Swimming at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's 400 metre freestyle
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The men's 100 metre freestyle competition of the swimming
events at the 2011 Pan American Games
will take place on the 17 of October at the Scotiabank Aquatics Center
. The defending
Pan American Games
champion is Jessica Rodriguez
of the United States
.
This race consisted of eight lengths of the pool, all lengths being in freestyle
.
(NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (4:19.9) 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 (4:27.7) in the same qualifying period.
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events at the 2011 Pan American Games
2011 Pan American Games
The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, Puerto Vallarta, Lagos de Moreno and Tapalpa...
will take place on the 17 of October at the Scotiabank Aquatics Center
Scotiabank Aquatics Center
The Scotiabank Aquatics Center is an aquatics center built for the 2011 Pan American Games in the municipality of Zapopan, near Guadalajara, Mexico. It was opened June 22, 2011, built at a cost of $USD31.7...
. The defending
Swimming at the 2007 Pan American Games – Women's 400 metre freestyle
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Pan American Games
Pan American Games
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champion is Jessica Rodriguez
Jessica Rodriguez
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of the United States
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.
This race consisted of eight lengths of the pool, all lengths being in freestyle
Freestyle swimming
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.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:| World record | 3:59.15 | Rome Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
July 26, 2009 | |
| Pan American Games record | 4:10.48 | Santo Domingo Santo Domingo Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River... , Dominican Republic Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries... |
August 13, 2003 |
Qualification
Each National Olympic CommitteeNational Olympic Committee
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(NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (4:19.9) 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 (4:27.7) in the same qualifying period.
Results
All times shown are in seconds/minutes.| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Heats
The first round will be held on October 17.| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Andreina Pinto Andreina Pinto Andreina Pinto is an Olympic and National Record holding swimmer from Venezuela. She swam for Venezuela at the 2008 Olympics.She also swam at the:*2007 World Championships*2007 Pan American Games... |
4:16.12 | QA | |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | Kristel Kobrich Kristel Köbrich Kristel Arianne Köbrich Schimpl is an Olympic long-distance freestyle swimmer from Chile. She was the country's flagbearer at the 2004 Olympics, and also swam at the 2008 Games.... |
4:16.23 | QA | |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Gillian Ryan | 4:16.51 | QA | |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | Patricia Castañeda Patricia Castaneda Patricia Castañeda is a Colombian actress. Patricia was born in the town of Cali, Colombia. While in school, Castañeda was asked to audition for a children's show called La Brújula Mágica she got the part and hosted the show for over 4 years and quit the studies in architecture... |
4:16.91 | QA | |
| 5 | 1 | 6 | Cecilia Biagioli Cecilia Biagioli Cecilia Elizabeth Biagioli is an Olympic and national record-holding swimmer from Argentina. She swam for Argentina at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics.... |
4:16.96 | QA | |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | Joanna Maranhao Joanna Maranhão Joanna de Albuquerque Maranhão Bezerra de Melo, or Joanna Maranhão is a medley swimmer from Brazil. She won the bronze medal in the women's 400m individual medley at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic... |
4:18.85 | QA | |
| 7 | 3 | 4 | Ashley Steenvoorden | 4:19.16 | QA | |
| 8 | 2 | 5 | Susana Escobar Susana Escobar Susana Escobar is a Mexican swimmer and Olympian. As of October 2008, she attends and swims for the USA's University of Texas at Austin.... |
4:20.16 | QA | |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | Yanel Pinto Yanel Pinto Yanel Pinto is an Olympic swimmer from Venezuela. She swam for Venezuela at the 2008 Olympics.She also swam at the:*2007 World Championships*2007 Pan American Games*2008 Open Water Worlds... |
4:22.56 | QB | |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | Manuella Lyrio | 4:22.97 | QB | |
| 11 | 2 | 6 | Bridget Coley | 4:23.04 | QB | |
| 12 | 1 | 2 | Samantha Arevalo | 4:24.81 | QB | |
| 13 | 3 | 3 | Alexia Benitez | 4:26.05 | QB | |
| 14 | 2 | 3 | Sherry Liu | 4:26.80 | QB | |
| 15 | 3 | 6 | Virginia Bardach | 4:30.23 | QB | |
| 16 | 3 | 7 | Andrea Cedron | 4:33.75 | QB | |
| 17 | 2 | 7 | Britany van Lange | 4:57.58 |
Final
The final was held on October 17.| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Gillian Rene Ryan | 4:11.58 | |||
| 4 | Andreina Pinto Andreina Pinto Andreina Pinto is an Olympic and National Record holding swimmer from Venezuela. She swam for Venezuela at the 2008 Olympics.She also swam at the:*2007 World Championships*2007 Pan American Games... |
4:11.81 | |||
| 5 | Kristel Kobrich Kristel Köbrich Kristel Arianne Köbrich Schimpl is an Olympic long-distance freestyle swimmer from Chile. She was the country's flagbearer at the 2004 Olympics, and also swam at the 2008 Games.... |
4:13.31 | |||
| 4 | 7 | Joanna Maranhao Joanna Maranhão Joanna de Albuquerque Maranhão Bezerra de Melo, or Joanna Maranhão is a medley swimmer from Brazil. She won the bronze medal in the women's 400m individual medley at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic... |
4:13.71 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Cecilia Biagioli Cecilia Biagioli Cecilia Elizabeth Biagioli is an Olympic and national record-holding swimmer from Argentina. She swam for Argentina at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics.... |
4:15.41 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Patricia Castañeda Patricia Castaneda Patricia Castañeda is a Colombian actress. Patricia was born in the town of Cali, Colombia. While in school, Castañeda was asked to audition for a children's show called La Brújula Mágica she got the part and hosted the show for over 4 years and quit the studies in architecture... |
4:17.20 | ||
| 7 | 8 | Susana Escobar Susana Escobar Susana Escobar is a Mexican swimmer and Olympian. As of October 2008, she attends and swims for the USA's University of Texas at Austin.... |
4:17.55 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Ashley Steenvoorden | 4:20.51 |