Swimming at the 1955 Pan American Games
The Swimming competition at the 2nd Pan American Games was held in Mexico City, Mexico during the Games' run in 1955. It consisted of 16 long course (50m) events: 8 for males and 8 for females.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
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| Swimming at the 1955 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 |
Results
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Freestyle |
Clarke Scholes  | 57.7 | George Park .svg.png){kind=small} | 58.7 | Carl Woolley | 59.3 |
| 400 Freestyle |
Jimmy McLane | 4:51.3 | Wayne Moore | 4:53.4 | Oscar Kramer  | 4:56.1 |
| 1500 Freestyle |
Jimmy McLane | 20:04.0 | Oscar Kramer | 20:09.9 | Gilberto Arango  | 20:37.2 |
| 100 Backstroke |
Frank McKinney | 1:07.1 | Pedro Galvao | 1:07.8 | Leonide "Buddy" Baarcke | 1:07.9 |
| 200 Breaststroke |
Héctor Domínguez | 2:46.9 | Manuel Sanguily  | 2:47.3 | Walter Ocampo  | 2:50.7 |
| 200 Butterfly |
Eulalio Ríos | 2:39.8 | Walter Ocampo | 2:40.3 | William Yorzyk | 2:42.5 |
| 4×200 Free Relay |
.svg.png){kind=small} Martin Smith William Yorzyk Wayne Moore Jimmy McLane | 9:00.0 | Pedro Galvão Federico Zwanck José Izaguirre Jorge Vogt | 9:09.0 | .svg.png){kind=small} George Park Allen Gilchrist Gerry McNamee Ted Simpson | 9:12.2 |
| 4×100 Medley Relay |
Frank McKinney Fred Maguire Leonide Baarcke Clark Scholes | 4:29.1 | Pedro Galvão Héctor Domínguez Orlando Cossani Federico Zwanck | 4:33.4 | .svg.png){kind=small} Clemente Mejía Walter Ocampo Eulalio Ríos Otilio Holguin | 4:35.5 |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 100 Freestyle |
Helen Stewart | 1:07.7 | Wanda Werner | 1:07.7 | Virginia Grant | 1:08.3 |
| 200 Freestyle |
Wanda Werner | 2:32.5 | Liliana Gonzalias | 2:32.9 | Gilda Aranda | 2:33.6 |
| 400 Freestyle |
Beth Whittall | 5:32.4 | Carolyn Green | 5:34.7 | Carol Tait | 5:34.9 |
| 100 Backstroke |
Leonore Fisher | 1:16.7 | Coralie O'Connor | 1:17.8 | Cynthia Gill | 1:17.9 |
| 200 Breaststroke |
Mary Lou Elsenius | 3:08.4 | Mary Jane Sears | 3:09.0 | Beatriz Rohde | 3:09.4 |
| 100 Butterfly |
Beth Whittall | 1:16.2 | Betty Brey | 1:16.5 | Shelley Mann | 1:17.7 |
| 4×100 Free Relay |
Wanda Werner Carolyn Green Gretchen Kluter Judith Roberts | 4:31.8 | Helen Stewart Gladys Priestley Virginia Grant Beth Whittall | 4:38.1 | Liliana Gonzalias Ana María Schultz Eileen Holt Cristina Kujath | 4:43.7 |
| 4×100 Medley Relay |
Coralie O'Connor Mary Jane Sears Betty Brey Wanda Werner | 5:11.6 | Helen Stewart Lenora Fisher Virginia Grant Beth Whittall | 5:12.2 | Liliana Gonzalias Vanna Rocco Eileen Holt Beatríz Rohde | 5:30.5 |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 10 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
| 2 | | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 nations) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
References
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