Swimming at the 1979 Pan American Games – Men's 100 metre breaststroke

Men's 100 metre breaststroke
at the VIII Pan American Games
VenuePiscina Olimpica Del Escambron
DatesJuly 2 (preliminaries and finals)
Competitors- from - nations
Medalists
   United States
   United States
   Canada
«19751983»

The men's 100 metre breaststroke competition of the swimming events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 2 July at the Piscina Olimpica Del Escambron.[1] The last Pan American Games champion was Rick Colella of the US.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

This race consisted of two lengths of the pool, both lengths being in breaststroke.[8]

Results

All times shown are in minutes and seconds.

KEY: qFastest non-qualifiers QQualified GRGames record NRNational record PBPersonal best SBSeasonal best

Heats

The first round was held on July 2.[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Greg Winchell  United States 1:05.42 Q
2 Steve Lundquist  United States 1:05.98 Q
3 Graham Smith  Canada 1:06.78 Q
4 Pablo Restrepo  Colombia 1:06.85 Q
5 Greg Wurzbach  Canada 1:07.00 Q
6 Helmut Levy  Colombia 1:07.20 Q
7 Miguel Santiesteban  Mexico 1:07.21 Q
8 Glen Sochasky  Venezuela 1:07.64 Q, NR
9 Luiz Carvalho  Brazil 1:07.83
10 Orlando Catinchi  Puerto Rico 1:08.27 NR
11 Oscar González  Mexico 1:09.63
12 Andres Aguilar  Mexico 1:09.95 NR
13 Celso Ogata  Brazil 1:10.03
14 Jorge Aguilera  Puerto Rico 1:12.84
15 David Gordon  Bermuda 1:12.92
16 Victor Ruberry  U.S. Virgin Islands 1:13.86 NR
17 Jordy Masalles  Dominican Republic 1:15.21 NR
18 M.Lizarzalde  Venezuela 1:16.51
19 Roberto Ledesma  Ecuador 1:18.06

Final

The final was held on July 2.[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st Steve Lundquist  United States 1:03.82 NR, GR
2nd Greg Winchell  United States 1:04.76
3rd Graham Smith  Canada 1:05.66
4 Pablo Restrepo  Colombia 1:06:00 NR
5 Greg Wurzbach  Canada 1:06.64
6 Miguel Santiesteban  Mexico 1:06.72 NR
7 Helmut Levy  Colombia 1:07.54
8 Glen Sochasky  Venezuela 1:08.35

References

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