{"id":144648,"date":"2015-07-17T18:40:19","date_gmt":"2015-07-18T01:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=144648"},"modified":"2015-07-17T18:40:19","modified_gmt":"2015-07-18T01:40:19","slug":"arianna-vanderpool-wallace-blasts-loaded-50-free-field-for-win-at-pan-american-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/arianna-vanderpool-wallace-blasts-loaded-50-free-field-for-win-at-pan-american-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace Blasts Loaded 50 Free Field For Win at Pan American Games"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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.<\/p>\n

Brazil’s Etiene Medeiros<\/strong>, who already won the women’s 100-meter back earlier in the night<\/a>, 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.<\/p>\n

The ageless wonder Natalie Coughlin<\/strong> of the U.S., fresh off an appearance in the ESPN The Magazine Body Issue<\/a>, took bronze in 24.66 to move up to 10th in the world rankings.<\/p>\n

Canada’s Chantal Van Landeghem<\/strong> placed fourth in 24.70, just off her Canadian record of 24.69 from 2014.<\/p>\n

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

After a short delay to quiet a crying child at the start, Mexico’s Liliana Ibanez<\/strong> raced her way to the B final win in 25.48.<\/p>\n

Suriname’s Chinyere Pigot<\/strong> and Venezuela’s Arlene Semeco<\/strong> tied with 25.79s.<\/p>\n

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

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