Swimming at the 1959 Pan American Games
Main article: 1959 Pan American Games
Swimming at the 1959 Pan American Games ![]() | ||||
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Freestyle | ||||
100 m | men | women | ||
200 m | women | |||
400 m | men | women | ||
1500 m | men | |||
Backstroke | ||||
100 m | men | women | ||
Breaststroke | ||||
200 m | men | women | ||
Butterfly | ||||
100 m | women | |||
200 m | men | |||
Freestyle relay | ||||
4×100 m | women | |||
4×200 m | men | |||
Medley relay | ||||
4×100 m | men | women | ||
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 (50 m) events: 8 for males and 8 for females.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
In these Games, the U.S. swept all gold medals in swimming.
A world record was broken by the U.S. in the women's 4x100m medley relay, with a time of 4:44.6.
Results
Men
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100m freestyle |
Jeffrey Farrell ![]() | 56.3 | Elton Follett ![]() | 57.2 | William Woolsey ![]() | 57.6 |
400m freestyle |
George Breen ![]() | 4:31.4 | George Harrison ![]() | 4:31.8 | Eugene Lenz ![]() | 4:34.9 |
1500m freestyle |
Alan Somers ![]() | 17:53.2 | George Breen ![]() | 17:55.0 | Gary Heinrich ![]() | 18:30.6 |
100m backstroke |
Frank McKinney ![]() | 1:03.6 | Charles Bittick ![]() | 1:04.2 | Louis Schaeffer ![]() | 1:05.3 |
200m breaststroke |
Bill Mulliken ![]() | 2:43.1 | Kenneth Nakasone ![]() | 2:43.2 | Manuel Sanguily ![]() | 2:44.3 |
200m butterfly |
Dave Gillanders ![]() | 2:18.0 | Michael Troy ![]() | 2:18.3 | Eulalio Ríos ![]() | 2:22.5 |
4×200m Free Relay |
![]() Dick Blick Peter Sintz John Rounsavelle Frank Winters | 8:22.7 | ![]() Raúl Guzmán Alfredo Guzmán Jorge Escalante Mauricio Ocampo | 8:56.4 | ![]() Cameron Grout Edward Cazalet William Campbell Thomas Verth | 9:00.4 |
4×100m Medley Relay |
![]() Frank McKinney Kenneth Nakasone Mike Troy Jeff Farrell | 4:14.9 | ![]() Cameron Grout Bob Wheaton Steve Rabinovitch Peter Fowler | 4:23.3 | ![]() Eulalio Ríos Alejandro Gaxiola Jorge Escalante Roberto Marmolejo | 4:25.0 |
Women
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100m freestyle |
Chris von Saltza ![]() | 1:03.8 | Molly Botkin ![]() | 1:05.7 | Joan Spillane ![]() | 1:05.8 |
200m freestyle |
Chris von Saltza ![]() | 2:18.5 | Shirley Stobs ![]() | 2:22.9 | Joan Spillane ![]() | 2:23.0 |
400m freestyle |
Chris von Saltza ![]() | 4:55.9 | Sylvia Ruuska ![]() | 5:03.4 | Donna Graham ![]() | 5:03.5 |
100m backstroke |
Carin Cone ![]() | 1:12.2 | Sara Barber ![]() | 1:12.3 | Christine Kluter ![]() | 1:12.4 |
200m breaststroke |
Anne Warner ![]() | 2:56.8 | Patty Kemper ![]() | 3:00.1 | Anne Brancroft ![]() | 3:01.3 |
100m butterfly |
Becky Collins ![]() | 1:09.5 | Nancy Ramey ![]() | 1:10.4 | Molly Botkin ![]() | 1:12.3 |
4×100m Free Relay |
![]() Molly Botkin Joan Spillane Shirley Stobs Chris von Saltza | 4:17.5 | ![]() Margaret Iwasaki Helen Hunt Sara Barber Sandra Scott | 4:31.9 | ![]() Blanca Barrón María Luisa Souza Gloria Botella Rebeca García | 4:37.0 |
4×100m Medley Relay |
![]() Carin Cone Anne Brancroft Becky Collins Chris von Saltza | 4:44.6 WR |
![]() Margaret Iwasaki Janice Shepp Sara Barber Sandra Scott | 4:58.7 | ![]() Blanca Barrón Eulalia Martínez Gloria Botella Rebeca García | 5:18.7 |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 16 | 11 | 10 | 37 |
2 | ![]() | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
- ↑ Hickoksports
- ↑ Resultados
- ↑ All Pan medalists - Male
- ↑ All Pan medalists - Female
- ↑ Pan American Games - Swimming and Diving page, from gbrathletics.com; retrieved 2012-04-15.
- ↑ ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Am Games history
- ↑ Odir Cunha (2007). Heróis da América - História Completa dos Jogos Pan-Americanos. Editora Planeta. ISBN 8576652803.
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