The women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay competition of the swimming events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 7 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 eight lengths of the pool. Each of the four swimmers completed two 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
Final The final was held on July 7. Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Stephanie Elkins (57.90) Tracy Caulkins (56.21) Jill Sterkel (56.24) Cynthia Woodhead (55.47) 3:45.82 NR, GR Gail Amundrud (57.89) Carol Klimpel (57.31) Anne Jardin (57.21) Wendy Quirk (57.77) 3:50.18 Teresa Rivera (1:00.68) Isabel Reuss (1:00.91) Yvonne Guerrero (1:00.66) Helen Plachinski (59.80) 4:02.05 NR 4 Sonia Acosta (1:00.67) NR Vilma Aguilera (59.26) Genny Hernandez (1:03.36) Wanda Acosta (1:04.26) 4:07.55 NR 5 Maria Fátima (1:02.71) Maria Matta (1:03.15) Adriana Pereira (1:00.90) Maria Guimarães (1:02.21) 4:08.97 6 Alicia Boscatto (1:05.41) Andrea Neumeyer (1:02.59) Virginia Sanchero (1:01.33) Rosanna Juncos (1:01.66) 4:10.99 7 - - - - - - 8 - - - - - -
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