The women's 200 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 6 July at the Piscina Olimpica Del Escambron. The last Pan American Games champion was Donna Wennerstrom of US.Hickoksports Hickosports ResultsAll Pan medalists - MalePan American Games - Swimming and Diving page, from gbrathletics.com; retrieved 2012-04-15.ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Am Games history
This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all in backstroke.
Results All times are in minutes and seconds.
KEY:qFastest non-qualifiersQQualifiedGRGames recordNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best
Heats The first round was held on July 6.
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Linda Jezek 2:20.17 Q 2 Libby Kinkead 2:20.43 Q 3 Suzanne Kwasny 2:24.39 Q 4 Cheryl Gibson 2:25.14 Q 5 Teresa Rivera 2:26.39 Q 6 Rosamaria Prado 2:29.42 Q 7 Hilda Huerta 2:29.74 Q 8 Laura Laguna 2:34.37 Q 9 Penny Blakeman 2:37.49 10 Sandra Revette 2:37.68 11 Alba Izcoa 2:43.52 12 Silvana Barbato 2:44.93
Final The final was held on July 6. Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Linda Jezek 2:16.07 NR, GR Cheryl Gibson 2:17.58 Libby Kinkead 2:20.19 4 Suzanne Kwasny 2:23.79 5 Teresa Rivera 2:24.42 NR 6 Rosamaria Prado 2:28.03 7 Hilda Huerta 2:30.10 8 Laura Laguna 2:33.64
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