Swimming at the 1951 Pan American Games

Swimming at the 1^st Pan American Games took place February 26-March 7, 1951 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Preliminary heats were held February 26-28, with final heats being swum on March 2, 4, 6 and 7.

Men's events

100m Freestyle	Dick Cleveland Dick Cleveland Richard Fitch Cleveland was an American swimmer. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. At the 1951 Pan American Games he won three gold medals.-References:*...	58.8	Ronald Gora Ronald Gora Ronald Francis Gora was an American swimmer, competing in the freestyle events.Gora competed for his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. He won the gold medal in the men's 4×200 m freestyle relay event at the 1951 Pan American Games, alongside Dick Cleveland, Burwell...	59.5	Nicasio Silverio Nicasio Silverio Nicasio Silverio was a Cuban swimmer. He competed in the freestyle events.Silverio twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: 1948 and 1952. He won the bronze medal in the men's 100 m freestyle event at the 1951 Pan American Games. He was inducted into the Cuban Hall of Fame for...	1:00.1
400m Freestyle	Tetsuo Okamoto Tetsuo Okamoto Tetsuo Okamoto was a Brazilian swimmer. He was a bronze medalist at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki , the first Brazilian swimmer to win a medal at the Olympics...	4:52.4	William Heusner William Heusner William W. Heusner, Jr. was an American swimmer, competing in the freestyle events.Heusner competed for his native country at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom...	4:54.5	Tonatiuh Gutiérrez Tonatiuh Gutiérrez Tonatiuh Gutiérrez was a swimmer from Mexico. He competed in the freestyle and the backstroke events.Gutiérrez twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics of 1948 and 1952. He also won two medals in the men's freestyle events at the 1951 Pan American Games.-References:*...	4:57.2
1500m Freestyle	Tetsuo Okamoto Tetsuo Okamoto Tetsuo Okamoto was a Brazilian swimmer. He was a bronze medalist at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki , the first Brazilian swimmer to win a medal at the Olympics...	19:23.3	Tonatiuh Gutiérrez Tonatiuh Gutiérrez Tonatiuh Gutiérrez was a swimmer from Mexico. He competed in the freestyle and the backstroke events.Gutiérrez twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics of 1948 and 1952. He also won two medals in the men's freestyle events at the 1951 Pan American Games.-References:*...	19:24.5	Efrén Fierro	19:57.4
100m Backstroke	Allen Stack Allen Stack Allen McIntyre Stack was an American backstroke swimmer, who won the 100m Backstroke at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.-References:*...	1:08.0	Pedro Galvão	1:08.3	Burwell Jones Burwell Jones Burwell Jones was an American swimmer, competing in the backstroke and the freestyle events.Gora competed for his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland...	1:09.8
200m Breaststroke	Héctor Domínguez	2:43.8	Willy Otto Jordan	2:47.3	Bowen Stassforth Bowen Stassforth Bowen Stassforth was an American swimmer. He competed for his native country in the 200m breaststroke event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, and claimed the silver medal....	2:47.6
4×200m Freestyle Relay	Ronald Gora Ronald Gora Ronald Francis Gora was an American swimmer, competing in the freestyle events.Gora competed for his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. He won the gold medal in the men's 4×200 m freestyle relay event at the 1951 Pan American Games, alongside Dick Cleveland, Burwell... Burwell Jones Burwell Jones Burwell Jones was an American swimmer, competing in the backstroke and the freestyle events.Gora competed for his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland... Dick Cleveland Dick Cleveland Richard Fitch Cleveland was an American swimmer. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. At the 1951 Pan American Games he won three gold medals.-References:*... William Heusner William Heusner William W. Heusner, Jr. was an American swimmer, competing in the freestyle events.Heusner competed for his native country at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom...	9:00.6	Ricardo Capanema Aram Boghossian João Gonçalves Tetsuo Okamoto Tetsuo Okamoto Tetsuo Okamoto was a Brazilian swimmer. He was a bronze medalist at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki , the first Brazilian swimmer to win a medal at the Olympics...	9:19.5		9:19.5
3×100m Medley Relay	Allen Stack Allen Stack Allen McIntyre Stack was an American backstroke swimmer, who won the 100m Backstroke at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.-References:... Bowen Stassforth Bowen Stassforth Bowen Stassforth was an American swimmer. He competed for his native country in the 200m breaststroke event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, and claimed the silver medal.... Dick Cleveland Dick Cleveland Richard Fitch Cleveland was an American swimmer. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. At the 1951 Pan American Games he won three gold medals.-References:...	3:16.9		3:20.7		3:22.5

Women's events

100m Freestyle	Sharon Geary Sharon Geary Sharon Geary is an American swimmer, gold winner at the Pan American Games.She competed at the 1951 Pan American Games in Buenos Aires, where she received a gold medal in 100 m freestyle, before Jacqueline Lavine and Ana María Schultz...	1:08:4	Jacqueline Lavine Jacqueline Lavine Jacqueline Carol "Jackie" LaVine was an American swimmer. LaVine won a bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.-References:* , from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2009-10-25....	1:09.9	Ana María Schultz Ana María Schultz Ana María Schultz is a retired female freestyle swimmer from Argentina who represented her native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. She claimed a total number of five medals at the 1951 Pan American Games....	1:10.6
200m Freestyle	Ana María Schultz Ana María Schultz Ana María Schultz is a retired female freestyle swimmer from Argentina who represented her native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. She claimed a total number of five medals at the 1951 Pan American Games....	2:32.4	Betty Mullen	2:32.3	Eileen Holt	2:36.5
400m Freestyle	Ana María Schultz Ana María Schultz Ana María Schultz is a retired female freestyle swimmer from Argentina who represented her native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. She claimed a total number of five medals at the 1951 Pan American Games....	5:26.7	Carolyn Green Carolyn Green Carolyn Virginia Green-Lewis is a former American swimmer. She represented the United States as an eighteen-year-old at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where she finished in 4th place in the 400-meter freestyle...	5:33.1	Piedade Tavares	5:33.6
100m Backstroke	Maureen O'Brien	1:18.6	Sheila Donahue	1:20.5	Magda Bruggeman	1:21.4
200m Breaststroke	Dorotea Turnbull	3:08.4	Beatriz Rohde	3:10.3	Carol Pence	3:14.7
4×100m Freestyle Relay	Carol Green Sharon Geary Sharon Geary Sharon Geary is an American swimmer, gold winner at the Pan American Games.She competed at the 1951 Pan American Games in Buenos Aires, where she received a gold medal in 100 m freestyle, before Jacqueline Lavine and Ana María Schultz... Jacqueline Lavine Jacqueline Lavine Jacqueline Carol "Jackie" LaVine was an American swimmer. LaVine won a bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.-References:* , from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2009-10-25.... Betty Mullen	4:37.1		4:48.1	Talita Rodrigues Idamis Busin Ana Lucia Santa Rita Piedade Tavares	5:03.6
3×100m Medley Relay	Sharon Geary Sharon Geary Sharon Geary is an American swimmer, gold winner at the Pan American Games.She competed at the 1951 Pan American Games in Buenos Aires, where she received a gold medal in 100 m freestyle, before Jacqueline Lavine and Ana María Schultz... Carol Pence Maureen O'Brien Maureen O'Brien Maureen O'Brien is an English actress of Irish descent and author best known for playing the role of Vicki in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, although she has appeared in many other television programmes as well.She played the part of Vicki in 38 episodes of Doctor Who from 2...	3:49.3		3:59.7		4:13.2

Medal table

#	8	6	3	17
#	4	5	3	12
#	2	2	2	6
#	0	1	5	6
#	0	0	1	1

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