Swimming at the 1979 Pan American Games – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
| Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at the VIII Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Piscina Olimpica Del Escambron | |||||||||
| Dates | July 3 (preliminaries and finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | - from - nations | |||||||||
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The men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay competition of the swimming events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 3 July at the Piscina Olimpica Del Escambron.[1] The last Pan American Games champion was the United States.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
This race consisted of eight lengths of the pool. Each of the four swimmers completed two lengths of the pool. The first swimmer had to touch the wall before the second could leave the starting block.[8]
Results
All times shown 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 3.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - - - - |  Canada | 3:29.86 | Q |
| 2 | - - - - |  Brazil | 3:33.60 | Q |
| 3 | - - - - |  United States | 3:34.21 | Q |
| 4 | - - - - |  Puerto Rico | 3:37.81 | Q |
| 5 | - - - - |  Mexico | 3:38.25 | Q |
| 6 | - - - - |  Venezuela | 3:43.39 | Q |
| 7 | - - - - |  Argentina | 3:45.70 | Q |
| 8 | - - - - |  Ecuador | 3:47.86 | Q |
| 9 | - - - - |  U.S. Virgin Islands | 3:49.13 | |
| 10 | - - - - |  Dominican Republic | 3:54.77 |
Final
The final was held on July 3.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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 | Rowdy Gaines (50.41) NR, GR Jack Babashoff (51.26) John Newton (50.71) David McCagg (51.33) | United States | 3:23.71 | NR, GR |
 | Graham Welbourn (52.96) Alan Swanston (51.92) Bill Sawchuk (52.45) Peter Szmidt (52.31) | Canada | 3:29.64 | |
 | Djan Madruga (53.38) Cyro Delgado (52.52) Rômulo Arantes (52.51) Jorge Fernandes (52.45) | Brazil | 3:30.86 | SA |
| 4 | Carlos Berrocal (53.82) Filiberto Colon (54.23) Fernando Cañales (50.46) Jorge Martinez (54.24) | Puerto Rico | 3:32.75 | NR |
| 5 | Oscar González (54.35) Alfredo Romo (54.24) César Sánchez (55.33) Richard Sasser (53.42) | Mexico | 3:37.34 | NR |
| 6 | - - - - | Venezuela | 3:42.33 | NR |
| 7 | - - - - | Argentina | 3:43.46 | |
| 8 | - - - - | Ecuador | 3:45.34 |
References
- 1 2 3 "Results" (PDF). USA SWIMMING. Retrieved 5 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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