# Swimming at the 1987 Pan American Games

The swimming competition at the 1987 Pan American Games took place from August to August 15 at the Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
The highlights were the great performances from Anthony Nesty (a gold and bronze) and Silvia Poll (three golds, three silvers and two bronzes), originating in countries with little tradition in swimming (Suriname and Costa Rica, respectively), who obtained great results in this edition of the Games. Also featured for Hilton Woods, from the small Netherlands Antilles, who won the first medal in the history of his country in swimming at Pan American Games, a bronze in the men's 50m free. Mark Andrews, from Trinidad and Tobago, did the same for his country.

## Results
### Men’s events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50 m freestyle details | Tom Williams (USA) | 22.55 | Michael Neuhofel (USA) | 22.84 | Claude Lamy (CAN) Hilton Woods (AHO) | 23.39 |
| 100 m freestyle details | Todd Dudley (USA) | 50.24 | Scott McCadam (USA) | 50.81 | Mark Andrews (TRI) | 51.24 |
| 200 m freestyle details | John Witchel (USA) | 1:50.90 | Carlos Scanavino (URU) | 1:51.21 | Brian Jones (USA) | 1:52.11 |
| 400 m freestyle details | Paul Robinson (USA) | 3:54.44 | Cristiano Michelena (BRA) | 3:55.37 | Scott Brackett (USA) | 3:55.64 |
| 1500 m freestyle details | Alex Kostich (USA) | 15:20.90 | Lars Jorgensen (USA) | 15:24.09 | Chris Chalmers (CAN) | 15:30.51 |
| 100 m backstroke details | Andrew Gill (USA) | 56.56 | David Berkoff (USA) | 57.35 | Alejandro Alvizuri (PER) | 58.65 |
| 200 m backstroke details | Mike O'Brien (USA) | 2:02.29 | Ricardo Prado (BRA) | 2:03.75 | Ray Brown (CAN) | 2:04.28 |
| 100 m breaststroke details | Richard Korhammer (USA) | 1:03.85 | Dave Lundberg (USA) | 1:04.11 | Darcy Wallingford (CAN) | 1:04.55 |
| 200 m breaststroke details | Jeff Kubiak (USA) | 2:17.62 | Mike Barrowman (USA) | 2:19.29 | Darcy Wallingford (CAN) | 2:22.01 |
| 100 m butterfly details | Anthony Nesty (SUR) | 53.89 | Wade King (USA) | 54.33 | Michael Dillon (USA) | 54.45 |
| 200 m butterfly details | Bill Stapleton (USA) | 2:00.70 | Jayme Taylor (USA) | 2:00.73 | Anthony Nesty (SUR) | 2:01.09 |
| 200 m individual medley details | Bill Stapleton (USA) | 2:03.58 | Paul Wallace (USA) | 2:04.92 | Ricardo Prado (BRA) | 2:04.94 |
| 400 m individual medley details | Jerry Frentsos (USA) | 4:23.92 | Jeff Prior (USA) | 4:26.31 | Mike Meldrum (CAN) | 4:29.63 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay details | UNITED STATES Jim Born Scott McCadam Paul Robinson Todd Dudley | 3:19.97 | CANADA Darren Ward Claude Lamy Brad Creelman Gary Vandermeulen | 3:26.09 | BRAZIL Jorge Fernandes Cristiano Michelena Cyro Delgado Júlio César Rebolal | 3:27.11 |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay details | UNITED STATES Paul Robinson Brian Jones Mike O'Brien John Witchel | 7:23.29 | CANADA Darren Ward Chris Chalmers Gary Vandermeulen Mike Meldrum | 7:29.84 | BRAZIL Jorge Fernandes Cristiano Michelena Cyro Delgado Júlio César Rebolal | 7:29.92 |
| 4×100 m medley relay details | UNITED STATES Andrew Gill Richard Korhammer Wade King Todd Dudley | 3:43.65 | CANADA Ray Brown Darcy Wallingford Darren Ward Claude Lamy | 3:49.77 | BRAZIL Jorge Fernandes Otavio Silva Cícero Tortelli Ricardo Prado | 3:50.29 |

### Women’s events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50 m freestyle details | Jenny Thompson (USA) | 26.09 | Silvia Poll (CRC) | 26.32 | Jeanne Doolan (USA) | 26.34 |
| 100 m freestyle details | Silvia Poll (CRC) | 56.39 | Sara Linke (USA) | 57.30 | Jenny Thompson (USA) | 57.46 |
| 200 m freestyle details | Silvia Poll (CRC) | 2:00.02 | Whitney Hedgepeth (USA) | 2:02.06 | Sara Linke (USA) | 2:04.00 |
| 400 m freestyle details | Julie Martin (USA) | 4:11.87 | Barbara Metz (USA) | 4:13.25 | Megan Holliday (CAN) | 4:20.78 |
| 800 m freestyle details | Tami Bruce (USA) | 8:34.72 | Deborah Babashoff (USA) | 8:42.77 | Megan Holliday (CAN) | 8:52.60 |
| 100 m backstroke details | Silvia Poll (CRC) | 1:02.18 | Holly Green (USA) | 1:03.15 | Michelle Donahue (USA) | 1:03.30 |
| 200 m backstroke details | Katie Welch (USA) | 2:13.65 | Silvia Poll (CRC) | 2:14.18 | Holly Green (USA) | 2:14.75 |
| 100 m breaststroke details | Keltie Duggan (CAN) | 1:12.46 | Lori Heisick (USA) | 1:12.52 | Terri Baxter (USA) | 1:12.99 |
| 200 m breaststroke details | Dorsey Tierney (USA) | 2:36.87 | Alicia María Boscatto (ARG) | 2:37.09 | Kathy Smith (USA) | 2:37.57 |
| 100 m butterfly details | Janel Jorgensen (USA) | 1:01.28 | Kristen Elias (USA) | 1:01.54 | Robin Ruggiero (CAN) | 1:03.67 |
| 200 m butterfly details | Kara McGrath (USA) | 2:12.54 | Michelle Griglione (USA) | 2:15.03 | Shay McNicol (CAN) | 2:17.78 |
| 200 m individual medley details | Susan Habermas (USA) | 2:18.22 | Catherine Ritch (USA) | 2:20.06 | Karin Helmstaedt (CAN) | 2:21.59 |
| 400 m individual medley details | Tami Bruce (USA) | 4:49.34 | Katie Welch (USA) | 4:51.32 | Karin Helmstaedt (CAN) | 4:57.04 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay details | UNITED STATES Kathy Coffin Jenny Thompson Sara Linke Carrie Steinseifer | 3:48.68 | CANADA Cheryl McArton Robin Ruggiero Manon Simard Denise Gereghty | 3:52.25 | COSTA RICA Natasha Aguilar Marcela Cuesta Carolina Mauri Silvia Poll | 3:55.43 |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay details | UNITED STATES Susan Habermas Sara Linke Pam Hayden Whitney Hedgepeth | 8:13.34 | COSTA RICA Natasha Aguilar Marcela Cuesta Carolina Mauri Silvia Poll | 8:24.25 | CANADA Denise Gereghty Cheryl McArton Sally Gilbert Anne-Marie Anderson | 8:25.69 |
| 4×100 m medley relay details | UNITED STATES Holly Green Lori Heisick Janel Jorgensen Sara Linke | 4:12.92 | CANADA Manon Simard Keltie Duggan Robin Ruggiero Cheryl McArton | 4:17.78 | COSTA RICA Silvia Poll Montserrat Hidalgo Marcela Cuesta Carolina Mauri | 4:23.11 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 27 | 20 | 10 | 57 |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Canada | 1 | 5 | 13 | 19 |
| 4 | Suriname | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Brazil | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Argentina | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Uruguay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Netherlands Antilles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Peru | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 32 | 32 | 33 | 97 |