Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's 100 metre backstroke

The women's 100 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 17 at the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House in Toronto, Canada.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion was Rachel Bootsma of the United States.

Women's 100 metre backstroke at the 2015 Pan American Games
VenueCIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House
DatesJuly 17 (preliminaries and finals)
Competitors19 from 13 nations
Winning time59.61
Medalists
Gold medal   Brazil
Silver medal   United States
Bronze medal   United States
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This race consisted of two lengths of the pool, both lengths in backstroke. The top eight swimmers from the heats would qualify for the A final (where the medals would be awarded), while the next best eight swimmers would qualify for the B final.[2]

Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

World record   Gemma Spofforth (GBR) 58.12 Rome, Italy July 28, 2009
Pan American Games record   Rachel Bootsma (USA) 1:00.37 Guadalajara, Mexico October 16, 2011

The following new records were set during this competition.

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
17 July Heat 3 Olivia Smoliga   United States 1:00.35 GR
17 July A Final Etiene Medeiros   Brazil 59.61 GR

Qualification

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Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (1:04.09) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2014 to May 1, 2015). NOCs were also permitted to enter one athlete providing they had met the B standard (1:07.94) in the same qualifying period.[2] All other competing athletes were entered as universality spots.[2]

Schedule

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All times are Eastern Time Zone (UTC-4).

Date Time Round
July 17, 2015 10:05 Heats
July 17, 2015 19:09 Final B
July 17, 2015 19:14 Final A

Results

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KEY: q Fastest non-qualifiers Q Qualified GR Games record NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best

Heats

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The first round was held on July 17.[3]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 5 Olivia Smoliga   United States 1:00.35 QA, GR
2 3 4 Dominique Bouchard   Canada 1:00.44 QA
3 1 4 Etiene Medeiros   Brazil 1:00.74 QA
4 1 5 Clara Smiddy   United States 1:00.79 QA
5 2 4 Hilary Caldwell   Canada 1:00.97 QA
6 1 6 Gisela Morales   Guatemala 1:00.99 QA
7 2 3 Maria González   Mexico 1:01.25 QA
8 2 5 Andrea Berrino   Argentina 1:01.32 QA
9 3 3 Natalia de Luccas   Brazil 1:01.89 QB
10 3 6 Carolina Colorado   Colombia 1:02.10 QB
11 1 3 Isabella Arcila   Colombia 1:02.62 QB
12 2 6 Estela Davis   Mexico 1:03.36 QB
13 2 7 Carla González   Venezuela 1:04.09 QB
14 1 2 Karen Vilorio   Honduras 1:04.29 QB
15 3 2 Florencia Perotti   Argentina 1:04.81 QB
16 2 2 McKenna DeBever   Peru 1:05.00 QB
17 3 7 Inés Remersaro   Uruguay 1:05.21
18 1 7 Sharon Bravo   Ecuador 1:08.36
19 3 1 Jamaris Washshah   Virgin Islands 1:10.50

B Final

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The B final was also held on July 17.[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
9 4 Natalia de Luccas   Brazil 1:02.15
10 5 Carolina Colorado   Colombia 1:02.16
11 3 Isabella Arcila   Colombia 1:02.44
12 6 Estela Davis   Mexico 1:03.19
13 2 Carla González   Venezuela 1:03.68
14 7 Karen Vilorio   Honduras 1:05.06
15 1 Florencia Perotti   Argentina 1:05.18
16 8 Inés Remersaro   Uruguay 1:05.78

A Final

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The A final was also held on July 17.[5] Medeiros won the first gold medal in the history of Brazilian women's swimming at Pan American Games.

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  3 Etiene Medeiros   Brazil 59.61 GR, SA
  4 Olivia Smoliga   United States 1:00.06
  6 Clara Smiddy   United States 1:00.49
4 5 Dominique Bouchard   Canada 1:00.54
5 2 Hilary Caldwell   Canada 1:01.01
6 1 Maria González   Mexico 1:01.06
7 7 Gisela Morales   Guatemala 1:01.31
8 8 Andrea Berrino   Argentina 1:01.76

References

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  1. ^ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). TO2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  3. ^ Women's 100m Backstroke Preliminaries
  4. ^ Women's 100m Backstroke - B Final
  5. ^ Women's 100m Backstroke - A Final