# Swimming at the 1999 Pan American Games

The Swimming competition at the 1999 Pan American Games took place in the Pan Am Pool in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, from August 2–7, 1999.
In 32 events, the USA team won 10 golds, 7 by the women: the last time either the U.S. men's or women's team won fewer than ten golds was 1963, when there were only eight events for each. But the U.S. didn't send its very best to Winnipeg. That honor went to the team that headed for Sydney, Australia at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships.
Two swimmers won the first medals of their countries in swimming at Pan American Games at all times: Eileen Coparropa for Panama, and Janelle Atkinson for Jamaica.

## Results
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50m freestyle details | Fernando Scherer  Brazil | 22.24 | José Meolans  Argentina | 22.46 | Marcos Hernández  Cuba | 22.79 |
| 100m freestyle details | Fernando Scherer  Brazil | 49.19 GR | José Meolans  Argentina | 49.94 | Gustavo Borges  Brazil | 50.10 |
| 200m freestyle details | Gustavo Borges  Brazil | 1:49.41 | Scott Tucker  United States | 1:50.99 | Leonardo Costa  Brazil Mark Johnston  Canada | 1:51.29 |
| 400m freestyle details | Luiz Lima  Brazil | 3:52.25 SA | Austin Ramirez  United States | 3:53.64 | Rick Say  Canada | 3:54.66 |
| 1500m freestyle details | Tim Siciliano  United States | 15:14.94 | Luiz Lima  Brazil | 15:21.92 | Ricardo Monasterio  Venezuela | 15:28.64 |
| 100m backstroke details | Rodolfo Falcón  Cuba | 54.93 | Alexandre Massura  Brazil | 55.17 SA | Matt Allen  United States | 55.86 |
| 200m backstroke details | Leonardo Costa  Brazil | 1:59.33 GR, SA | Aaron Peirsol  United States | 1:59.77 | Dan Shevchik  United States | 2:00.27 |
| 100m breaststroke details | Ed Moses  United States | 1:00.99 GR | Jarrod Marrs  United States Morgan Knabe  Canada | 1:02.11 | none |
| 200m breaststroke details | Morgan Knabe  Canada | 2:14.73 GR | Steve West  United States | 2:16.26 | Mark Gangloff  United States | 2:16.60 |
| 100m butterfly details | Francisco Sánchez  Venezuela | 53.33 GR | Shamek Pietucha  Canada | 53.40 | José Meolans  Argentina | 54.03 |
| 200m butterfly details | Shamek Pietucha  Canada | 1:59.10 | Steven Brown  United States | 1:59.52 | Devin Howard  United States | 1:59.82 |
| 200m individual medley details | Curtis Myden  Canada | 2:02.38 | Joe Montague  United States | 2:03.08 | Owen von Richter  Canada | 2:03.80 |
| 400m individual medley details | Curtis Myden  Canada | 4:15.52 GR | Eric Donnelly  United States | 4:17.86 | Owen von Richter  Canada | 4:19.62 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay details | Brazil Fernando Scherer César Quintaes André Cordeiro Gustavo Borges | 3:17.18 GR, SA | United States Scott Tucker Dan Phillips Jarod Schroeder Justin Ewers | 3:19.00 | Venezuela Luis Rojas Francisco Páez José Quevedo Francisco Sánchez | 3:22.21 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay details | United States Adam Messner Dan Phillips Devin Howard Scott Tucker | 7:22.29 | Brazil Leonardo Costa Rodrigo Castro André Cordeiro Gustavo Borges | 7:22.92 SA | Canada Mark Johnston Brian Johns Yannick Lupien Rick Say | 7:23.02 |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay details | Brazil Alexandre Massura Marcelo Tomazini Fernando Scherer Gustavo Borges | 3:40.27 GR, SA | United States Matt Allen Ed Moses Jarod Schroeder Scott Tucker | 3:40.57 | Canada Mark Versfeld Morgan Knabe Shamek Pietucha Yannick Lupien | 3:41.04 |

### Women’s events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50m freestyle details | Tammie Spatz  United States | 25.50 | Eileen Coparropa  Panama | 25.78 | Laura Nicholls  Canada | 26.10 |
| 100m freestyle details | Laura Nicholls  Canada | 56.25 | Tammie Spatz  United States | 56.44 | Marianne Limpert  Canada | 56.69 |
| 200m freestyle details | Jessica Deglau  Canada | 2:00.65 | Janelle Atkinson  Jamaica | 2:01.11 | Talor Bendel  United States | 2:03.18 |
| 400m freestyle details | Kaitlin Sandeno  United States | 4:10.74 | Janelle Atkinson  Jamaica | 4:10.83 | Joanne Malar  Canada | 4:12.64 |
| 800m freestyle details | Kaitlin Sandeno  United States | 8:34.65 GR | Janelle Atkinson  Jamaica | 8:39.51 | Lindsay Beavers  Canada | 8:44.21 |
| 100m backstroke details | Kelly Stefanyshyn  Canada | 1:02.14 | Denali Knapp  United States | 1:02.45 | Beth Botsford  United States | 1:02.48 |
| 200m backstroke details | Denali Knapp  United States | 2:12.48 GR | Beth Botsford  United States | 2:12.95 | Kelly Stefanyshyn  Canada | 2:13.24 |
| 100m breaststroke details | Staciana Stitts  United States | 1:09.16 GR | Kristen Woodring  United States | 1:09.65 | Lauren van Oosten  Canada | 1:10.06 |
| 200m breaststroke details | Lauren van Oosten  Canada | 2:30.36 | Annemieke McReynolds  United States | 2:30.53 | Katie Yevak  United States | 2:32.85 |
| 100m butterfly details | Karen Campbell  United States | 1:00.05 | Jessica Deglau  Canada | 1:00.70 | Karine Chevrier  Canada | 1:01.15 |
| 200m butterfly details | Jessica Deglau  Canada | 2:09.64 GR | Jennifer Button  Canada | 2:12.09 | Kalyn Keller  United States | 2:14.60 |
| 200m individual medley details | Joanne Malar  Canada | 2:14.18 GR | Maggie Bowen  United States | 2:15.26 | Marianne Limpert  Canada | 2:15.80 |
| 400m individual medley details | Joanne Malar  Canada | 4:38.46 GR | Maggie Bowen  United States | 4:49.22 | Carolyn Adel  Suriname | 4:50.41 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay details | Canada Jessica Deglau Marianne Limpert Sarah Evanetz Laura Nicholls | 3:45.07 | United States Tammie Spatz Courtney Shealy Stefanie Williams Jen Eberwien | 3:45.72 | Brazil Juliana Machado Rebeca Gusmão Flávia Delaroli Tatiana Lima | 3:50.37 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay details | Canada Jessica Deglau Joanne Malar Marianne Limpert Laura Nicholls | 8:05.56 | United States Caroline Geehr Julia Stowers Megan Melgaard Talor Bendel | 8:07.18 | Brazil Monique Ferreira Nayara Ribeiro Tatiana Lemos Ana Muniz | 8:25.07 |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay details | United States Denali Knapp Staciana Stitts Karen Campbell Tammie Spatz | 4:06.08 GR | Canada Kelly Stefanyshyn Lauren van Oosten Jessica Deglau Laura Nicholls | 4:08.73 | Brazil Fabíola Molina Tanya Schuh Patrícia Comini Tatiana Lemos | 4:15.00 |

### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Canada | 13 | 5 | 14 | 32 |
| 2 | United States | 10 | 19 | 8 | 37 |
| 3 | Brazil | 7 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | Venezuela | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Cuba | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Jamaica | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Argentina | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Panama | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Suriname | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 32 | 33 | 32 | 97 |