The men's 100 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 8 July at the Piscina Olimpica Del Escambron.[1] The last Pan American Games champion was Richard Abbott of US.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
| Men's 100 metre freestyle at the 1979 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Piscina Olimpica Del Escambron | |||||||||
| Dates | July 8 (preliminaries and finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | - from - nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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«1975 1983» | ||||||||||
This race consisted of two lengths of the pool, both lengths being in freestyle.[8]
Results edit
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 |
Heats edit
The first round was held on July 8.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David McCagg |  United States |
51.43 | Q |
| 2 | Fernando Cañales |  Puerto Rico |
52.07 | Q |
| 3 | John Newton | United States |
52.36 | Q |
| 4 | Bill Sawchuk |  Canada |
53.15 | Q |
| 5 | Jorge Fernandes |  Brazil |
53.32 | Q |
| 6 | Richard Sasser |  Mexico |
53.80 | Q, NR |
| 7 | Ernesto Domenack |  Peru |
53.82 | Q |
| 8 | Peter Szmidt | Canada |
54.21 | Q |
| 9 | Alberto Mestre |  Venezuela |
54.54 | NR |
| 10 | Scott Newkirk |  U.S. Virgin Islands |
54.63 | NR |
| 11 | Oscar González | Mexico |
54.73 | |
| 12 | Alejandro Blanco |  Argentina |
54.81 | |
| 13 | Marcus Mattioli | Brazil |
55.08 | |
| 14 | Jean François | Venezuela |
55.24 | |
| 15 | Jorge Martinez | Puerto Rico |
55.25 | |
| 16 | Andrew Phillips |  Jamaica |
55.49 | |
| 17 | Conrado Porta | Argentina |
55.87 | |
| 18 | Alfredo Mackliff |  Ecuador |
56.13 | |
| 19 | Gabriel Fierro | Ecuador |
57.04 | |
| 20 | Juan Tavarez |  Dominican Republic |
57.20 | |
| 21 | Donaldo Clough | Dominican Republic |
57.20 | |
| 22 | Ruben Martinez |  El Salvador |
58.21 | NR |
| 23 | Bobby Peterson | U.S. Virgin Islands |
58.58 | |
| 24 | Miguel Oqueli | El Salvador |
1:00.03 |
Final edit
The final was held on July 8.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
David McCagg | United States |
50.77 | |
 |
Fernando Cañales | Puerto Rico |
51.25 | |
 |
John Newton | United States |
51.45 | |
| 4 | Bill Sawchuk | Canada |
52.93 | |
| 5 | Ernesto Domenack | Peru |
53.26 | NR |
| 6 | Jorge Fernandes | Brazil |
53.28 | |
| 7 | Peter Szmidt | Canada |
53.37 | |
| 8 | Richard Sasser | Mexico |
54.15 |
References edit
- ^ a b c "Results" (PDF). USA SWIMMING. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ^ Hickoksports Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today
- ^ Hickosports Results
- ^ All Pan medalists - Male
- ^ "All Pan medalists - Female". Archived from the original on 2013-09-25. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
- ^ 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 2014-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Swimming technical manual Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine