# Swimming at the 2011 Pan American Games

The Swimming competition at the XVI Pan American Games was October 15–22, 2011 at the Scotiabank Aquatics Center in Guadalajara, Mexico. The open water events swam in the waters off API Maritime Terminal in Puerto Vallarta.

## Participating countries

274 athletes from 36 countries were entered in Swimming and Open Water events at the Games (note: 13 countries were entered in Open Water, but all those countries were also entered in pool events as well):
* Antigua and Barbuda (2)
* Argentina (18)
* Aruba (3)
* Bahamas (5)
* Barbados (4)
* Bermuda (3)
* Bolivia (2)
* Brazil (38)
* Canada (19)
* Cayman Islands (4)
* Chile (5)
* Colombia (6)
* Costa Rica (2)
* Cuba (6)
* Dominican Republic (1)
* Ecuador (2)
* El Salvador (2)
* Grenada (1)
* Guatemala (2)
* Guyana (2)
* Honduras (5)
* Jamaica (3)
* Mexico (28)
* Netherlands Antilles (2)
* Nicaragua (2)
* Panama (2)
* Paraguay (6)
* Peru (10)
* Puerto Rico (8)
* Saint Lucia (1)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1)
* Suriname (2)
* United States (43)
* Uruguay (6)
* Venezuela (27)
* Virgin Islands (1)
Benjamin Hockin gave Paraguay its first medal in the history of swimming at the Pan American Games, a bronze in the men's 200m freestyle.

## Event schedule

The Amateur Swimming Union of the Americas (ASUA) originally proposed an 8-day format for the Games, mimicking the Olympic order format with prelims/semifinals/finals. However, this was changed in June 2010 at the bequest of the local organizers to a 7-day format, changing to a prelims/finals only (with A&B finals). The shortening was to allow for the Open Water races, which were the day following the Swimming competition, to move from Sunday, October 23, 2011, to Saturday, October 22 in Puerto Vallarta. As part of the formatting change, the men's 1500 free and women's 800 free were also moved from the last two days of the schedule to earlier in the program to distance them from the open water swim.
| Sat. 10/15 | Sun. 10/16 | Mon. 10/17 | Tue. 10/18 | Wed. 10/19 | Thu. 10/20 | Fri. 10/21 | Sat. 10/22 |
| 100 fly (w) 400 IM (m) 400 IM (w) 400 free (m) 4 × 100 free relay (w) | 100 back (w) 100 free (m) 200 free (w) 100 breast (m) 4 × 100 free relay (m) | 400 free (w) 1500 free (m)-prelims 200 fly (m) 100 breast (w) 100 back (m) | 200 free (m) 200 IM (w) 800 free (w)-prelims 1500 free (m) 200 breast (m) 4 × 200 free relay (w) | 100 free (w) 200 IM (m) 800 free (w) 200 fly (w) 4 × 200 free relay (m) | 50 free (m) 200 breast (w) 100 fly (m) 200 back (w) | 50 free (w) 200 back (m) 4 × 100 medley relay (w) 4 × 100 medley relay (M) | 10 km open water(w) 10 km open water(m) |

## Results
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50 m freestyle details | César Cielo Brazil | 21.58 GR | Bruno Fratus Brazil | 22.05 | Hanser García Cuba | 22.15 NR |
| 100 m freestyle details | César Cielo Brazil | 47.84 GR | Hanser García Cuba | 48.34 NR | Shaune Fraser Cayman Islands | 48.64 |
| 200 m freestyle details | Brett Fraser Cayman Islands | 1:47.18 GR | Shaune Fraser Cayman Islands | 1:48.29 | Benjamin Hockin Paraguay | 1:48.48 |
| 400 m freestyle details | Charlie Houchin United States | 3:50.95 | Matt Patton United States | 3:51.25 | Cristian Quintero Venezuela | 3:52.51 |
| 1500 m freestyle details | Arthur Frayler United States | 15:19.59 | Joseph Feely United States | 15:22.19 | Juan Pereyra Argentina | 15:26.20 |
| 100 m backstroke details | Thiago Pereira Brazil | 54.56 | Eugene Godsoe United States | 54.61 | Guilherme Guido Brazil | 54.81 |
| 200 m backstroke details | Thiago Pereira Brazil | 1:57.19 GR, NR | Omar Pinzón Colombia | 1:58.31 | Ryan Murphy United States | 1:58.50 |
| 100 m breaststroke details | Felipe França Silva Brazil | 1:00.34 | Felipe Lima Brazil | 1:00.99 | Marcus Titus United States | 1:01.12 |
| 200 m breaststroke details | Sean Mahoney United States | 2:11.62 GR | Clark Burckle United States | 2:12.60 | Thiago Pereira Brazil | 2:13.58 |
| 100 m butterfly details | Albert Subirats Venezuela | 52.37 | Eugene Godsoe United States | 52.67 | Chris Brady United States | 52.95 |
| 200 m butterfly details | Leonardo de Deus Brazil | 1:57.92 | Daniel Madwed United States | 1:58.52 | Kaio Almeida Brazil | 1:58.78 |
| 200 m individual medley details | Thiago Pereira Brazil | 1:58.07 | Conor Dwyer United States | 1:58.64 | Henrique Rodrigues Brazil | 2:03.41 |
| 400 m individual medley details | Thiago Pereira Brazil | 4:16.68 | Conor Dwyer United States | 4:18.22 | Robert Margalis United States | 4:24.88 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay details | Brazil César Cielo Bruno Fratus Nicholas Santos Nicolas Oliveira Gabriel Mangabeira* Thiago Pereira* Henrique Rodrigues* | 3:14.65 GR | United States William Copeland Chris Brady Bobby Savulich Scot Robison Eugene Godsoe* Conor Dwyer* | 3:15.62 | Venezuela Octavio Alesi Crox Acuña Cristian Quintero Albert Subirats Luis Rojas* Roberto Gomez* Daniele Tirabassi* | 3:19.92 |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay details | United States Conor Dwyer Scot Robison Charlie Houchin Matt Patton Daniel Madwed* Ryan Feeley* Rex Tullius* Robert Margalis* | 7:15.07 | Brazil André Schultz Nicolas Oliveira Leonardo de Deus Thiago Pereira Giuliano Rocco* Lucas Kanieski* Diogo Yabe* | 7:21.96 | Venezuela Daniele Tirabassi Cristian Quintero Crox Acuña Marcos Lavado Eddy Marin* Ricardo Monasterio* Alejandro Gomez* | 7:23.41 |
| 4×100 m medley relay details | Brazil Guilherme Guido Felipe França Silva Gabriel Mangabeira César Cielo Thiago Pereira* Felipe Lima* Kaio Almeida* Bruno Fratus* | 3:34.58 | United States Eugene Godsoe Marcus Titus Chris Brady Scot Robison David Russell* Kevin Swander* Bobby Savulich* | 3:37.17 | Argentina Federico Grabich Lucas Peralta Marcos Barale Lucas Del Piccolo | 3:44.51 |
| 10 km marathon details | Richard Weinberger Canada | 1:57:31.0 | Arthur Frayler United States | 1:57:31.3 | Guillermo Bertola Argentina | 1:57:33.9 |
* Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50m freestyle details | Lara Jackson United States | 25.09 GR | Graciele Herrmann Brazil | 25.23 | Madison Kennedy United States | 25.24 |
| 100m freestyle details | Amanda Kendall United States | 54.75 | Erika Erndl United States | 55.04 | Arlene Semeco Venezuela | 55.43 |
| 200m freestyle details | Catherine Breed United States | 2:00.08 | Chelsea Nauta United States | 2:00.62 | Andreina Pinto Venezuela | 2:00.79 |
| 400m freestyle details | Gillian Ryan United States | 4:11.58 | Andreina Pinto Venezuela | 4:11.81 | Kristel Köbrich Chile | 4:13.31 |
| 800m freestyle details | Kristel Köbrich Chile | 8:34.71 | Ashley Twichell United States | 8:38.38 | Andreina Pinto Venezuela | 8:44.55 |
| 100m backstroke details | Rachel Bootsma United States | 1:00.37 GR | Elizabeth Pelton United States | 1:01.12 | Fernanda González Mexico | 1:02.00 |
| 200m backstroke details | Elizabeth Pelton United States | 2:08.99 GR | Bonnie Brandon United States | 2:12.57 | Fernanda González Mexico | 2:13.56 |
| 100m breaststroke details | Annie Chandler United States | 1:07.90 | Ashley Wanland United States | 1:08.55 | Ashley McGregor Canada | 1:08.96 |
| 200m breaststroke details | Ashley McGregor Canada | 2:28.04 | Haley Spencer United States | 2:29.30 | Michelle McKeehan United States | 2:30.51 |
| 100m butterfly details | Claire Donahue United States | 58.73 | Daynara de Paula Brazil | 59.30 | Elaine Breeden United States | 59.81 |
| 200m butterfly details | Kim Vandenberg United States | 2:10.54 | Lyndsay De Paul United States | 2:12.34 | Rita Medrano Mexico | 2:12.43 |
| 200m I.M. details | Julia Smit United States | 2:13.73 | Alia Atkinson Jamaica | 2:14.75 | Joanna Maranhão Brazil | 2:15.08 |
| 400m I.M. details | Julia Smit United States | 4:46.15 | Joanna Maranhão Brazil | 4:46.33 | Allysa Vavra United States | 4:48.05 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay details | United States Madison Kennedy Elizabeth Pelton Amanda Kendall Erika Erndl | 3:40.66 GR | Brazil Michelle Lenhardt Flávia Delaroli Tatiana Barbosa Daynara de Paula Graciele Herrmann* | 3:44.62 | Canada Jennifer Beckberger Caroline Lapierre Ashley McGregor Paige Schultz Gabrielle Soucisse* | 3:48.37 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay details | United States Catherine Breed Elizabeth Pelton Chelsea Nauta Amanda Kendall Kim Vandenberg* Erika Erndl* | 8:01.18 GR | Brazil Joanna Maranhão Jéssica Cavalheiro Manuella Lyrio Tatiana Barbosa Sarah Correa* Gabriela Rocha* Larissa Cieslak* Thamy Ventorin* | 8:09.89 | Mexico Liliana Ibáñez Patricia Castañeda Fernanda González Susana Escobar Martha Beltrán* Rita Medrano* | 8:12.19 |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay details | United States Rachel Bootsma Annie Chandler Claire Donahue Amanda Kendall Elizabeth Pelton* Ashley Wanland* Elaine Breeden* Erika Erndl* | 4:01.00 GR | Canada Ashley McGregor Gabrielle Soucisse Erin Miller Jennifer Beckberger Brenna MacLean* Kierra Smith* Samantha Corea* Caroline Lapierre* | 4:07.04 | Brazil Fabíola Molina Tatiane Sakemi Daynara de Paula Tatiana Barbosa | 4:07.12 |
| 10 km marathon details | Cecilia Biagioli Argentina | 2:04:11.5 | Poliana Okimoto Brazil | 2:05:51.3 | Christine Jennings United States | 2:05:52.2 |
* Swimmers who swam in preliminary heats and received medals.

## Medal standings

* Host nation (Mexico)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 18 | 19 | 9 | 46 |
| 2 | Brazil | 10 | 9 | 6 | 25 |
| 3 | Canada | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Venezuela | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 5 | Cayman Islands | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Argentina | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Chile | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Cuba | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Colombia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Jamaica | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Mexico* | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 12 | Paraguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 102 |

## Qualifying

On May 26, 2010, the qualification standards for the Swimming portion of the 2011 Pan Am Games were set.
* a B standard which qualifies up to one swimmer per event, or
* an A standard which qualifies up to two swimmers per event, where both swimmers must meet this faster standard.
The time standards for the 2011 Pan American Games were:
| Men | Men | Event | Women | Women |
| A standard (2 entries) | B standard (1 entry) | Event | A standard (2 entries) | B standard (1 entry) |
| 23.1 | 23.8 | 50 freestyle | 26.4 | 27.2 |
| 50.4 | 51.9 | 100 freestyle | 57.6 | 59.3 |
| 1:51.6 | 1:54.7 | 200 freestyle | 2:05.0 | 2:08.8 |
| 4:00.1 | 4:07.2 | 400 freestyle | 4:19.9 | 4:27.7 |
| N/A | N/A | 800 freestyle | 9:05.8 | 9:22.2 |
| 15:50.4 | 16:18.9 | 1500 freestyle | N/A | N/A |
| 56.7 | 58.6 | 100 backstroke | 1:05.3 | 1:07.3 |
| 2:04.1 | 2:07.8 | 200 backstroke | 2:22.8 | 2:27.1 |
| 1:04.7 | 1:06.6 | 100 breaststroke | 1:13.3 | 1:15.5 |
| 2:21.7 | 2:26.0 | 200 breaststroke | 2:37.6 | 2:41.3 |
| 54.6 | 56.2 | 100 butterfly | 1:03.7 | 1:05.6 |
| 2:02.0 | 2:05.7 | 200 butterfly | 2:19.9 | 2:24.1 |
| 2:07.2 | 2:11.0 | 200 individual medley | 2:25.7 | 2:30.1 |
| 4:34.2 | 4:41.5 | 400 individual medley | 5:19.0 | 5:28.6 |