Swimming at the 1979 Pan American Games – Men's 400 metre freestyle

Men's 400 metre freestyle
at the VIII Pan American Games
VenuePiscina Olimpica Del Escambron
DatesJuly 5 (preliminaries and finals)
Competitors- from - nations
Medalists
   United States
   Brazil
   Canada
«19751983»

The men's 400 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 5 July at the Piscina Olimpica Del Escambron.[1] The last Pan American Games champion was Douglas Northway of US.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

This race consisted of eight lengths of the pool, with all eight being in the freestyle stroke.[8]

Results

All times 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 5.[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Brian Goodell  United States 3:58.72 Q
2 Peter Szmidt  Canada 3:58.78 Q
3 Djan Madruga  Brazil 4:00.83 Q
4 Rob Bayliss  Canada 4:00.84 Q
5 David Larson  United States 4:03.72 Q
6 Diego Quiroga  Ecuador 4:04.85 Q
7 Scott Newkirk  U.S. Virgin Islands 4:06.52 Q
8 Jean François  Venezuela 4:07.07 Q, NR
9 Filiberto Colon  Puerto Rico 4:07.24 NR
10 César Sánchez  Mexico 4:07.45 NR
11 Jorge Martinez  Puerto Rico 4:09.23
12 Alejandro Lecot  Argentina 4:10.63
13 Alejandro Romo  Mexico 4:12.13
14 Alberto Mestre  Venezuela 4:13.78
15 Oscar Moreno  El Salvador 4:18.12 NR
16 Roger Madruga  Brazil 4:22.65
17 Ruben Martinez  El Salvador 4:24.46
18 Jorge Sanchez  Panama 4:27.89 NR

Final

The final was held on July 5.[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st Brian Goodell  United States 3:53.01 NR, GR
2nd Djan Madruga  Brazil 3:57.46
3rd Peter Szmidt  Canada 3:58.34
4 Rob Bayliss  Canada 3:59.21
5 David Larson  United States 4:00.07
6 Diego Quiroga  Ecuador 4:02.86 NR
7 Scott Newkirk  U.S. Virgin Islands 4:06.52 NR
8 Jean François  Venezuela 4:12.20

References

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