Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's 100 metre freestyle

Women's 100 metre freestyle at the XVII Pan American Games
Venue CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House
Dates July 14 (preliminaries and finals)
Competitors 28 from 24 nations
Winning time 53.83
Medalists
 Chantal van Landeghem  Canada
 Natalie Coughlin  United States
 Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace  Bahamas
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The women's 100 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 14 at the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House in Toronto, Canada.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion was Amanda Kendall of the United States.

This race consisted of two lengths of the pool, both lengths in freestyle. The top eight swimmers from the heats would qualify for the A final (where the medals would be awarded), while the next best eight swimmers would qualify for the B final.[2]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

World Record  Britta Steffen (GER) 52.07 Rome, Italy July 31, 2009
Pan American Games record  Amanda Weir (USA) 54.46 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic August 11, 2003

The following new records were set during this competition.

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
14 JulyHeatsNatalie Coughlin United States53.85GR
14 JulyA FinalChantal van Landeghem Canada53.83GR

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (56.91) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2014 to May 1, 2015). NOCs were also permitted to enter one athlete providing they had met the B standard (1:00.32) in the same qualifying period.[2] All other competing athletes were entered as universality spots.[2]

Schedule

All times are Eastern Time Zone (UTC-4).

Date Time Round
July 14, 201510:05Heats
July 14, 201519:05Final B
July 14, 201519:10Final A

Results

KEY: qFastest non-qualifiers QQualified GRGames record NRNational record PBPersonal best SBSeasonal best

Heats

The first round was held on July 14.[3]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
134Natalie Coughlin United States53.85QA, GR
244Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace Bahamas54.00QA
345Chantal van Landeghem Canada54.31QA
435Amanda Weir United States54.36QA
525Larissa Oliveira Brazil55.01QA
624Michelle Williams Canada55.29QA
736Vanessa García Puerto Rico55.45QA
843Graciele Herrmann Brazil55.54QA
946Liliana Ibáñez Mexico55.80QB
1033Isabella Arcila Colombia56.12QB
1123Alia Atkinson Jamaica56.29QB
1237Arlene Semeco Venezuela56.56QB
1332Aixa Triay Argentina56.82QB
1422Elisbet Gamez Cuba56.94QB
1542Chinyere Pigot Suriname57.29QB
1627McKenna De Bever Peru57.40QB
1747Karen Torrez Bolivia57.49
1826Ariel Weech Bahamas57.80
1931Allyson Ponson Aruba57.89
2041Loren Bahamonde Ecuador58.29
2148Inés Remersaro Uruguay58.81
2238Marie Meza Costa Rica58.89
2321Karen Riveros Paraguay58.94
2428Elinah Phillip British Virgin Islands1:00.76
2514Dalia Torrez Nicaragua1:01.48
2613Jamaris Washshah Virgin Islands1:01.68
2715Samantha Roberts Antigua and Barbuda1:02.66
2816Onika George Guyana1:05.00

B Final

The B final was also held on July 14.[4]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
94Liliana Ibáñez Mexico55.90
105Isabella Arcila Colombia56.37
116Elisbet Gamez Cuba56.84
123Aixa Triay Argentina56.87
132Chinyere Pigot Suriname57.25
147McKenna De Bever Peru57.56
158Ariel Weech Bahamas57.79
1Karen Torrez Bolivia

A Final

The A final was also held on July 14.[5]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)3Chantal van Landeghem Canada53.83GR, NR
2nd, silver medalist(s)4Natalie Coughlin United States54.06
3rd, bronze medalist(s)5Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace Bahamas54.15
47Michelle Williams Canada54.55
52Larissa Oliveira Brazil54.61=SA
68Graciele Herrmann Brazil55.01
71Vanessa García Puerto Rico55.26
86Amanda Weir United States55.73

References

  1. ↑ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). TO2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  3. ↑ Women's 100m Freestyle Preliminaries
  4. ↑ Women's 100m Freestyle - B Final
  5. ↑ Women's 100m Freestyle - A Final
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