Swimming at the 1971 Pan American Games | |
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Swimming at the 1971 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 6th Pan American Games was held in Cali, Colombia during the Games' run in 1971. It consisted of 29 long course (50 m) events: 15 for males and 14 for females. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
A world record was beaten in this edition of the Games, by the U.S. 4 x 200 m freestyle men's relay.
The victory of Canada in the women's 4x100m medley marked the first time that the U.S. lost the gold in a relay event, at the Pan American Games.
In the 200 m butterfly, two swimmers won the first medals of their countries in swimming at Pan American Games at all times: Jorge Delgado got the gold for Ecuador, and Augusto González, the bronze for Peru.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100m freestyle | Sandy Neilson USA | 1:00.60 | Angela Coughlan Canada | 1:01.15 | Karen James Canada | 1:01.88 |
200m freestyle | Kim Peyton USA | 2:09.62 GR | Angela Coughlan Canada | 2:10.56 NR | Olga de Angulo Colombia | 2:14.34 SA |
400m freestyle | Ann Simmons USA | 4:26.19 | Jill Strong USA | 4:36.15 | Angela Coughlan Canada | 4:38.86 |
800m freestyle | Cathy Calhoun USA | 9:15.19 | Cynthia Enze USA | 9:32.15 | María Teresa Ramírez Mexico | 9:44.32 |
100m backstroke | Donna Gurr Canada | 1:07.18 GR | Susie Atwood USA | 1:07.51 | Jill Hlay USA | 1:08.49 |
200m backstroke | Donna Gurr Canada | 2:24.73 | Susie Atwood USA | 2:26.48 | Barbara Darby USA | 2:30.73 |
100m breaststroke | Sylvia Dockerill Canada | 1:18.63 | Linda Kurtz USA | 1:19.30 | Lynn Colella USA | 1:19.72 |
200m breaststroke | Lynn Colella USA | 2:50.03 | Jane Wright Canada | 2:50.96 NR | Leonor Urueta Mexico | 2:52.72 |
100m butterfly | Deena Deardurff USA | 1:06.22 | Leslie Cliff Canada | 1:07.77 | Lucy Burle Brazil | 1:08.79 SA |
200 m butterfly | Lynn Colella USA | 2:23.11 | Alice Jones USA | 2:28.10 | Susan Smith Canada | 2:32.60 |
200m I.M. | Leslie Cliff Canada | 2:30.03 | Susie Atwood USA | 2:30.29 | Cindy Plaisted USA | 2:33.23 |
400m I.M. | Leslie Cliff Canada | 5:13.31 | Cindy Plaisted USA | 5:13.64 | Susie Atwood USA | 5:13.75 |
4×100m Freestyle Relay | USA Sandy Neilson Wendy Fordyce Katheryn McKitrick Lynn Skrifvars | 4:04.20 GR | Canada Leslie Cliff Donna Gurr Dianne Gate Angela Coughlan | 4:10.52 | Brazil Rosemary Ribeiro Cristiane Paquelet Maria Hungerbuler Lucy Burle | 4:15.24 |
4×100m Medley Relay | Canada Donna Gurr Jane Wright Leslie Cliff Angela Coughlan | 4:35.50 | USA Susan Atwood Lynn Colella Deena Deardurff Sandra Neilson | 4:36.73 | Mexico María Teresa Ramírez Leonor Urueta Norma Amezcua Marcia Arriaga | 4:45.18 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States | 22 | 18 | 7 | 47 |
2 | Canada | 6 | 8 | 9 | 23 |
3 | Ecuador | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
4 | Mexico | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
5 | Brazil | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
6 | Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Peru | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (7 entries) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 87 |
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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 events: 8 for males and 8 for females.
The men's 200 metre butterfly competition of the swimming events at the 1971 Pan American Games took place on 8 August. The last Pan American Games champion was Mark Spitz of US.
The Women's 200 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 1971 Pan American Games took place on 7 August. The last Pan American Games champion was Pam Kruse of US.
The men's 200 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 1971 Pan American Games took place on 6 August. The last Pan American Games champion was Don Schollander of US.
The women's 4 × 100 meter medley relay competition of the swimming events at the 1971 Pan American Games took place on 6 August. The defending Pan American Games champion is the United States.
The men's 200 metre individual medley competition of the swimming events at the 1971 Pan American Games took place on 9 August. The last Pan American Games champion was Doug Russell of US.
The women's 200 metre breaststroke competition of the swimming events at the 1971 Pan American Games took place on 9 August. The last Pan American Games champion was Catie Ball of US.
The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay competition of the swimming events at the 1971 Pan American Games took place on 9 August. The defending Pan American Games champion is the United States.
The women's 200 metre butterfly competition of the swimming events at the 1971 Pan American Games took place on 10 August. The last Pan American Games champion was Claudia Kolb of US.
The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay competition of the swimming events at the 1983 Pan American Games took place on 18 August. The last Pan American Games champion was the United States.
The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay competition of the swimming events at the 1987 Pan American Games took place on August 10, 1987 at the Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The last Pan American Games champion was the United States.
The men's 200 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 1991 Pan American Games took place on 14 August. The last Pan American Games champion was Mike O'Brien of US.
The men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay competition of the swimming events at the 1991 Pan American Games took place on 16 August. The last Pan American Games champion was the United States.
The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay competition of the swimming events at the 1991 Pan American Games took place on 13 August. The last Pan American Games champion was the United States.
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The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay competition of the swimming events at the 1999 Pan American Games took place on August 3, 1999, at the Pan Am Pool in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The last Pan American Games champion was the United States.