Swimming at the 1959 Pan American Games
| Swimming at the I959 Pan American Games | |
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«1955 1963» |
| 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 |
The
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 4 × 100 m medley relay, with a time of 4:44.6.
Results
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100m freestyle |
Jeffrey Farrell USA  |
56.3 | Elton Follett USA |
57.2 | William Woolsey USA |
57.6 |
| 400m freestyle |
George Breen USA |
4:31.4 | George Harrison USA |
4:31.8 | Eugene Lenz USA |
4:34.9 |
| 1500m freestyle |
Alan Somers USA |
17:53.2 | George Breen USA |
17:55.0 | Gary Heinrich USA |
18:30.6 |
| 100m backstroke |
Frank McKinney USA |
1:03.6 | Charles Bittick USA |
1:04.2 | Louis Schaeffer USA |
1:05.3 |
| 200m breaststroke |
Bill Mulliken USA |
2:43.1 | Kenneth Nakasone USA |
2:43.2 | Manuel Sanguily  Cuba |
2:44.3 |
| 200m butterfly |
Dave Gillanders USA |
2:18.0 | Michael Troy USA |
2:18.3 | Eulalio Ríos Mexico  |
2:22.5 |
| 4 × 200 m Free Relay |
 |
8:22.7 |  |
8:56.4 |  |
9:00.4 |
| 4 × 100 m Medley Relay |
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4:14.9 | |
4:23.3 | |
4:25.0 |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100m freestyle |
Chris von Saltza USA |
1:03.8 | Molly Botkin USA |
1:05.7 | Joan Spillane USA |
1:05.8 |
| 200m freestyle |
Chris von Saltza USA |
2:18.5 | Shirley Stobs USA |
2:22.9 | Joan Spillane USA |
2:23.0 |
| 400m freestyle |
Chris von Saltza USA |
4:55.9 | Sylvia Ruuska USA |
5:03.4 | Donna Graham USA |
5:03.5 |
| 100m backstroke |
Carin Cone USA |
1:12.2 | Sara Barber  Canada |
1:12.3 | Christine Kluter USA |
1:12.4 |
| 200m breaststroke |
Anne Warner USA |
2:56.8 | Patty Kemper USA |
3:00.1 | Anne Brancroft USA |
3:01.3 |
| 100m butterfly |
Becky Collins USA |
1:09.5 | Nancy Ramey USA |
1:10.4 | Molly Botkin USA |
1:12.3 |
| 4 × 100 m Free Relay |
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4:17.5 | |
4:31.9 | |
4:37.0 |
| 4 × 100 m Medley Relay |
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4:44.6 WR |
|
4:58.7 | |
5:18.7 |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
References
- ^ Hickoksports Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today
- ^ Resultados
- ^ All Pan medalists - Male
- ^ "All Pan medalists - Female". Archived from the original on 2013-09-25. Retrieved 2013-05-08.
- ^ 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
- ISBN 8576652803.
