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.
| 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 | |||||||||
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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
editPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Britta Steffen (GER)
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23.73 | Rome, Italy | August 2, 2009 |
| Pan American Games record |  Lara Jackson (USA)
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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 |  Brazil |
24.75 | GR |
| 17 July | Heats 4 | Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace |  Bahamas |
24.31 | GR |
Qualification
editEach 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
editAll 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
edit| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | GR | Games record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Heats
editThe first round was held on July 17.[3]
B Final
editThe B final was also held on July 17.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4 | Liliana Ibáñez |  Mexico |
25.48 | |
| 10 | 5 | Chinyere Pigot |  Suriname |
25.79 | |
| 3 | Arlene Semeco |  Venezuela |
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| 12 | 6 | Isabella Arcila |  Colombia |
25.82 | |
| 13 | 7 | Aixa Triay |  Argentina |
26.00 | NR |
| 14 | 2 | Karen Torrez |  Bolivia |
26.12 | |
| 15 | 8 | Ariel Weech |  Bahamas |
26.28 | |
| 16 | 1 | Allyson Ponson |  Aruba |
26.37 |
A Final
editThe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace | Bahamas |
24.38 | |
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5 | Etiene Medeiros | Brazil |
24.55 | SA |
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7 | Natalie Coughlin | United States |
24.66 | |
| 4 | 2 | Chantal van Landeghem |  Canada |
24.70 | |
| 5 | 3 | Madison Kennedy | United States |
24.80 | |
| 6 | 1 | Michelle Williams | Canada |
24.91 | |
| 7 | 6 | Graciele Herrmann | Brazil |
24.94 | |
| 8 | 8 | Vanessa García |  Puerto Rico |
25.21 |
References
edit- ^ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ a b c "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