Women's 200 metre backstroke at the 1979 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Piscina Olimpica Del Escambron | |||||||||
Dates | July 6 (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 200 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 6 July at the Piscina Olimpica Del Escambron. [1] The last Pan American Games champion was Donna Wennerstrom of US. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all in backstroke. [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 6. [1]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Linda Jezek | ![]() | 2:20.17 | Q |
2 | Libby Kinkead | ![]() | 2:20.43 | Q |
3 | Suzanne Kwasny | ![]() | 2:24.39 | Q |
4 | Cheryl Gibson | ![]() | 2:25.14 | Q |
5 | Teresa Rivera | ![]() | 2:26.39 | Q |
6 | Rosamaria Prado | ![]() | 2:29.42 | Q |
7 | Hilda Huerta | ![]() | 2:29.74 | Q |
8 | Laura Laguna | ![]() | 2:34.37 | Q |
9 | Penny Blakeman | ![]() | 2:37.49 | |
10 | Sandra Revette | ![]() | 2:37.68 | |
11 | Alba Izcoa | ![]() | 2:43.52 | |
12 | Silvana Barbato | ![]() | 2:44.93 |
The final was held on July 6. [1]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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![]() | Linda Jezek | ![]() | 2:16.07 | NR , GR |
![]() | Cheryl Gibson | ![]() | 2:17.58 | |
![]() | Libby Kinkead | ![]() | 2:20.19 | |
4 | Suzanne Kwasny | ![]() | 2:23.79 | |
5 | Teresa Rivera | ![]() | 2:24.42 | NR |
6 | Rosamaria Prado | ![]() | 2:28.03 | |
7 | Hilda Huerta | ![]() | 2:30.10 | |
8 | Laura Laguna | ![]() | 2:33.64 |