Santiago de Chile, November 5 (EFE).- During the 19th edition of the Pan American Games, 36 records were broken, three of them in athletics, none in sprint races. Santiago 2023 had very cold weather and the dates on which it was held also changed from usual, which influenced some athletes, but there were some who succeeded.

Swimming led with 12 records broken in the Chilean capital, records were also broken in track cycling, weightlifting, shooting and archery, where there was a perfect one.

Entering the true elite, those who write their name in the archives of history, some for longer than others, are the athletes who, with their marks, their numbers, reach the desired records which are divided into Olympic ( OR) and global (WR). then between the continental, the American (AR) and the Pan-American (RP). Here are the highlights:

The first in athletics came in the marathon with the Mexican Citlali Cristian Moscote, who with a time of 2h27:12, broke the Pan American Games record of the Peruvian Gladys Tejeda, who was 2h30:55 from Lima 2019.

Canadian Ethan Katzberg in the hammer throw finished second in athletics at Santiago 2023. Katzberg beat American Johnson Kibwe’s record of 79.63, valid since Guadalajara 2011 with a distance of 80.02, but he lost then broken twice more to break the Pan American record of 80.96.

The third was from Argentina Belén Casetta, who gave birth five months ago to her daughter Lina. Added to the gold medal she won in the 3000 meters with obstacles at Santiago 2023 was her mark of 9:39.47, which broke the Pan American record held by Canadian Geneviève Lalonde since Lima 2019 with a time from 9:41.45.

Leaders in the pool

In swimming, 12 records were broken, two of which were achieved by Canadian swimmer Maggie MacNeil, one in the 100 meter freestyle with 53.64 to dethrone the 53.83 of Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace of the Bahamas, set at Toronto 2015 .

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Her second mark was in the 100 meter butterfly with a time of 56.94 to surpass American Kelsi Worrel, who clocked 57.24 at Toronto 2015.

Her compatriot Sydney Pickrem set a new Pan American record in the 200-meter individual medley with a time of 2:09.04, surpassing American Caitlin Leverenz who set it at Toronto 2015 with a time of 2:10.51.

The other character who appeared in the pool of the Aquatic Center of the National Stadium Park and embroidered his name in the books was the Brazilian swimmer Guilherme Costa with two new Pan American marks.

In the 400 meter freestyle, Costa clocked 7:53.01 to beat Canadian Ryan Cochrane who had held it since Toronto 2015 with a record of 3:48.29 and in the 800 meter freestyle the Brazilian clocked 7:53.01 with which he surpassed the American Andrew Abruzzo who achieved a time of 7:54.70 in Lima 2019.

With the relays, Brazil set two more records in the mixed 4×100 meter freestyle with a time of 3:23.78 to beat the United States and in the men’s 4×200 meter freestyle in which he surpassed his own record and lowered it at 7:07.53.

Five other records were set by the United States: Paige Madden in the 400-meter freestyle with a time of 4:06.45 to beat that of Canadian Emily Overholt of Toronto 2015 who was 4:08.42. Rachel Stege in the 1,500 meter freestyle with a time of 16:13.59 which dethroned Argentina’s Delfina Pignatello who had set it at Lima 2019 with 16:16.54.

In the women’s 200 meter backstroke, Helen Noble set the new mark with a time of 2:08.03, which was previously held by Canadian Hillary Caldwell with 2:08.22 from Toronto 2015. Meanwhile, in the same event men, Jack Aikins with a time of 1:56.58 dethroned his compatriot Sean Lehane, who had held the mark since Toronto 2015 with 1:57.11.

In the mixed 4×100 meter relay, the United States renewed its record (3:48.27) set at Lima 2019, with a time of 3:44.71.

The perfect

In archery, seven records were broken, including a Pan American record by Americans Olivia Dean and Alexis Ruiz in the women’s team archery final with a perfect score of 160 units and 8x , with which they won the gold medal.

In the men’s individual compound shooting modality, the American Kris Schaff established a new mark of 715, while in the same women’s modality the Colombian Sara López fought and now leaves it at 710.

Records also fell in the women’s recurve team, the men’s and women’s compound teams, and the mixed compound teams.

In track cycling, four other records fell in the men’s and women’s sprint, men’s team pursuit and women’s team sprint modalities.

Nine records were broken during the shootout. In its special record system, scores are established separately during the qualifying and final stages.

In Santiago, records were broken in the men’s 10 meter air pistol final, men’s 10 meter air rifle qualifications, men’s skeet final and qualifying round, pistol qualifications women’s 10 meter air rifle, the final and qualifications for the women’s 10 meter air rifle. , and final of the women’s 3×20 rifle and women’s skeet in qualifications.

Maria Jose Rey

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