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Team Canada dominated the women’s 200-meter breaststroke finale with Kierra Smith upended teammate Martha McCabe for a Pan American Games record.
Smith raced her way to a time of 2:24.38 to touchout McCabe’s silver-winning 2:24.51. Both swimmers cleared Smith’s preliminary Pan Am Games mark of 2:25.41. Neither are personal bests for Smith or McCabe.
Smith moved up to a 13th-ranked tie in the world rankings, while McCabe just clipped her 15th-ranked season best of 2:24.53.
USA’s Annie Lazor grabbed bronze with a time of 2:26.23, just clearing her previous personal best of 2:26.37.
Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson finished fourth in 2:27.15, while Mexico’s Byanca Rodriguez snared fifth in 2:28.87.
Argentina’s Julia Sebastian (2:29.45), Mexico’s Esther Gonzalez (2:29.83) and Brazil’s Pamela Souza (2:32.41) also competed for the Pan Am title.
Argentina’s Macarena Ceballos topped the B final in a time of 2:30.76, while USA’s Meghan Small turned in a second-place time of 2:31.35. Brazil’s Beatriz Travalon touched third in 2:33.21.
Venezuela’s Mercedes Toledo (2:33.57), Peru’s Paula Tamashiro (2:41.94), Bahamas’ Laura Morley (2:42.99) and Bermuda’s Lisa Blackburn (2:46.32) rounded out the consolation heat.
SCHEDULED EVENTS
- Women’s 200 free
- Men’s 200 free
- Women’s 200 breast
- Men’s 200 breast
- Women’s 200 back
- Men’s 200 back
- Men’s 800 free relay