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Swimming at the 1979 Pan American Games – Men's 100 metre backstroke
The men's 100 metre backstroke 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 Peter Rocca of US.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
| Men's 100 metre backstroke at the 1979 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Piscina Olimpica Del Escambron |
| Dates | July 2 (preliminaries and finals) |
| Competitors | - from - nations |
| Medalists | |
«1975 1983» | |
This race consisted of two lengths of the pool, all in backstroke.[8]
Results edit
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 edit
The first round was held on July 2.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rômulo Arantes | Brazil | 57.69 | Q |
| 2 | Carlos Berrocal | Puerto Rico | 58.05 | Q |
| 3 | Bob Jackson | United States | 58.32 | Q |
| 4 | Steve Pickell | Canada | 58.72 | Q |
| 5 | Conrado Porta | Argentina | 59.50 | Q |
| 6 | Wade Flemons | Canada | 59.52 | Q |
| 7 | Clay Britt | United States | 1:00.24 | Q |
| 8 | José Urueta | Mexico | 1:00.39 | Q |
| 9 | Sílvio Monteiro | Brazil | 1:00.52 | |
| 10 | Victor Vasallo | Puerto Rico | 1:01.74 | |
| 11 | Jose Luis Yepes | Ecuador | 1:01.84 | |
| 12 | Jorge Varela | Mexico | 1:02.42 | |
| 13 | David Lindquist | U.S. Virgin Islands | 1:03.53 | NR |
| 14 | Alvaro Roda | Uruguay | 1:03.82 | |
| 15 | Erik Rosskopf | U.S. Virgin Islands | 1:05.77 | |
| 16 | Donaldo Clough | Dominican Republic | 1:07.11 | |
| 17 | Miguel Oqueli | El Salvador | 1:10.40 |
Final edit
The final was held on July 2.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Jackson | United States | 56.66 | NR, GR | |
| Rômulo Arantes | Brazil | 57.20 | SA | |
| Steve Pickell | Canada | 57.89 | ||
| 4 | Clay Britt | United States | 57.98 | |
| 5 | Carlos Berrocal | Puerto Rico | 57.99 | |
| 6 | Wade Flemons | Canada | 59.52 | |
| 7 | Conrado Porta | Argentina | 59.86 | |
| 8 | José Urueta | Mexico | 1:00.37 |
References edit
- ^ a b c "Results" (PDF). USA SWIMMING. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
- ^ Hickoksports Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today
- ^ Hickosports Results
- ^ All Pan medalists - Male
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2013-09-25. Retrieved 2013-09-30.
- ^ Pan American Games - Swimming and Diving page, from gbrathletics.com; retrieved 2012-04-15.
- ^ ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Am Games history 2014-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.