Historic Sub 1:00 From Brazil’s Etiene Medeiros to Break Pan American Games Record

Jul 17, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Etiene Medeiros of Brazil competes in the women's swimming 100m backstroke preliminary heats during the 2015 Pan Am Games at Pan Am Aquatics UTS Centre and Field House. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports

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Brazil’s Etiene Medeiros became the first female to ever break 1:00 at the Pan American Games in the women’s 100-meter back.

Medeiros threw down a sizzling time of 59.61 to break Olivia Smoliga’s preliminary swim of 1:00.35. Medeiros’ time broke the Brazilian record of 1:00.07 set by Fabiola Molina in 2009 as she moved to sixth in the world rankings.

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Team USA went 2-3 as USA’s Olivia Smoliga clocked a 1:00.06 to take silver and stand 13th in the world. Clara Smiddy earned bronze in 1:00.49 to break her personal best of 1:00.51.

Canada’s Dominique Bouchard (1:00.54), Canada’s Hilary Caldwell (1:01.01), Mexico’s Maria Gonzalez (1:01.06), Guatemala’s Gisela Morales (1:01.31) and Argentina’s Andrea Berrino (1:01.76) also competed for the title.

Brazil’s Natalia De Luccas touched out Colombia’s Carolina Colorado by the slimmest of margins, 1:02.15 to 1:02.16, in the B final.

Colombia’s Isabella Arcila (1:02.44), Mexico’s Estela Davis (1:03.19), Venezuela’s Carla Gonzalez (1:03.68), Honduras’ Karen Vilorio (1:05.06), Argentina’s Florencia Perotti (1:05.18) and Uruguay’s Ines Remersaro (1:05.78) also swam in the B final.

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Women’s 100 back
Men’s 100 back
Women’s 400 free
Men’s 400 free
Women’s 100 breast
Men’s 100 breast
Women’s 50 free
Men’s 50 free

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