Swimming at the 1979 Pan American Games – Women's 200 metre breaststroke

The women's 200 metre breaststroke competition of the swimming events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 5 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 four lengths of the pool, all in breaststroke.

Results All times are in minutes and seconds.

KEY:qFastest non-qualifiersQQualifiedGRGames recordNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best

Heats The first round was held on July 5.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Anne Gagnon 2:40.82 Q 2 Joanne Bédard 2:42.00 Q 3 Alicia Boscatto 2:43.57 Q 4 Patty Spees 2:43.91 Q 5 Elke Holtz 2:44.01 Q, NR 6 Renee Laravie 2:44.12 Q 7 Yolanda Mendiola 2:45.67 Q 8 Maria Matta 2:46.83 Q 9 Vilma Aguilera 2:49.04 10 Agnes Nilsson 2:50.66

Final The final was held on July 5. Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Anne Gagnon 2:35.75 NR, GR Joanne Bédard 2:40.22 Patty Spees 2:40.79 4 Renee Laravie 2:41.84 5 Alicia Boscatto 2:42.32 NR 6 Elke Holtz 2:44.50 7 Yolanda Mendiola 2:45.88 8 Maria Matta 2:46.94

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