Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace Blasts Loaded 50 Free Field For Win at Pan American Games

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After throwing down a Pan American Games record in prelims with a 24.31, Bahamas’ Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace managed to get her hand to the wall first in the women’s 50-meter free finals at the 2015 Pan American Games.

Vanderpool-Wallace posted a time of 24.38 for the win, still among the top 10 times in the world after clocking in fourth in the world this morning.

Brazil’s Etiene Medeiros, who already won the women’s 100-meter back earlier in the night, grabbed silver in 24.55 to blast her Brazilian record of 24.74 from 2014. That 24.55 moved her up to eighth in the world.

The ageless wonder Natalie Coughlin of the U.S., fresh off an appearance in the ESPN The Magazine Body Issue, took bronze in 24.66 to move up to 10th in the world rankings.

Canada’s Chantal Van Landeghem placed fourth in 24.70, just off her Canadian record of 24.69 from 2014.

USA’s Madison Kennedy (24.80), Canada’s Michelle Williams (24.91), Brazil’s Graciele Herrmann (24.94) and Puerto Rico’s Vanessa Garcia (25.21) finished fifth through eighth.

After a short delay to quiet a crying child at the start, Mexico’s Liliana Ibanez raced her way to the B final win in 25.48.

Suriname’s Chinyere Pigot and Venezuela’s Arlene Semeco tied with 25.79s.

Colombia’s Isabella Arcila (25.82), Argentina’s Aixa Triay (26.00), Bolivia’s Ariel Weech (26.28) and Aruba’s Allyson Ponson (26.37) closed out the rest of the consolation heat.

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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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