The women's 400 metre individual medley competition of the swimming events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place on the 15 of October at the Scotiabank Aquatics Center.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion is Kathleen Hersey of the United States.
| Women's 400 metre individual medley at the 2011 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Scotiabank Aquatics Center | |||||||||
| Dates | October 15 (preliminaries and finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 25 from 16 nations | |||||||||
| Winning score | 4:46.15 | |||||||||
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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.[2]
Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Stephanie Rice (AUS)
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4:29.45 | Beijing, China | August 10, 2008 |
| Pan American Games record |  Joanne Malar (CAN)
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4:38.46 | Winnipeg, Canada | August 2, 1999 |
Qualification
editEach National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (5:19.0) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 4, 2011). NOCs were also permitted to enter one athlete providing they had met the B standard (5:28.6) in the same qualifying period.[2]
Results
editAll times shown are in minutes.
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Heats
editThe first round was held on October 15.[3]
B Final
editThe B final was also held on October 15.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4 | Julia Arino |  Argentina |
5:01.20 | |
| 10 | 3 | Montserrat Ortuño |  Mexico |
5:04.07 | |
| 11 | 5 | Eliana Barrios |  Venezuela |
5:04.10 | |
| 12 | 6 | Larissa Cieslak |  Brazil |
5:12.83 | |
| 13 | 7 | Barbara Caraballo |  Puerto Rico |
5:17.61 | |
| 14 | 1 | Zara Bailey |  Jamaica |
5:17.72 | |
| 15 | 2 | Patricia Quevedo |  Peru |
5:20.50 | |
| 16 | 8 | Lani Cabrera |  Barbados |
5:22.06 |
A Final
editThe A final was held on October 15.[4][5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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4 | Julia Smit |  United States |
4:46.15 | |
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3 | Joanna Maranhão | Brazil |
4:46.33 | |
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5 | Allysa Vavra | United States |
4:48.05 | |
| 4 | 1 | Hanna Pierse | Canada |
4:52.95 | |
| 5 | 6 | Georgina Bardach | Argentina |
4:53.81 | |
| 6 | 7 | Susana Escobar | Mexico |
4:54.49 | |
| 7 | 2 | Karyn Jewell | Canada |
4:57.65 | |
| 8 | 8 | Samantha Arevalo |  Ecuador |
4:58.27 |
References
edit- ^ Guadalajara 2011 sessions Archived 2011-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Swimming technical manual Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Women's 400m Individual Medley Preliminaries[dead link]
- ^ a b "Finals – Day 1" (PDF). Best Swimming. 2011. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
- ^ Women's 400m Individual Medley Final A[dead link]