The women's 100 metre breaststroke competition of the swimming events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 3 July at the Piscina Olimpica Del Escambron. The last Pan American Games champion was Lauri Siering 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 two lengths of the pool, both lengths being in breaststroke.Swimming technical manual
Results All times are in minutes and seconds.
KEY:qFastest non-qualifiersQQualifiedGRGames recordNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best
Heats The first round was held on July 3.
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Tami Paumier 1:14.47 Q 2 Tracy Caulkins 1:14.93 Q 3 Anne Gagnon 1:15.34 Q 4 Robin Corsiglia 1:16.24 Q 5 Elke Holtz 1:16.47 Q 6 Maria Matta 1:17.52 Q 7 Alicia Boscatto 1:17.74 Q, NR 8 Vilma Aguilera 1:18.42 Q 9 Yolanda Mendiola 1:18.48 10 Agnes Nilsson 1:20.26 11 Georgette Ednes 1:23.82 NR
Final The final was held on July 3. Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Tami Paumier 1:12.20 NR, GR Tracy Caulkins 1:12.52 Anne Gagnon 1:14.38 4 Robin Corsiglia 1:15.45 5 Elke Holtz 1:15.45 NR 6 Maria Matta 1:17.76 7 Alicia Boscatto 1:17.85 8 Vilma Aguilera 1:18.12 NR
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