Swimming at the 1959 Pan American Games – Women's 400 metre freestyle
Rank Name Nationality Time
1 Chris von Saltza United States 4:55.9
2 Sylvia Ruuska United States 5:03.4
3 Donna Graham United States 5:03.5
4 Katy Campbell Canada 5:19.8
5 Blanca Barrón Mexico 5:20.0
6 Maria Luísa Sousa Mexico 5:21.5
7 - - -
8 Glória Funaro Brazil 5:44.0
Results -- Final
The final was held on September 6 . [ 3 ]
The women's 400 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 1959 Pan American Games took place on 2 September (preliminaries) and 6 September (finals). The last Pan American Games champion was Beth Whittall of Canada. This race consisted of eight lengths of the pool, with all eight being in the freestyle stroke.