The women's 200 metre individual medley competition of the swimming events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 2 July at the Piscina Olimpica Del Escambron. The last Pan American Games champion was Kathy Heddy of 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 four lengths of the pool, one each in backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle swimming.
Results All times are shown in minutes and seconds.
KEY:qFastest non-qualifiersQQualifiedGRGames recordNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best
Heats The first round was held on July 2.
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Tracy Caulkins 2:21.29 Q 2 Nancy Garapick 2:21.89 Q 3 Anne Tweedy 2:22.43 Q 4 Joann Baker 2:23.73 Q 5 Elke Holtz 2:25.74 Q, NR 6 Rosanna Juncos 2:28.01 Q 7 Maria Paris 2:28.48 Q 8 Yolanda Mendiola 2:29.97 Q 9 Vilma Aguilera 2:30.33 NR 10 Lisa Escalera 2:32.11 11 Shelley Cramer 2:32.96 NR 12 Agnes Nilsson 2:34.10 13 Georgina Osorio 2:35.50 NR 14 Rita Neves 2:37.63 15 Georgetti Ednes 2:42.99 NR
Final The final was held on July 2. Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Tracy Caulkins 2:16.11 NR, GR Nancy Garapick 2:19.36 Anne Tweedy 2:20.33 4 Joann Baker 2:20.83 5 Elke Holtz 2:26.13 6 Maria Paris 2:26.54 NR 7 Rosanna Juncos 2:27.71 NR 8 Yolanda Mendiola 2:30.80
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