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Swimming at the 1983 Pan American Games

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

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

Men’s events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m freestyle
  details
 Rowdy Gaines (USA) 50.38  Fernando Cañales (PUR) 50.43  Alberto Mestre (VEN) 51.09
200 m freestyle
  details
 Bruce Hayes (USA) 1:49.89  Alberto Mestre (VEN) 1:50.36  Rowdy Gaines (USA) 1:51.27
400 m freestyle
  details
 Bruce Hayes (USA) 3:53.17  Matt Cetlinski (USA) 3:53.51  Marcelo Jucá (BRA) 3:55.66
1500 m freestyle
  details
 Jeff Kostoff (USA) 15:30.67  Marcelo Jucá (BRA) 15:33.01  Carlos Scanavino (URU) 15:36.07
100 m backstroke
  details
 Rick Carey (USA) 55.19
WR
 Dave Bottom (USA) 56.90  Mike West (CAN) 57.20
200 m backstroke
  details
 Rick Carey (USA) 1:59.34  Ricardo Prado (BRA) 2:02.85  Mike West (CAN) 2:03.11
100 m breaststroke
  details
 Steve Lundquist (USA) 1:02.28
WR
 John Moffet (USA) 1:02.36  Pablo Restrepo (COL) 1:03.89
200 m breaststroke
  details
 Steve Lundquist (USA) 2:19.31  Pablo Restrepo (COL) 2:20.21  Doug Soltis (USA) 2:20.89
100 m butterfly
  details
 Matt Gribble (USA) 54.25  Pablo Morales (USA) 54.62  Rafael Vidal (VEN) 54.72
200 m butterfly
  details
 Craig Beardsley (USA) 1:58.85  Ricardo Prado (BRA) 1:59.00  Rafael Vidal (VEN) 1:59.17
200 m individual medley
  details
 Ricardo Prado (BRA) 2:04.51  Bill Barrett (USA) 2:04.90  Steve Lundquist (USA) 2:06.36
400 m individual medley
  details
 Ricardo Prado (BRA) 4:21.43  Jeff Kostoff (USA) 4:27.99  Mike O'Brien (USA) 4:30.45
4 × 100 m freestyle relay
  details
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
  details
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
  details
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

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m freestyle
  details
 Carrie Steinseifer (USA) 56.92  Jane Kerr (CAN) 57.51  Kathy Bald (CAN) 57.76
200 m freestyle
  details
 Cynthia Woodhead (USA) 2:01.33  Mary Wayte (USA) 2:02.21  Julie Daigneault (CAN) 2:02.36
400 m freestyle
  details
 Tiffany Cohen (USA) 4:12.27  Cynthia Woodhead (USA) 4:14.07  Julie Daigneault (CAN) 4:19.91
800 m freestyle
  details
 Tiffany Cohen (USA) 8:35.42  Marybeth Linzmeier (USA) 8:41.26  Julie Daigneault (CAN) 8:59.52
100 m backstroke
  details
 Susan Walsh (USA) 1:02.48  Joan Pennington (USA) 1:03.63  Barbara McBain (CAN) 1:05.38
200 m backstroke
  details
 Amy White (USA) 2:15.66  Susan Walsh (USA) 2:15.94  Barbara McBain (CAN) 2:18.93
100 m breaststroke
  details
 Anne Ottenbrite (CAN) 1:10.63  Kathy Bald (CAN) 1:11.98  Kim Rhodenbaugh (USA) 1:12.16
200 m breaststroke
  details
 Kathy Bald (CAN) 2:35.53  Susan Rapp (USA) 2:37.91  Kim Rhodenbaugh (USA) 2:39.03
100 m butterfly
  details
 Laurie Lehner (USA) 1:01.14  Michelle MacPherson (CAN) 1:01.63  Patty King (USA) 1:01.96
200 m butterfly
  details
 Mary T. Meagher (USA) 2:10.06  Tracy Caulkins (USA) 2:14.15  Marie Moore (CAN) 2:14.51
200 m individual medley
  details
 Tracy Caulkins (USA) 2:16.22  Michelle MacPherson (CAN) 2:18.22  Susan Rapp (USA) 2:18.76
400 m individual medley
  details
 Tracy Caulkins (USA) 4:51.82  Polly Winde (USA) 4:54.11  Michelle MacPherson (CAN) 4:54.86
4 × 100 m freestyle relay
  details
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
  details
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

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States2514847
2 Canada271019
3 Brazil2518
4 Venezuela0167
5 Colombia0112
6 Puerto Rico0101
7 Mexico0022
8 Uruguay0011
Totals (8 entries)29292987

References

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  1. ^ "ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Am Games history" (PDF). ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-10.
  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.