The Swimming competition at the 14th Pan American Games was held August 12–18, 2003 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The competition was held in the outdoor (50m) pool of the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center. It featured 32 long course (50m) events.
Rogério Aoki Romero is a former backstroke swimmer from Brazil, who competed at five consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. A resident of Belo Horizonte, he won the gold medal in the 200-metre backstroke at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba. Twelve years later he once again did so at the 2003 Pan Am Games.
Thiago Machado Vilela Pereira is a retired Brazilian international competition swimmer. One of the greatest swimmers in the history of Brazil, Pereira won the silver medal in the 400-meter individual medley at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, beating the then-current Olympic champion Michael Phelps. He also broke a world record in the short course 200-meter individual medley, and broke several South American and Brazilian records. During his career, he competed with swimming legends Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte.
Eileen Mary Coparropa Alemán is a freestyle swimmer from Panama, who won a silver and a bronze medal in the women's 50m freestyle event at the Pan American Games. Nicknamed "La Sirena de Oro" she represented her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996.
Gabriel Semain Vasconcellos Mangabeira is a Brazilian competition swimmer who qualified for the men's 100-metre butterfly at both the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics. Mangabeira also won a silver medal in the 100-metre butterfly at the 2007 Pan American Games.
The Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on August 17, 2003.
The Women's 50m Freestyle event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on August 17, 2003.
The Women's 200m Butterfly event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on August 17, 2003.
The Women's 200m Backstroke event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on August 17, 2003.
The Men's 100m Freestyle event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on August 14, 2003.
The Men's 200m Backstroke event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on August 14, 2003. Brazil's Rogério Romero (33) added another gold in the 200 backstroke in 1:59.92. Romero first won this event in 1991 and a silver in 1995.
The Women's 100m Backstroke event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on August 14, 2003.
The Women's 400m Freestyle event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on August 14, 2003.
The Men's 200m Breaststroke event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on August 15, 2003. USA's Kyle Salyards won the race in 2:13.37, another Games record, with four swimmers contesting the remaining podium spots. Sean Quinn (USA) took the silver in 2:15.77 and Marcelo Tomazini (BRA) the bronze in 2:15.87. Only 1/100 behind Thiago Pereira (BRA) in fourth and Scott Dickens (CAN) in fifth in 2:15.94.
The Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on August 15, 2003. Brazil won the men's 4 × 100 free relay in 3:18.66, shy of their Games record from four years ago. Venezuela was second and Canada third. The USA was disqualified when second swimmer Jayme Cramer left early.
The Men's 50m Freestyle event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on August 16, 2003. Fernando Scherer BRA) won his third consecutive Pan Am 50 freestyle title with 22.40, with José Meolans (ARG) second in 22.42 and Gary Hall, Jr. (USA) third with 22.43.
The Women's 4x100m Medley Relay event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on August 16, 2003.
The Swimming competition at the XVI Pan American Games was October 15–22, 2011 at the Scotiabank Aquatics Center in Guadalajara, Mexico. The open water events swam in the waters off API Maritime Terminal in Puerto Vallarta.
George Gleason is a former swimmer from the U.S. Virgin Islands, who specialized in freestyle and backstroke events. He is a two-time Olympian, a swimming captain for the Yale Bulldogs, and a graduate of sociology (2001) at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Gleason also capped his swimming career by an eleventh-place finish in the 200 m backstroke at the NCAA Swimming Championships in College Station, Texas, earning him All-American honors.
Nicolas Fink is an American competition swimmer who specializes in breaststroke events. He won three gold medals, two silver medals, and a bronze medal at the at the 2021 World Short Course Championships in relay and individual breaststroke events. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, he placed fifth in the 200 meter breaststroke. He won the silver medal in the 200 meter breaststroke at the 2014 Pan Pacific Championships, and a gold medal in the 4×100 meter medley relay and a silver medal in the 200 meter breaststroke at the 2019 Pan American Games. He currently represents the Cali Condors which is part of the International Swimming League.
