Swimming at the 1983 Pan American Games – Men's 100 metre freestyle

The men's 100 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 1983 Pan American Games took place on 19 August. The last Pan American Games champion was David McCagg 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 freestyle.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 August 19.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Rowdy Gaines 50.09 Q, GR - Alberto Mestre 50.95 Q, SA - - - - Q - - - - Q - - - - Q - - - - Q - - - - Q - - - - Q

Final The final was held on August 19. Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Rowdy Gaines 50.38 Fernando Cañales 50.43 AR Alberto Mestre 51.09 4 Chris Cavanaugh 51.17 5 Cyro Delgado 52.09 6 Jorge Fernandes 52.52 7 Dave Churchill 52.57 8 Antonio Portela 52.96

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