Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's 50 metre freestyle
| Women's 50 metre freestyle at the 2015 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House |
| Dates | July 17 (preliminaries and finals) |
| Competitors | 27 from 23 nations |
| Winning time | 24.38 |
| Medalists | |
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| Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games | ||
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| Qualification | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| Marathon | ||
| 10 km | men | women |
The women's 50 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 17 at the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House in Toronto, Canada.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion was Lara Jackson of the United States. This race consisted of one length of the pool in freestyle. The top eight swimmers from the heats would qualify for the A final (where the medals would be awarded), while the next best eight swimmers would qualify for the B final.[2]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record | File:Flag of Germany.svg Britta Steffen (GER) | 23.73 | Rome, Italy | August 2, 2009 |
| Pan American Games record | File:Flag of the United States.svg Lara Jackson (USA) | 25.09 | Guadalajara, Mexico | October 21, 2011 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 July | Heats 2 | Etiene Medeiros | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 24.75 | GR |
| 17 July | Heats 4 | Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace | File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas | 24.31 | GR |
Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (26.05) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2014 to May 1, 2015). NOCs were also permitted to enter one athlete providing they had met the B standard (27.61) in the same qualifying period.[2] All other competing athletes were entered as universality spots.[2]
Schedule
All times are Eastern Time Zone (UTC-4).
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| July 17, 2015 | 11:32 | Heats |
| July 17, 2015 | 21:04 | Final B |
| July 17, 2015 | 21:08 | Final A |
Results
| 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 17.[3]
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B Final
The B final was also held on July 17.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4 | Liliana Ibáñez | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 25.48 | |
| 10 | 5 | Chinyere Pigot | File:Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname | 25.79 | |
| 3 | Arlene Semeco | File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela | |||
| 12 | 6 | Isabella Arcila | File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia | 25.82 | |
| 13 | 7 | Aixa Triay | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 26.00 | NR |
| 14 | 2 | Karen Torrez | File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia | 26.12 | |
| 15 | 8 | Ariel Weech | File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas | 26.28 | |
| 16 | 1 | Allyson Ponson | File:Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba | 26.37 |
A Final
The A final was also held on July 17.[5] Vanderpool-Wallace was the first Bahamian swimmer to win a gold medal in the history of the Pan American games.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | 4 | Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace | File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas | 24.38 | |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | 5 | Etiene Medeiros | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 24.55 | SA |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | 7 | Natalie Coughlin | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 24.66 | |
| 4 | 2 | Chantal van Landeghem | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 24.70 | |
| 5 | 3 | Madison Kennedy | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 24.80 | |
| 6 | 1 | Michelle Williams | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 24.91 | |
| 7 | 6 | Graciele Herrmann | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 24.94 | |
| 8 | 8 | Vanessa García | File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico | 25.21 |
References
- ↑ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). TO2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ↑ Women's 50m Freestyle Preliminaries
- ↑ Women's 50m Freestyle - B Final
- ↑ Women's 50m Freestyle - A Final