Swimming at the 1959 Pan American Games
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 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 |
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 |
Totals (4 nations) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 |
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References
- Hickoksports Archived 2012-12-05 at Archive.today
- 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 Archived 2013-09-25 at the Wayback Machine
- Odir Cunha (2007). Heróis da América - História Completa dos Jogos Pan-Americanos. Editora Planeta. ISBN 8576652803.
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