# Swimming at the 1971 Pan American Games

The Swimming competition at the 6th Pan American Games was held in Cali, Colombia during the Games' run in 1971. It consisted of 29 long course (50 m) events: 15 for males and 14 for females.
A world record was beaten in this edition of the Games, by the U.S. 4 x 200 m freestyle men's relay.
The victory of Canada in the women's 4x100m medley marked the first time that the U.S. lost the gold in a relay event, at the Pan American Games.
In the 200 m butterfly, two swimmers won the first medals of their countries in swimming at Pan American Games at all times: Jorge Delgado got the gold for Ecuador, and Augusto González, the bronze for Peru.

## Results
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100m freestyle details | Frank Heckl USA | 52.80 | José Aranha Brazil | 53.74 | Robert Kasting Canada | 53.76 |
| 200m freestyle details | Frank Heckl USA | 1:56.36 | James McConica USA | 1:58.18 | Ralph Hutton Canada | 1:59.89 |
| 400m freestyle details | James McConica USA | 4:08.97 GR | Steve Genter USA | 4:13.05 | Ralph Hutton Canada | 4:15.75 |
| 1500m freestyle details | Pat Miles USA | 16:32.03 GR | Tom McBreen USA | 16:32.99 | Guillermo García Mexico | 16:45.56 |
| 100m backstroke details | Mel Nash USA | 59.84 | John Murphy USA | 1:00.84 | Bill Kennedy Canada | 1:01.35 |
| 200m backstroke details | Charlie Campbell USA | 2:07.09 GR | Tim McKee USA | 2:07.87 | John Hawes Canada | 2:14.72 |
| 100 m breaststroke details | Mark Chatfield USA | 1:06.75 GR | Brian Job USA | 1:07.93 | José Fiolo Brazil | 1:07.94 |
| 200m breaststroke details | Rick Colella USA | 2:27.12 GR | Felipe Muñoz MEX | 2:27.22 | Brian Job USA | 2:28.11 |
| 100m butterfly details | Frank Heckl USA | 56.92 | Jerry Heidenreich USA | 57.30 | Byron MacDonald Canada | 58.40 |
| 200m butterfly details | Jorge Delgado Ecuador | 2:06.41 = GR, SA | C. Rob Orr USA | 2:08.39 | Augusto González Peru | 2:09.90 |
| 200m I.M. details | Steve Furniss USA | 2:10.82 | Frank Heckl USA | 2:12.11 | Felipe Muñoz Mexico | 2:16.28 |
| 400m I.M. details | Steve Furniss USA | 4:42.69 GR | Ricardo Marmolejo Mexico | 4:49.04 NR | Rick Colella USA | 4:49.30 |
| 4×100m Free Relay details | USA David Edgar Steve Genter Jerry Heidenreich Frank Heckl | 3:32.15 GR | Canada Timothy Bach Ian MacKenzie Brian Phillips Robert Kasting | 3:38.15 | Brazil Ruy de Oliveira Flávio Machado Paulo Zanetti José Aranha | 3:42.48 SA |
| 4×200m Free Relay details | USA Jerry Heidenreich Jim McConica Steve Genter Frank Heckl | 7:45.82 WR | Canada Robert Kasting Ron Jacks Brian Phillips Ralph Hutton | 8:04.76 | Brazil Alfredo Machado Ruy de Oliveira José Aranha Flávio Machado | 8:08.42 SA |
| 4×100m Medley Relay details | USA John Murphy Brian Job Jerry Heidenreich Frank Heckl | 3:56.08 GR | Canada John Hawes/Bill Kennedy(?) William Mahony Byron MacDonald Robert Kasting/Timothy Bach(?) | 4:00.53 | Brazil César Lourenço José Fiolo Flávio Machado José Aranha | 4:02.94 SA |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100m freestyle details | Sandy Neilson USA | 1:00.60 | Angela Coughlan Canada | 1:01.15 | Karen James Canada | 1:01.88 |
| 200m freestyle details | Kim Peyton USA | 2:09.62 GR | Angela Coughlan Canada | 2:10.56 NR | Olga de Angulo Colombia | 2:14.34 SA |
| 400m freestyle details | Ann Simmons USA | 4:26.19 | Jill Strong USA | 4:36.15 | Angela Coughlan Canada | 4:38.86 |
| 800m freestyle details | Cathy Calhoun USA | 9:15.19 | Cynthia Enze USA | 9:32.15 | María Teresa Ramírez Mexico | 9:44.32 |
| 100m backstroke details | Donna Gurr Canada | 1:07.18 GR | Susie Atwood USA | 1:07.51 | Jill Hlay USA | 1:08.49 |
| 200m backstroke details | Donna Gurr Canada | 2:24.73 | Susie Atwood USA | 2:26.48 | Barbara Darby USA | 2:30.73 |
| 100m breaststroke details | Sylvia Dockerill Canada | 1:18.63 | Linda Kurtz USA | 1:19.30 | Lynn Colella USA | 1:19.72 |
| 200m breaststroke details | Lynn Colella USA | 2:50.03 | Jane Wright Canada | 2:50.96 NR | Leonor Urueta Mexico | 2:52.72 |
| 100m butterfly details | Deena Deardurff USA | 1:06.22 | Leslie Cliff Canada | 1:07.77 | Lucy Burle Brazil | 1:08.79 SA |
| 200 m butterfly details | Lynn Colella USA | 2:23.11 | Alice Jones USA | 2:28.10 | Susan Smith Canada | 2:32.60 |
| 200m I.M. details | Leslie Cliff Canada | 2:30.03 | Susie Atwood USA | 2:30.29 | Cindy Plaisted USA | 2:33.23 |
| 400m I.M. details | Leslie Cliff Canada | 5:13.31 | Cindy Plaisted USA | 5:13.64 | Susie Atwood USA | 5:13.75 |
| 4×100m Freestyle Relay details | USA Sandy Neilson Wendy Fordyce Katheryn McKitrick Lynn Skrifvars | 4:04.20 GR | Canada Leslie Cliff Donna Gurr Dianne Gate Angela Coughlan | 4:10.52 | Brazil Rosemary Ribeiro Cristiane Paquelet Maria Hungerbuler Lucy Burle | 4:15.24 |
| 4×100m Medley Relay details | Canada Donna Gurr Jane Wright Leslie Cliff Angela Coughlan | 4:35.50 | USA Susan Atwood Lynn Colella Deena Deardurff Sandra Neilson | 4:36.73 | Mexico María Teresa Ramírez Leonor Urueta Norma Amezcua Marcia Arriaga | 4:45.18 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 22 | 18 | 7 | 47 |
| 2 | Canada | 6 | 8 | 9 | 23 |
| 3 | Ecuador | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Mexico | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | Brazil | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 6 | Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Peru | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 87 |