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.[1][2][3]
| Swimming at the 1987 Pan American Games | |
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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 edit
Men’s events edit
Women’s events edit
Medal table edit
| 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 |
 Uruguay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 |  Netherlands Antilles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Peru | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 32 | 32 | 33 | 97 | |
References edit
- ^ ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Am Games history Archived 2014-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Brazil medals at 1987 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
- ^ Odir Cunha (2007). Heróis da América - História Completa dos Jogos Pan-Americanos. Editora Planeta. ISBN 8576652803.