# Swimming at the 1983 Pan American Games

The Swimming Tournament at the 1983 Pan American Games took place in Caracas, Venezuela from August 17 to August 22, 1983.
Three world records were broken at this edition of the Games, all by U.S. swimmers.

## Men’s events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m freestyle details | Rowdy Gaines (USA) | 50.38 | Fernando Cañales (PUR) | 50.43 | Alberto Mestre (VEN) | 51.09 |
| 200 m freestyle details | Bruce Hayes (USA) | 1:49.89 | Alberto Mestre (VEN) | 1:50.36 | Rowdy Gaines (USA) | 1:51.27 |
| 400 m freestyle details | Bruce Hayes (USA) | 3:53.17 | Matt Cetlinski (USA) | 3:53.51 | Marcelo Jucá (BRA) | 3:55.66 |
| 1500 m freestyle details | Jeff Kostoff (USA) | 15:30.67 | Marcelo Jucá (BRA) | 15:33.01 | Carlos Scanavino (URU) | 15:36.07 |
| 100 m backstroke details | Rick Carey (USA) | 55.19 WR | Dave Bottom (USA) | 56.90 | Mike West (CAN) | 57.20 |
| 200 m backstroke details | Rick Carey (USA) | 1:59.34 | Ricardo Prado (BRA) | 2:02.85 | Mike West (CAN) | 2:03.11 |
| 100 m breaststroke details | Steve Lundquist (USA) | 1:02.28 WR | John Moffet (USA) | 1:02.36 | Pablo Restrepo (COL) | 1:03.89 |
| 200 m breaststroke details | Steve Lundquist (USA) | 2:19.31 | Pablo Restrepo (COL) | 2:20.21 | Doug Soltis (USA) | 2:20.89 |
| 100 m butterfly details | Matt Gribble (USA) | 54.25 | Pablo Morales (USA) | 54.62 | Rafael Vidal (VEN) | 54.72 |
| 200 m butterfly details | Craig Beardsley (USA) | 1:58.85 | Ricardo Prado (BRA) | 1:59.00 | Rafael Vidal (VEN) | 1:59.17 |
| 200 m individual medley details | Ricardo Prado (BRA) | 2:04.51 | Bill Barrett (USA) | 2:04.90 | Steve Lundquist (USA) | 2:06.36 |
| 400 m individual medley details | Ricardo Prado (BRA) | 4:21.43 | Jeff Kostoff (USA) | 4:27.99 | Mike O'Brien (USA) | 4:30.45 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay details | UNITED STATES Robin Leamy Matt Gribble Chris Cavanaugh Rowdy Gaines | 3:21.41 | BRAZIL Ronald Menezes Jorge Fernandes Djan Madruga Cyro Delgado | 3:27.59 | VENEZUELA Jean François Antonio Sánchez Rafael Vidal Alberto Mestre | 3:29.06 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay details | UNITED STATES David Larson Richard Saeger Bruce Hayes Rowdy Gaines | 7:23.63 | BRAZIL Djan Madruga Marcelo Jucá Cyro Delgado Jorge Fernandes | 7:32.78 | VENEZUELA Jean François Antonio Sánchez Rafael Vidal Alberto Mestre | 7:33.82 |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay details | UNITED STATES Rick Carey Steve Lundquist Matt Gribble Rowdy Gaines | 3:40.42 WR | CANADA Mike West Marco Veilleux Tom Ponting David Churchill | 3:48.10 | VENEZUELA Giovanni Frigo Glen Sochasky Rafael Vidal Alberto Mestre | 3:50.52 |

## Women’s events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m freestyle details | Carrie Steinseifer (USA) | 56.92 | Jane Kerr (CAN) | 57.51 | Kathy Bald (CAN) | 57.76 |
| 200 m freestyle details | Cynthia Woodhead (USA) | 2:01.33 | Mary Wayte (USA) | 2:02.21 | Julie Daigneault (CAN) | 2:02.36 |
| 400 m freestyle details | Tiffany Cohen (USA) | 4:12.27 | Cynthia Woodhead (USA) | 4:14.07 | Julie Daigneault (CAN) | 4:19.91 |
| 800 m freestyle details | Tiffany Cohen (USA) | 8:35.42 | Marybeth Linzmeier (USA) | 8:41.26 | Julie Daigneault (CAN) | 8:59.52 |
| 100 m backstroke details | Susan Walsh (USA) | 1:02.48 | Joan Pennington (USA) | 1:03.63 | Barbara McBain (CAN) | 1:05.38 |
| 200 m backstroke details | Amy White (USA) | 2:15.66 | Susan Walsh (USA) | 2:15.94 | Barbara McBain (CAN) | 2:18.93 |
| 100 m breaststroke details | Anne Ottenbrite (CAN) | 1:10.63 | Kathy Bald (CAN) | 1:11.98 | Kim Rhodenbaugh (USA) | 1:12.16 |
| 200 m breaststroke details | Kathy Bald (CAN) | 2:35.53 | Susan Rapp (USA) | 2:37.91 | Kim Rhodenbaugh (USA) | 2:39.03 |
| 100 m butterfly details | Laurie Lehner (USA) | 1:01.14 | Michelle MacPherson (CAN) | 1:01.63 | Patty King (USA) | 1:01.96 |
| 200 m butterfly details | Mary T. Meagher (USA) | 2:10.06 | Tracy Caulkins (USA) | 2:14.15 | Marie Moore (CAN) | 2:14.51 |
| 200 m individual medley details | Tracy Caulkins (USA) | 2:16.22 | Michelle MacPherson (CAN) | 2:18.22 | Susan Rapp (USA) | 2:18.76 |
| 400 m individual medley details | Tracy Caulkins (USA) | 4:51.82 | Polly Winde (USA) | 4:54.11 | Michelle MacPherson (CAN) | 4:54.86 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay details | UNITED STATES Jill Sterkel Dara Torres Mary Wayte Carrie Steinseifer | 3:46.46 | CANADA Carol Klimpel Kathy Bald Pamela Rai Jane Kerr | 3:49.49 | MEXICO Patricia Kohlmann Rosa Fuentes Irma Huerta Teresa Rivera | 4:00.43 |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay details | UNITED STATES Susan Walsh Kim Rhodenbaugh Laurie Lehner Carrie Steinseifer | 4:12.99 | CANADA Barbara McBain Anne Ottenbrite Michelle MacPherson Jane Kerr | 4:13.84 | MEXICO Teresa Rivera Silvia Rivero Aida Huerta Patricia Kohlmann | 4:30.72 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 25 | 14 | 8 | 47 |
| 2 | Canada | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 |
| 3 | Brazil | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 5 | Colombia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 87 |