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Canada’s Emily Overholt looked to have overcome a monster breaststroke split from USA’s Caitlin Leverenz to capture the women’s 400-meter IM before being disqualified for a turn violation at the Pan American Games. The official decision was a non-simultaneous touch on the breaststroke.
Overholt had clocked a smooth time of 4:35.33. That swim initially blasted Leverenz’s preliminary Games record of 4:37.74, and would have broken Tanya Hunks‘ 2009 Canadian record of 4:35.84.
Leverenz kept her swim clean as she raced her way into gold medal. Her 4:35.46 now stands as the Pan American Games record to put her fourth in the world rankings.
400 IM World Rankings
[table “” not found /]Canada’s Sydney Pickrem wound up taking silver in 4:38.03, a personal best. Brazil’s Joanna Maranhao earned bronze in 4:38.07 to break her Brazilian record of 4:40.00 from 2004.
USA’s Katie Mills (4:41.19), Argentina’s Virginia Bardach (4:44.85), Mexico’s Natalia Jaspeado (4:49.89) and Mexico’s Moniika Gonzalez-Hermosillo (4:53.83) also competed in the finale.
Argentina’s Florencia Perotti picked up the B final win in 4:50.52. Brazil’s Gabrielle Goncalves placed second in 4:53.49.
Peru’s Andrea Cedron (5:05.81) and Panama’s Maria Far (5:06.36) also competed in the consolation heat.
SCHEDULED EVENTS
- Women’s 400 IM
- Men’s 400 IM
- Women’s 100 fly
- Men’s 100 fly
- Women’s 800 free relay