Women's 100 metre freestyle at the 1979 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Piscina Olimpica Del Escambron | |||||||||
Dates | July 8 (preliminaries and finals) | |||||||||
Competitors | - from - nations | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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«1975 1983» |
Swimming at the 1979 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 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]
All times are in minutes and seconds.
KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | GR | Games record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
The first round was held on July 8. [1]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Cynthia Woodhead | ![]() | 57.31 | Q |
2 | Jill Sterkel | ![]() | 58.74 | Q |
3 | Gail Amundrud | ![]() | 58.97 | Q |
4 | Anne Jardin | ![]() | 59.30 | Q |
5 | Maria Paris | ![]() | 1:00.49 | Q |
6 | Shelley Cramer | ![]() | 1:00.57 | Q |
7 | Vilma Aguilera | ![]() | 1:00.68 | Q |
8 | Sonia Acosta | ![]() | 1:00.74 | Q |
9 | Helen Plachinski | ![]() | 1:00.92 | |
10 | Teresa Rivera | ![]() | 1:01.34 | |
11 | Rosanna Juncos | ![]() | 1:01.65 | |
12 | Virginia Sachero | ![]() | 1:01.85 | |
13 | Julia Vicioso | ![]() | 1:02.30 | NR |
14 | Maria Guimarães | ![]() | 1:02.71 | |
15 | Maria Vieira | ![]() | 1:03.06 |
The final was held on July 8. [1]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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![]() | Cynthia Woodhead | ![]() | 56.22 | NR , GR |
![]() | Jill Sterkel | ![]() | 56.24 | |
![]() | Gail Amundrud | ![]() | 57.79 | |
4 | Anne Jardin | ![]() | 58.06 | |
5 | Shelley Cramer | ![]() | 59.68 | NR |
6 | Maria Paris | ![]() | 59.82 | NR |
7 | Vilma Aguilera | ![]() | 59.90 | NR |
8 | Sonia Acosta | ![]() | 1:00.19 |