Swimming at the 1979 Pan American Games – Women's 200 metre backstroke

Women's 200 metre backstroke at the VIII Pan American Games
Venue Piscina Olimpica Del Escambron
Dates July 6 (preliminaries and finals)
Competitors - from - nations
Medalists
 Linda Jezek  United States
 Cheryl Gibson  Canada
 Libby Kinkead  United States
«1975
1983»

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]

Results

All times are in minutes and seconds.

KEY: qFastest non-qualifiers QQualified GRGames record NRNational record PBPersonal best SBSeasonal best

Heats

The first round was held on July 6.[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Linda Jezek  United States 2:20.17 Q
2 Libby Kinkead  United States 2:20.43 Q
3 Suzanne Kwasny  Canada 2:24.39 Q
4 Cheryl Gibson  Canada 2:25.14 Q
5 Teresa Rivera  Mexico 2:26.39 Q
6 Rosamaria Prado  Brazil 2:29.42 Q
7 Hilda Huerta  Mexico 2:29.74 Q
8 Laura Laguna  Argentina 2:34.37 Q
9 Penny Blakeman  Puerto Rico 2:37.49
10 Sandra Revette  Venezuela 2:37.68
11 Alba Izcoa  Puerto Rico 2:43.52
12 Silvana Barbato  Uruguay 2:44.93

Final

The final was held on July 6.[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) Linda Jezek  United States 2:16.07 NR, GR
2nd, silver medalist(s) Cheryl Gibson  Canada 2:17.58
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Libby Kinkead  United States 2:20.19
4 Suzanne Kwasny  Canada 2:23.79
5 Teresa Rivera  Mexico 2:24.42 NR
6 Rosamaria Prado  Brazil 2:28.03
7 Hilda Huerta  Mexico 2:30.10
8 Laura Laguna  Argentina 2:33.64

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Results" (PDF). USA SWIMMING. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  2. ↑ Hickoksports
  3. ↑ Hickosports Results
  4. ↑ All Pan medalists - Male
  5. ↑ All Pan medalists - Female
  6. ↑ Pan American Games - Swimming and Diving page, from gbrathletics.com; retrieved 2012-04-15.
  7. ↑ ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Am Games history
  8. ↑ "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
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