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USA’s Olivia Smoliga uncorked a Pan American Games record during prelims of the women’s 100-meter back at the 2015 Pan American Games.
Smoliga went out like a rocket and came home just as fast as she clocked a top-seeded time of 1:00.35. That swim beat Rachel Bootsma’s games record from 2011 and moved Smoliga into 20th in the world rankings.
Canada’s Dominique Bouchard, who is ranked 14th in the world in the event with a 1:00.20 from Canadian Trials, qualified second in 1:00.44, while Brazil’s Etiene Medeiros earned the third seed in 1:00.74.
USA’s Clara Smiddy (1:00.79), Canada’s Hilary Caldwell (1:00.97), Guatemala’s Gisela Morales (1:00.99), Mexico’s Maria Gonzalez (1:01.25) and Argentina’s Andrea Berrino (1:01.32) closed out the A finalists.
Brazil’s Natalia De Luccas (1:01.89), Colombia’s Carolina Colorado (1:02.10), Colombia’s Isabella Arcila (1:02.62), Mexico’s Estela Davis (1:03.36), Venezuela’s Carla Gonzalez (1:04.09), Honduras’ Karen Vilorio (1:04.29), Argentina’s Florencia Perotti (1:04.81) and Peru’s McKenna De Bever (1:05.00) picked up the B final spots.
SCHEDULED EVENTS
- 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