O’Brien Takes 1st in 200 Backstroke

Mike O’Brien of Costa Mesa, the 1984 Olympic 1,500 freestyle gold medalist, won the 200-meter backstroke Tuesday in the Pan American Games. His time was 2 minutes 2.29 seconds. On Monday, he was on the record-setting U.S. 800 freestyle relay team.

Also Tuesday, Julie Martin of La Palma won the women’s 400-meter freestyle in 4:11.87.