# Swimming at the 2003 Pan American Games

The Swimming competition at the 14th Pan American Games was held August 12–18, 2003 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The competition was held in the outdoor (50m) pool of the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center. It featured 32 long course (50m) events (equally split between men and women).
Two swimmers won the first medals of their countries in swimming at Pan American Games at all times: Kristel Köbrich for Chile, and Gisela Morales for Guatemala.

## Results
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50m freestyle details | Fernando Scherer  Brazil | 22.40 | José Meolans  Argentina | 22.42 | Gary Hall Jr.  United States | 22.43 |
| 100m freestyle details | José Meolans  Argentina | 49.27 | George Bovell  Trinidad and Tobago | 49.61 | Gustavo Borges  Brazil | 49.90 |
| 200m freestyle details | George Bovell  Trinidad and Tobago | 1:48.90 | Dan Ketchum  United States | 1:49.34 | Rodrigo Castro  Brazil | 1:49.55 |
| 400m freestyle details | Ricardo Monasterio  Venezuela | 3:50.01 | Fran Crippen  United States | 3:52.62 | Bruno Bonfim  Brazil | 3:54.82 |
| 1500m freestyle details | Ricardo Monasterio  Venezuela | 15:16.98 | Fran Crippen  United States | 15:19.63 | Chris Thompson  United States | 15:19.64 |
| 100m backstroke details | Peter Marshall  United States | 55.52 | George Bovell  Trinidad and Tobago | 55.81 | Jayme Cramer  United States | 55.88 |
| 200m backstroke details | Rogério Romero  Brazil | 1:59.92 | Luke Wagner  United States | 2:00.74 | Joey Faltraco  United States | 2:01.31 |
| 100m breaststroke details | Mark Gangloff  United States | 1:00.95 | Jarrod Marrs  United States | 1:01.71 | Eduardo Fischer  Brazil | 1:01.88 SA |
| 200m breaststroke details | Kyle Salyards  United States | 2:13.37 GR | Sean Quinn  United States | 2:15.77 | Marcelo Tomazini  Brazil | 2:15.87 SA |
| 100m butterfly details | Ben Michaelson  United States | 53.04 | José Meolans  Argentina | 53.28 | Kaio de Almeida  Brazil | 53.44 NR |
| 200m butterfly details | Michael Raab  United States | 1:57.33 GR | Kaio de Almeida  Brazil | 1:58.10 NR | Pedro Monteiro  Brazil | 1:59.38 |
| 200m individual medley details | George Bovell  Trinidad and Tobago | 1:59.49 | Thiago Pereira  Brazil | 2:02.31 SA | Eric Donnelly  United States | 2:02.52 |
| 400m individual medley details | Robert Margalis  United States | 4:19.09 | Eric Donnelly  United States | 4:19.65 | Thiago Pereira  Brazil | 4:19.89 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay details | Brazil Carlos Jayme Gustavo Borges Fernando Scherer Jader Souza | 3:18.66 | Venezuela Osvaldo Quevedo Raymond Rosal Luis Rojas Octavio Alesi | 3:23.14 | Canada Brian Edey Chad Murray Matt Rose Colin Russell | 3:23.83 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay details | United States Dan Ketchum Jeffrey Lee Ryan Lochte Bryan Goldberg | 7:18.93 | Brazil Carlos Jayme Rafael Mosca Gustavo Borges Rodrigo Castro | 7:25.17 | Canada Scott Dickens Brian Edey Tobias Oriwol Colin Russell | 7:27.18 |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay details | United States Peter Marshall Mark Gangloff Ben Michaelson Nick Brunelli | 3:37.27 GR | Brazil Paulo Machado Eduardo Fischer Kaio de Almeida Gustavo Borges | 3:40.02 SA | Canada Sean Sepulis Scott Dickens Chad Murray Matt Rose | 3:40.12 |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50m freestyle details | Kara Lynn Joyce United States | 25.24 | Flávia Delaroli Brazil | 25.44 | Eileen Coparropa Panama | 25.62 |
| 100m freestyle details | Courtney Shealy United States | 55.61 | Christina Swindle United States Florencia Szigeti Argentina | 55.92 | none | |
| 200m freestyle details | Dana Vollmer United States | 1:59.80 | Colleen Lanné United States | 2:01.98 | Mariana Brochado Brazil | 2:02.08 |
| 400m freestyle details | Elizabeth Hill United States | 4:10.18 GR | Morgan Hentzen United States | 4:13.03 | Monique Ferreira Brazil | 4:14.21 |
| 800m freestyle details | Morgan Hentzen United States | 8:36.54 | Rachael Burke United States | 8:37.61 | Kristel Köbrich Chile | 8:43.90 |
| 100m backstroke details | Diana MacManus United States | 1:02.50 | Courtney Shealy United States | 1:02.74 | Gisela Morales Guatemala | 1:04.56 |
| 200m backstroke details | Jamie Reid United States | 2:13.89 | Diana MacManus United States | 2:15.39 | Gisela Morales Guatemala | 2:16.19 |
| 100m breaststroke details | Staciana Stitts United States | 1:09.01 | Corrie Clark United States | 1:10.09 | Kathleen Stoody Canada | 1:10.56 |
| 200m breaststroke details | Alexi Spann United States | 2:29.76 | Lisa Blackburn Canada | 2:31.52 | Kathleen Stoody Canada | 2:31.93 |
| 100m butterfly details | Bethany Goodwin United States | 59.97 | Audrey Lacroix Canada | 1:00.18 | Dana Kirk United States | 1:00.51 |
| 200m butterfly details | Audrey Lacroix Canada | 2:11.02 | Noelle Bassi United States | 2:12.81 | Dana Kirk United States | 2:12.85 |
| 200m individual medley details | Joanne Malar Canada | 2:15.93 | Corrie Clark United States | 2:16.78 | Laura Davis United States | 2:17.33 |
| 400m individual medley details | Georgina Bardach Argentina | 4:43.40 | Kristen Caverly United States | 4:46.18 | Joanna Maranhão Brazil | 4:46.38 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay details | United States Amanda Weir Christina Swindle Colleen Lanné Courtney Shealy | 3:41.93 GR | Canada Audrey Lacroix Elizabeth Collins Joanne Malar Kelly Moody | 3:46.65 | Brazil Flávia Delaroli Rebeca Gusmão Monique Ferreira Tatiana Lemos | 3:47.05 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay details | United States Elizabeth Hill Colleen Lanné Carly Piper Dana Vollmer | 8:05.47 GR | Brazil Ana Muniz Paula Ribeiro Mariana Brochado Monique Ferreira | 8:10.54 SA | Canada Joanne Malar Maya Beaudry Elizabeth Collins Kelly Doody | 8:10.85 |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay details | United States Diana MacManus Staciana Stitts Dana Vollmer Amanda Weir | 4:05.92 | Canada Joanne Malar Kathleen Stoody Audrey Lacroix Elizabeth Collins | 4:13.72 | Mexico Danielle de Alba Adriana Marmolejo Atenas Lopez Alejandra Galan | 4:18.04 |

## Medal standings

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 21 | 17 | 8 | 46 |
| 2 | Brazil | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 |
| 3 | Canada | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 | Argentina | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Venezuela | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Guatemala | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Chile | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Panama | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 32 | 33 | 31 | 96 |