GUADALAJARA (October 19, 2011) – Beckberger was only a 0.25 seconds from the podium in the women’s 100 freestyle clocking a personal best 55.68.  Amanda Kendall led the U.S., to a 1-2 finish in 54.75 and Erika Erndl was second in 55.04.  Arlene Semeco of Venezuela was third in 55.43.

‘’I changed my breathing pattern for the final,’’ said Beckberger.  ‘’It helped a lot, I went a lot faster.  Still it’s tough not winning a medal.’’

In the men’s 200 individual medley, Dias had a great start with the fastest reaction time off the blocks and was third after 50-metres.  However he fell behind in the middle of the race before surging on the last length to finish in a personal best 2:05.06.

‘’I’ve gone pretty far with this event in such a short time,’’ said Dias.  ‘’I’m really happy with my performance.  Last year my best time was 2:09, so dropping four seconds like that is a big step. I was pretty nervous before the race, so this was a good experience.’’

There were two Canadian finalists in the women’s 200 butterfly with Miller clocking fifth in 2:16.10 and Brenna MacLean of West Vancouver sixth in 2:16.13.  Kimberly Vandenberg of the U.S., was the winner in 2:10.54.

In the men’s 4X200 freestyle, Canada was sixth with Frank Despond of Toronto, Rory Biskupski of Vancouver, Dias and Ashton Baumann of Ottawa.

Competition continues Thursday.

Full results: http://info.guadalajara2011.org.mx/ENG/ZZ/ZZS103A_SW@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ENG.htm
 
Team Canada & bios: https://www.swimming.ca/2011PanAmericanGames