Swimming at the 1967 Pan American Games | |
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Swimming at the 1967 Pan American Games | ||
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Freestyle | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | women | |
1500 m | men | |
Backstroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Breaststroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Butterfly | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Individual medley | ||
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
Freestyle relay | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
4×200 m | men | |
Medley relay | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
The Swimming competition at the 5th Pan American Games was held at the Pan Am Pool in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, during the Games' run in 1967. It consisted of 29 long course (50m) events: 15 for males and 14 for females: [1] [2] [3]
The 1967 Pan Ams marked several firsts for the Games:
During the 1967 Pan Am Games in Winnipeg, 11 world records were beaten in swimming. It is the record of all editions of the championship, a record that will probably never be beaten.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States | 24 | 16 | 9 | 49 |
2 | Canada | 3 | 12 | 12 | 27 |
3 | Brazil | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
4 | Uruguay | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
5 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
6 | Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (7 entries) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 87 |
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