Swimming at the 1979 Pan American Games – Women's 800 metre freestyle
| Women's 800 metre freestyle at the 1979 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Piscina Olimpica Del Escambron | |||||||||
| Dates | July 8 (preliminaries and finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | - from - nations | |||||||||
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The women's 800 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 8 July at the Piscina Olimpica Del Escambron.[1] The last Pan American Games champion was Wendy Weinberg of US.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
This race consisted of sixteen lengths of the pool, all in freestyle.[8]
Results
All times are in minutes and seconds.
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | GR | Games record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Heats
The first round was held on July 8.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Linehan |  United States | 8:48.83 | Q |
| 2 | Jennifer Hooker | United States | 9:03.75 | Q |
| 3 | Barbara Shockey |  Canada | 9:07.59 | Q |
| 4 | Leslie Brafield | Canada | 9:07.94 | Q |
| 5 | Maria Perez |  Colombia | 9:25.36 | Q |
| 6 | Genevieve Hernandez |  Puerto Rico | 9:25.97 | Q |
| 7 | Andrea Neumayer |  Argentina | 9:32.95 | Q |
| 8 | Ana Anchieta |  Brazil | 9:33.67 | Q |
| 9 | Virginia Andreatta | Brazil | 9:33.95 | |
| 10 | Veronica Espinosa |  Mexico | 9:39.60 | |
| 11 | Georgina Osorio |  Panama | 9:40.15 | NR |
| 12 | Monica Ramirez | Mexico | 9:44.96 | |
| 13 | Ana Hill | Puerto Rico | 10:01.52 |
Final
The final was held on July 8.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Kim Linehan | United States | 8:39.82 | NR, GR |
 | Jennifer Hooker | United States | 8:50.71 | |
 | Barbara Shockey | Canada | 8:54.82 | |
| 4 | Leslie Brafield | Canada | 9:10.14 | |
| 5 | Maria Perez | Colombia | 9:13.59 | NR |
| 6 | Andrea Neumayer | Argentina | 9:13.93 | |
| 7 | Ana Anchieta | Brazil | 9:29.84 | |
| 8 | Genevieve Hernandez | Puerto Rico | 9:34.34 | NR |
References
- 1 2 3 "Results" (PDF). USA SWIMMING. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ↑ Hickoksports
- ↑ Hickosports Results
- ↑ All Pan medalists - Male
- ↑ All Pan medalists - Female
- ↑ Pan American Games - Swimming and Diving page, from gbrathletics.com; retrieved 2012-04-15.
- ↑ ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Am Games history
- ↑ "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
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