The women's 200 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 1959 Pan American Games took place on 31 August (preliminaires)[1][2] and 3 September (finals).[3] The last Pan American Games champion was Wanda Werner of US.[4][5][6][7][8]
| Women's 200 metre freestyle at the I959 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Dates | August 31 (preliminaries), September 3 (finals) | |||||||||
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«1955 1963» | ||||||||||
This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all in freestyle.[9]
Results
All times are in minutes and seconds.
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | GR | Games record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Heats
The first round was held on August 31.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Chris von Saltza |  United States | 2:20.3 | Q, GR |
| - | - | Shirley Stobs | United States | - | Q |
| - | - | Joan Spillane | United States | - | Q |
| - | - | Margaret Iwasaki |  Canada | - | Q |
| - | - | Sara Barber | Canada | - | Q |
| - | - | Maria Luísa Sousa |  Mexico | - | Q |
| 7 | - | Blanca Barrón | Mexico | - | Q |
| 8 | - | Susan Sangster | Canada | - | Q |
| 9 | - | Maria Teixeira |  Brazil | 2:38.4 | |
| 11 | - | Lilian Moreira | Brazil | 2:39.4 | |
| 13 | - | Glória Funaro | Brazil | 2:44.5 |
Final
The final was held on September 3.[3]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Chris von Saltza | United States | 2:18.5 | GR |
 | Shirley Stobs | United States | 2:22.9 | |
 | Joan Spillane | United States | 2:23.0 | |
| 4 | Blanca Barrón | Mexico | 2:29.4 | |
| 5 | Margaret Iwasaki | Canada | 2:29.4 | |
| 6 | Maria Luísa Sousa | Mexico | 2:33.2 | |
| 7 | Susan Sangster | Canada | - | |
| 8 | Maria Teixeira | Brazil | 2:38.5 |
References
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