Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's 400 metre individual medley

The women's 400 metre individual medley competition of the swimming events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 16 at the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House in Toronto, Canada.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion was Julia Smit of the United States.

Women's 400 metre individual medley at the 2015 Pan American Games
VenueCIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House
DatesJuly 16 (preliminaries and finals)
Competitors13 from 8 nations
Winning time4:35.46
Medalists
Gold medal   United States
Silver medal   Canada
Bronze medal   Brazil
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This race consisted of eight lengths of the pool. The first two lengths were swum using the butterfly stroke, the second pair with the backstroke, the third pair of lengths in breaststroke, and the final two were 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

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Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

World record   Ye Shiwen (CHN) 4:28.43 London, United Kingdom July 28, 2012
Pan American Games record   Joanne Malar (CAN) 4:38.46 Winnipeg, Canada August 2, 1999

The following new records were set during this competition.

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
16 July Heat 1 Caitlin Leverenz   United States 4:37.74 GR
16 July A Final Caitlin Leverenz   United States 4:35.46 GR

Qualification

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Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (4:59.99) 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 (5:17.99) in the same qualifying period.[2] All other competing athletes were entered as universality spots.[2]

Schedule

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All times are Eastern Time Zone (UTC-4).

Date Time Round
July 16, 2015 10:05 Heats
July 16, 2015 19:12 Final B
July 16, 2015 19:22 Final A

Results

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KEY: q Fastest non-qualifiers Q Qualified GR Games record NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best

Heats

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The first round was held on July 16.[3]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 4 Caitlin Leverenz   United States 4:37.74 QA, GR
2 2 4 Emily Overholt   Canada 4:39.84 QA
3 2 5 Sydney Pickrem   Canada 4:40.77 QA
4 2 3 Katherine Mills   United States 4:41.05 QA
5 1 5 Joanna Maranhão   Brazil 4:45.28 QA
6 1 3 Virginia Bardach   Argentina 4:48.96 QA
7 1 6 Natalia Jaspeado   Mexico 4:51.69 QA
8 1 2 Moniika Hermosillo-González   Mexico 4:52.24 QA
9 2 6 Florencia Perotti   Argentina 4:52.60 QB
10 2 2 Gabrielle Roncatto   Brazil 4:55.65 QB
11 1 7 Karen Vilorio   Honduras 5:03.69 QB
12 2 7 Andrea Cedrón   Peru 5:07.00 QB
13 2 1 Maria Far   Panama 5:10.85 QB

B Final

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The B final was also held on July 16.[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
9 4 Florencia Perotti   Argentina 4:50.52
10 5 Gabrielle Roncatto   Brazil 4:53.49
11 6 Andrea Cedrón   Peru 5:05.81
12 2 Maria Far   Panama 5:06.36
3 Karen Vilorio   Honduras DNS

A Final

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The A final was also held on July 16.[5]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Caitlin Leverenz   United States 4:35.46 GR
  3 Sydney Pickrem   Canada 4:38.03
  2 Joanna Maranhão   Brazil 4:38.07 NR
4 6 Katherine Mills   United States 4:41.19
5 7 Virginia Bardach   Argentina 4:44.85
6 1 Natalia Jaspeado   Mexico 4:49.89
7 8 Moniika Hermosillo-González   Mexico 4:53.83
5 Emily Overholt   Canada DSQ

References

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  1. ^ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). TO2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  3. ^ Women's 400m individual medley Preliminaries
  4. ^ Women's 400m Medley - B Final
  5. ^ Women's 400m Medley - A Final