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

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 entries)29292987

References

  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.
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