medley relay | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
The Swimming competition at the 3rd Pan American Games was held in Chicago, United States during the Games' run in 1959. It consisted of 16 long course (50 m) events: 8 for males and 8 for females.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
In these Games, the U.S. swept all gold medals in swimming.
A world record was broken by the U.S. in the women's 4x100m medley relay, with a time of 4:44.6.
Results
Men
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100m freestyle |
Jeffrey Farrell | 56.3 | Elton Follett | 57.2 | William Woolsey | 57.6 |
400m freestyle |
George Breen | 4:31.4 | George Harrison | 4:31.8 | Eugene Lenz | 4:34.9 |
1500m freestyle |
Alan Somers | 17:53.2 | George Breen | 17:55.0 | Gary Heinrich | 18:30.6 |
100m backstroke |
Frank McKinney | 1:03.6 | Charles Bittick | 1:04.2 | Louis Schaeffer | 1:05.3 |
200m breaststroke |
Bill Mulliken | 2:43.1 | Kenneth Nakasone | 2:43.2 | Manuel Sanguily | 2:44.3 |
200m butterfly |
Dave Gillanders | 2:18.0 | Michael Troy | 2:18.3 | Eulalio Ríos | 2:22.5 |
4×200m Free Relay |
Dick Blick Peter Sintz John Rounsavelle Frank Winters | 8:22.7 | Raúl Guzmán Alfredo Guzmán Jorge Escalante Mauricio Ocampo | 8:56.4 | Cameron Grout Edward Cazalet William Campbell Thomas Verth | 9:00.4 |
4×100m Medley Relay |
Frank McKinney Kenneth Nakasone Mike Troy Jeff Farrell | 4:14.9 | Cameron Grout Bob Wheaton Steve Rabinovitch Peter Fowler | 4:23.3 | Eulalio Ríos Alejandro Gaxiola Jorge Escalante Roberto Marmolejo | 4:25.0 |
Women
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100m freestyle |
Chris von Saltza | 1:03.8 | Molly Botkin | 1:05.7 | Joan Spillane | 1:05.8 |
200m freestyle |
Chris von Saltza | 2:18.5 | Shirley Stobs | 2:22.9 | Joan Spillane | 2:23.0 |
400m freestyle |
Chris von Saltza | 4:55.9 | Sylvia Ruuska | 5:03.4 | Donna Graham | 5:03.5 |
100m backstroke |
Carin Cone | 1:12.2 | Sara Barber | 1:12.3 | Christine Kluter | 1:12.4 |
200m breaststroke |
Anne Warner | 2:56.8 | Patty Kemper | 3:00.1 | Anne Brancroft | 3:01.3 |
100m butterfly |
Becky Collins | 1:09.5 | Nancy Ramey | 1:10.4 | Molly Botkin | 1:12.3 |
4×100m Free Relay |
Molly Botkin Joan Spillane Shirley Stobs Chris von Saltza | 4:17.5 | Margaret Iwasaki Helen Hunt Sara Barber Sandra Scott | 4:31.9 | Blanca Barrón María Luisa Souza Gloria Botella Rebeca García | 4:37.0 |
4×100m Medley Relay |
Carin Cone Anne Brancroft Becky Collins Chris von Saltza | 4:44.6 WR |
Margaret Iwasaki Janice Shepp Sara Barber Sandra Scott | 4:58.7 | Blanca Barrón Eulalia Martínez Gloria Botella Rebeca García | 5:18.7 |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 37 | |
2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (4 nations) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 |
References
- ↑ Hickoksports Archived 2012-12-05 at Archive.is
- ↑ Resultados
- ↑ 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 Archived 2013-09-25 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Odir Cunha (2007). Heróis da América - História Completa dos Jogos Pan-Americanos. Editora Planeta. ISBN 8576652803.
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