Swimming at the 1983 Pan American Games

The Swimming Tournament at the 1983 Pan American Games took place in Caracas, Venezuela from August 17 to August 22, 1983.[1][2][3]

Swimming at the
1983 Pan American Games
Freestyle
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4×100 mmenwomen
4×200 mmen
Medley relay
4×100 mmenwomen

Three world records were broken at this edition of the Games, all by U.S. swimmers.

Men’s events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m freestyle
  		 Rowdy Gaines (USA)50.38  Fernando Cañales (PUR)50.43  Alberto Mestre (VEN)51.09
200 m freestyle
  		 Bruce Hayes (USA)1:49.89  Alberto Mestre (VEN)1:50.36  Rowdy Gaines (USA)1:51.27
400 m freestyle
  		 Bruce Hayes (USA)3:53.17  Matt Cetlinski (USA)3:53.51  Marcelo Jucá (BRA)3:55.66
1500 m freestyle
  		 Jeff Kostoff (USA)15:30.67  Marcelo Jucá (BRA)15:33.01  Carlos Scanavino (URU)15:36.07
100 m backstroke
  		 Rick Carey (USA)55.19
WR		  Dave Bottom (USA)56.90  Mike West (CAN)57.20
200 m backstroke
  		 Rick Carey (USA)1:59.34  Ricardo Prado (BRA)2:02.85  Mike West (CAN)2:03.11
100 m breaststroke
  		 Steve Lundquist (USA)1:02.28
WR		  John Moffet (USA)1:02.36  Pablo Restrepo (COL)1:03.89
200 m breaststroke
  		 Steve Lundquist (USA)2:19.31  Pablo Restrepo (COL)2:20.21  Doug Soltis (USA)2:20.89
100 m butterfly
  		 Matt Gribble (USA)54.25  Pablo Morales (USA)54.62  Rafael Vidal (VEN)54.72
200 m butterfly
  		 Craig Beardsley (USA)1:58.85  Ricardo Prado (BRA)1:59.00  Rafael Vidal (VEN)1:59.17
200 m individual medley
  		 Ricardo Prado (BRA)2:04.51  Bill Barrett (USA)2:04.90  Steve Lundquist (USA)2:06.36
400 m individual medley
  		 Ricardo Prado (BRA)4:21.43  Jeff Kostoff (USA)4:27.99  Mike O'Brien (USA)4:30.45
4 × 100 m freestyle relay
  		UNITED STATES
Robin Leamy
Matt Gribble
Chris Cavanaugh
Rowdy Gaines		3:21.41 BRAZIL
Ronald Menezes
Jorge Fernandes
Djan Madruga
Cyro Delgado		3:27.59 VENEZUELA
Jean François
Antonio Sánchez
Rafael Vidal
Alberto Mestre		3:29.06
4 × 200 m freestyle relay
  		UNITED STATES
David Larson
Richard Saeger
Bruce Hayes
Rowdy Gaines		7:23.63 BRAZIL
Djan Madruga
Marcelo Jucá
Cyro Delgado
Jorge Fernandes		7:32.78 VENEZUELA
Jean François
Antonio Sánchez
Rafael Vidal
Alberto Mestre		7:33.82
4 × 100 m medley relay
  		UNITED STATES
Rick Carey
Steve Lundquist
Matt Gribble
Rowdy Gaines		3:40.42
WR		 CANADA
Mike West
Marco Veilleux
Tom Ponting
David Churchill		3:48.10 VENEZUELA
Giovanni Frigo
Glen Sochasky
Rafael Vidal
Alberto Mestre		3:50.52

Women’s events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m freestyle
  		 Carrie Steinseifer (USA)56.92  Jane Kerr (CAN)57.51  Kathy Bald (CAN)57.76
200 m freestyle
  		 Cynthia Woodhead (USA)2:01.33  Mary Wayte (USA)2:02.21  Julie Daigneault (CAN)2:02.36
400 m freestyle
  		 Tiffany Cohen (USA)4:12.27  Cynthia Woodhead (USA)4:14.07  Julie Daigneault (CAN)4:19.91
800 m freestyle
  		 Tiffany Cohen (USA)8:35.42  Marybeth Linzmeier (USA)8:41.26  Julie Daigneault (CAN)8:59.52
100 m backstroke
  		 Susan Walsh (USA)1:02.48  Joan Pennington (USA)1:03.63  Barbara McBain (CAN)1:05.38
200 m backstroke
  		 Amy White (USA)2:15.66  Susan Walsh (USA)2:15.94  Barbara McBain (CAN)2:18.93
100 m breaststroke
  		 Anne Ottenbrite (CAN)1:10.63  Kathy Bald (CAN)1:11.98  Kim Rhodenbaugh (USA)1:12.16
200 m breaststroke
  		 Kathy Bald (CAN)2:35.53  Susan Rapp (USA)2:37.91  Kim Rhodenbaugh (USA)2:39.03
100 m butterfly
  		 Laurie Lehner (USA)1:01.14  Michelle MacPherson (CAN)1:01.63  Patty King (USA)1:01.96
200 m butterfly
  		 Mary T. Meagher (USA)2:10.06  Tracy Caulkins (USA)2:14.15  Marie Moore (CAN)2:14.51
200 m individual medley
  		 Tracy Caulkins (USA)2:16.22  Michelle MacPherson (CAN)2:18.22  Susan Rapp (USA)2:18.76
400 m individual medley
  		 Tracy Caulkins (USA)4:51.82  Polly Winde (USA)4:54.11  Michelle MacPherson (CAN)4:54.86
4 × 100 m freestyle relay
  		UNITED STATES
Jill Sterkel
Dara Torres
Mary Wayte
Carrie Steinseifer		3:46.46 CANADA
Carol Klimpel
Kathy Bald
Pamela Rai
Jane Kerr		3:49.49 MEXICO
Patricia Kohlmann
Rosa Fuentes
Irma Huerta
Teresa Rivera		4:00.43
4 × 100 m medley relay
  		UNITED STATES
Susan Walsh
Kim Rhodenbaugh
Laurie Lehner
Carrie Steinseifer		4:12.99 CANADA
Barbara McBain
Anne Ottenbrite
Michelle MacPherson
Jane Kerr		4:13.84 MEXICO
Teresa Rivera
Silvia Rivero
Aida Huerta
Patricia Kohlmann		4:30.72

Medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States2514847
2 Canada271019
3 Brazil2518
4 Venezuela0167
5 Colombia0112
6 Puerto Rico0101
7 Mexico0022
8 Uruguay0011
Totals (8 nations)29292987
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References
  1. ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Am Games history Archived 2014-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Brazil medals at 1983 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  3. Odir Cunha (2007). Heróis da América - História Completa dos Jogos Pan-Americanos. Editora Planeta. ISBN 8576652803.
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