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USA’s Natalie Coughlin kicked off the morning with a sizzling Pan American Games record in the women’s 100-meter free at the 2015 Pan American Games.
Coughlin raced her way to a 53.85 to top the heat, and cleared Amanda Weir’s Games record time of 54.46 from 12 years ago in 2003 in Santo Domingo.
That’s Coughlin’s first time under 54 seconds this year, bettering her 19th-ranked season best of 54.18 from the Mesa stop of the Arena Pro Swim Series. She moved up to 10th in the world with her swim this morning.
Bahamas’ Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace turned in a swift time of 54.00 for the second seed heading into finals. That’s just off her 13th-ranked season best of 53.97 from the Monte Carlo stop of the Mare Nostrum event.
Canada’s Chantal Van Landeghem checked in with a third-seeded time of 54.31, while USA’s Weir snared the fourth seed in 54.36.
Brazil’s Larissa Martins (55.01), Canada’s Michelle Williams (55.29), Puerto Rico’s Vanessa Garcia (55.45) and Brazil’s Graciele Herrmann (55.54) comprise the rest of the A final.
Mexico’s Liliana Ibanez (55.80), Colombia’s Isabella Arcila (56.12), Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson (56.29), Venezuela’s Arlene Semeco (56.56), Argentina’s Aixa Triay (56.82), Cuba’s Elisbet Gamez (56.94), Suriname’s Chinyere Pigot (57.29) and Peru’s McKenna De Bever (57.40) made up the B final.
Natalie Coughlin Smashes Pan American Games Mark in 100 Free Prelims
Posted by Swimming World on Tuesday, July 14, 2015
SCHEDULED EVENTS
- Women’s 100 free
- Men’s 100 free
- Women’s 200 fly
- Men’s 200 fly
- Women’s 400 free relay
- Men’s 400 free relay