Paige Madden, the 23-year-old Olympic swimmer from Alabama, broke the 400-meter freestyle record of the Pan American Games to win the gold medal on Saturday and boost the United States to the top of the medal chart in Chile on the first day of competition. Near the end of the day, the U.S. had nine gold medals out of the 20 medals its athletes had won. Mexico had five gold medals, with Brazil and Canada next with four each.
SANTIAGO, Chile Paige Madden, the 23-year-old Olympic swimmer from Alabama, broke the 400-meter freestyle record of the Pan American Games to win the gold medal on Saturday and boost the United States to the top of the medal chart in Chile on the first day of competition. Near the end of the day, the
Never in history have the Pan American Games given so many direct seats to the Olympic Games and there is promise of great spectacle in the capital of Chile, from October 20 to November 5. Rebeca Andrade, Maggie Mac Neil and Marileidy Paulino are some of the figures that will be present.