{"id":144618,"date":"2015-07-17T17:12:03","date_gmt":"2015-07-18T00:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=144618"},"modified":"2015-07-17T17:12:03","modified_gmt":"2015-07-18T00:12:03","slug":"redemption-emily-overholt-shakes-off-400-im-dq-to-set-pan-american-games-record-in-400-free-from-lane-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/redemption-emily-overholt-shakes-off-400-im-dq-to-set-pan-american-games-record-in-400-free-from-lane-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Redemption! Emily Overholt Shakes Off 400 IM DQ to Set Pan American Games Record in 400 Free From Lane 8"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Canada’s Emily Overholt<\/strong> found redemption in the women’s 400-meter freestyle as the 17-year-old shook off a gold-medal disqualification in the women’s 400-meter IM to set a Pan American Games record in the freestyle.<\/p>\n

Overholt, who was disqualified from a Pan American Games and Canadian record in the 400-meter IM last night due to a non-simultaneous touch<\/a>, went out fast in lane 8 and just held on against a hard-charging Andreina Pinto<\/strong> of Venezuela for the 400 free victory in 4:08.42.<\/p>\n

Overholt’s time crushed the previous record of 4:10.48 set by Elizabeth Hill<\/strong> of the U.S. back in 2003 at the Santo Domingo edition. \u00a0Overholt didn’t need a lifetime best for the win, however, as she’s posted a 4:07.93 before.<\/p>\n

Pinto nearly overtook the field as she settled for silver with a 4:08.67. USA’s Gillian Ryan<\/strong> grabbed bronze in 4:09.46.<\/p>\n

Brazil’s Manuella Lyrio<\/strong> (4:10.92), USA’s Kiera Janzen<\/strong> (4:11.32), Bahamas’ Joanna Evans<\/strong> (4:14.51), Brazil’s Carolina Bilich<\/strong> (4:17.40) and Colombia’s Maria Alvarez<\/strong> (4:17.80) also battled in the middle distance event.<\/p>\n

Canada’s Tabitha Baumann<\/strong> overhauled the field down the stretch to win the B final in 4:16.03.<\/p>\n

Guatemala’s Gabriela Santis<\/strong> also turned on the jets to take second in 4:16.79, while 300-meter leader Natalia Jaspeado<\/strong> of Mexico faded to third in 4:17.25. Santis dropped her personal best by about seven seconds.<\/p>\n

Mexico’s Allyson Macias<\/strong> (4:17.49), Cuba’s Elisbet Gamez<\/strong> (4:18.23), Peru’s Andrea Cedron<\/strong> (4:23.93), El Salvador’s Rebeca Quinteros<\/strong> (4:27.89) and Aruba’s Daniella Van Den Berg<\/strong> (4:30.14) finished fourth through eighth in the consolation heat.<\/p>\n

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