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]
| Swimming at the I959 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
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«1955 1963» |
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 4 × 100 m medley relay, with a time of 4:44.6.
Results edit
Men edit
Women edit
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 16 | 11 | 10 | 37 |
| 2 |  Canada | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 |  Mexico | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 |  Cuba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
References edit
- ^ Hickoksports Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today
- ^ Resultados
- ^ All Pan medalists - Male
- ^ "All Pan medalists - Female". Archived from the original on 2013-09-25. Retrieved 2013-05-08.
- ^ Pan American Games - Swimming and Diving page, from gbrathletics.com; retrieved 2012-04-15.
- ^ ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Am Games history Archived 2013-09-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Odir Cunha (2007). Heróis da América - História Completa dos Jogos Pan-Americanos. Editora Planeta. ISBN 8576652803.