| Final 20:36 | time | gap | L | React. | 50m |  | 1. Katie Meili |  USA | 1:06.26 |   | 4 | 0.68 | 35.35s | 2. |  | 2. Alia Atkinson |  JAM | 1:06.59 | 0.33 | 3 | 0.73 | 35.78s | 1. |  | 3. Rachel Nicol |  CAN | 1:07.91 | 1.65 | 5 | 0.77 | 36.20s | 3. |  | 4. Tera Van Beilen |  CAN | 1:08.22 | 1.96 | 6 | 0.72 | 36.36s | 4. |  | 5. Annie Lazor |  USA | 1:08.72 | 2.46 | 7 | 0.71 | 36.58s | 5. |  | 6. Beatriz Travalon |  BRA | 1:09.23 | 2.97 | 1 | 0.72 | 36.96s | 6. |  | 7. Julia Sebastian |  ARG | 1:09.83 | 3.57 | 8 | 0.74 | 36.99s | 8. |  | -. Jhennifer A Conceicao |  BRA | DSQ |   | 2 |   |   |   |   
| World Record: Ruta Meilutyte (LTU) 1:04.35, Barcelona (ESP), 27.07.2013. |  | Pan American Games Record: Annamay Pierse (CAN) 1:07.78, Rio de Janeiro (BRA), 17.07.2007. |  | Qualification times. Standard A: 1:11.89, Standard B: 1:16.20 |   
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| Final B 20:36 | time | gap | L | React. | 50m |  | 8. Macarena Ceballos |  ARG | 1:09.03 |   | 4 | 0.78 | 36.36s | 1. |  | 9. Esther Gonzalez |  MEX | 1:10.54 | 1.51 | 3 | 0.77 | 37.00s | 3. |  | 10.Mercedes Toledo |  VEN | 1:10.90 | 1.87 | 5 | 0.71 | 37.59s | 2. |  | 11.Arantxa Medina |  MEX | 1:11.32 | 2.29 | 6 | 0.72 | 37.50s | 5. |  | 12.Lisa Blackburn |  BER | 1:14.45 | 5.42 | 8 | 0.78 | 39.54s | 7. |  | 13.Paula Tamashiro |  PER | 1:14.84 | 5.81 | 7 | 0.78 | 39.33s | 8. |  | 14.Laura Morley |  BAH | 1:15.20 | 6.17 | 2 | 0.77 | 40.37s | 6. |  | 15.Evita Leter |  SUR | 1:15.38 | 6.35 | 1 | 0.73 | 41.67s | 4. |   
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| Ranking | time | gap | L | React. | 50m | Heat |  | 1. Katie Meili |  USA | 1:05.64 | PR | 4 | 0.66 | 34.85s | 1. | Heat 2 |  | 2. Rachel Nicol |  CAN | 1:07.10 | 1.46 | 5 | 0.73 | 35.54s | 2. | Heat 3 |  | 3. Alia Atkinson |  JAM | 1:07.46 | 1.82 | 4 | 0.74 | 36.63s | 1. | Heat 3 |  | 4. Tera Van Beilen |  CAN | 1:08.11 | 2.47 | 4 | 0.74 | 36.18s | 1. | Heat 1 |  | 5. Jhennifer A Conceicao |  BRA | 1:08.75 | 3.11 | 5 | 0.72 | 36.44s | 2. | Heat 1 |  | 6. Annie Lazor |  USA | 1:08.94 | 3.30 | 6 | 0.72 | 36.70s | 2. | Heat 2 |  | 7. Beatriz Travalon |  BRA | 1:08.99 | 3.35 | 3 | 0.70 | 36.67s | 3. | Heat 3 |  | 8. Julia Sebastian |  ARG | 1:09.97 | 4.33 | 3 | 0.75 | 37.24s | 3. | Heat 2 |  |  to Final B |  | 9. Macarena Ceballos |  ARG | 1:10.02 | 4.38 | 5 | 0.70 | 37.04s | 4. | Heat 2 |  | 10.Mercedes Toledo |  VEN | 1:10.53 | 4.89 | 6 | 0.72 | 37.35s | 4. | Heat 1 |  | 11.Esther Gonzalez |  MEX | 1:10.83 | 5.19 | 6 | 0.71 | 37.04s | 4. | Heat 3 |  | 12.Arantxa Medina |  MEX | 1:11.70 | 6.06 | 3 | 0.71 | 38.55s | 3. | Heat 1 |  | 13.Laura Morley |  BAH | 1:14.70 | 9.06 | 7 | 0.77 | 39.80s | 5. | Heat 3 |  | 14.Paula Tamashiro |  PER | 1:15.46 | 9.82 | 7 | 0.77 | 39.69s | 6. | Heat 2 |  | 15.Evita Leter |  SUR | 1:15.84 | 10.20 | 2 | 0.72 | 41.99s | 5. | Heat 2 |  | 16.Lisa Blackburn |  BER | 1:16.14 | 10.50 | 2 | 0.77 | 41.08s | 6. | Heat 3 |  |  eliminated |  | 17.Izzy Joachim |  VIN | 1:20.25 | 14.61 | 2 | 0.86 | 45.18s | 5. | Heat 1 |  | 18.Oreoluwa Cherebin |  GRN | 1:21.52 | 15.88 | 7 | 0.76 | 44.39s | 6. | Heat 1 |   
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| Swimmer | Q. time | Birth |  | Alia Atkinson |  JAM | 1:06.79 | 11 DEC 1988 |  | Katie Meili |  USA | 1:07.16 | 16 APR 1991 |  | Tera Van Beilen |  CAN | 1:08.11 | 30 MAR 1993 |  | Rachel Nicol |  CAN | 1:08.15 | 16 FEB 1993 |  | Julia Sebastian |  ARG | 1:08.85 | 23 NOV 1993 |  | Jhennifer A Conceicao |  BRA | 1:09.35 | 13 JUN 1997 |  | Beatriz Travalon |  BRA | 1:09.49 | 19 JUL 1993 |  | Macarena Ceballos |  ARG | 1:09.75 | 12 JAN 1995 |  | Arantxa Medina |  MEX | 1:10.59 | 03 AUG 1994 |  | Esther Gonzalez |  MEX | 1:10.68 | 26 JUN 1995 |  | Annie Lazor |  USA | 1:10.70 | 17 AUG 1994 |  | Mercedes Toledo |  VEN | 1:10.83 | 17 MAY 1989 |  |  Standard A: 1:11.89 |  | Lisa Blackburn |  BER | 1:12.86 | 19 NOV 1971 |  | Evita Leter |  SUR | 1:13.06 | 05 JUL 1995 |  | Izzy Joachim |  VIN | 1:14.69 | 11 MAY 2000 |  | Laura Morley |  BAH | 1:14.95 | 01 OCT 1996 |  | Paula Tamashiro |  PER | 1:15.64 | 29 AUG 2000 |  |  Standard B: 1:16.20 |  | Oreoluwa Cherebin |  GRN | 1:19.58 | 24 DEC 1997 |   
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