The women's 800 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 8 July at the Piscina Olimpica Del Escambron. The last Pan American Games champion was Wendy Weinberg 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 sixteen lengths of the pool, all in freestyle.
Results All times are in minutes and seconds.
KEY:qFastest non-qualifiersQQualifiedGRGames recordNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best
Heats The first round was held on July 8.
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Kim Linehan 8:48.83 Q 2 Jennifer Hooker 9:03.75 Q 3 Barbara Shockey 9:07.59 Q 4 Leslie Brafield 9:07.94 Q 5 Maria Perez 9:25.36 Q 6 Genevieve Hernandez 9:25.97 Q 7 Andrea Neumayer 9:32.95 Q 8 Ana Anchieta 9:33.67 Q 9 Virginia Andreatta 9:33.95 10 Veronica Espinosa 9:39.60 11 Georgina Osorio 9:40.15 NR 12 Monica Ramirez 9:44.96 13 Ana Hill 10:01.52
Final The final was held on July 8. Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Kim Linehan 8:39.82 NR, GR Jennifer Hooker 8:50.71 Barbara Shockey 8:54.82 4 Leslie Brafield 9:10.14 5 Maria Perez 9:13.59 NR 6 Andrea Neumayer 9:13.93 7 Ana Anchieta 9:29.84 8 Genevieve Hernandez 9:34.34 NR
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