The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay competition of the swimming events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 6 July at the Piscina Olimpica Del Escambron. The last Pan American Games champion was the United States.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. Each of the four swimmers completed four lengths of the pool. The first swimmer had to touch the wall before the second could leave the starting block.
Results All times are in minutes and seconds.
KEY:qFastest non-qualifiersQQualifiedGRGames recordNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best
Heats The first round was held on July 6.
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 - - - - 7:40.54 Q 2 - - - - 7:45.99 Q 3 - - - - 7:54.20 Q 4 - - - - 7:55.93 Q 5 - - - - 8:10.56 Q 6 - - - - 8:17.60 Q 7 - - - - 8:24.54 Q 8 - - - - 8:26.70 Q
Final The final was held on July 6. Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Brian Goodell (1:50.62) NR, GR David Larson (1:53.10) Kris Kirchner (1:53.97) Rowdy Gaines (1:53.59) 7:31.28 NR, GR Marcus Mattioli (1:54.71) Cyro Delgado (2:01.84) Jorge Fernandes (1:50.10) Djan Madruga (1:52.27) 7:38.92 SA Peter Szmidt (1:54.35) Graham Welbourn (1:57.66) Rob Bayliss (1:54.37) Bill Sawchuk (1:52.89) 7:39.27 4 Fernando Cañales (1:53.64) José de Jesus (1:58.52) Jorge Martinez (1:58.13) Filiberto Colon (2:01.13) 7:51.42 NR 5 Oscar González (1:58.82) Alfredo Romo (1:59.81) César Sánchez (1:59.15) Richard Sasser (1:57.85) 7:55.63 NR 6 - - - - 8:07.25 NR 7 - - - - 8:13.71 8 - - - - 8:23.41
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