Swimming at the 1979 Pan American Games – Women's 100 metre freestyle

Women's 100 metre freestyle at the VIII Pan American Games
Venue Piscina Olimpica Del Escambron
Dates July 8 (preliminaries and finals)
Competitors - from - nations
Medalists
   United States
   United States
   Canada
«1975
1983»

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]

This race consisted of two lengths of the pool, both lengths being in freestyle.[8]

Results

All times are in minutes and seconds.

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

Heats

The 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

The final was held on July 8.[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) Cynthia Woodhead  United States 56.22 NR, GR
2nd, silver medalist(s) Jill Sterkel  United States 56.24
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 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

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