The Men's 100m backstroke event at the 2010 South American Games was held on March 27, with the heats at 11:13 and the Final at 18:25.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Guilherme Guido Brazil
|
Federico Grabich Argentina
|
Albert Subirats Venezuela
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Records edit
| Standing records prior to the 2010 South American Games | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Aaron Peirsol (USA)
|
51.94 | Indianapolis, United States | 8 July 2009 |
| Competition Record | Joaquin Belza (ARG)
|
57.13 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 16 November 2006 |
| South American record | Guilherme Guido (BRA)
|
53.24 | Palhoça, Brazil | 6 September 2009 |
Results edit
Heats edit
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Federico Grabich (ARG)
|
56.74 | Q CR |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | Luis Rojas Martinez (VEN)
|
57.89 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Gabriel Mangabeira (BRA)
|
58.50 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 6 |  Charles Hockin (PAR)
|
58.83 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | 4 | Guilherme Guido (BRA)
|
58.85 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | 5 | Albert Subirats (VEN)
|
58.86 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 5 | Gustavo Adolfo Taricco (ARG)
|
59.17 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 5 |  Juan David Pérez (COL)
|
59.41 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 3 | Andres Montoya (COL)
|
59.46 | |
| 10 | 2 | 2 |  Carlos Enrique Carvajal (ECU)
|
1:00.17 | |
| 11 | 1 | 3 |  Nicolas Francia (URU)
|
1:00.23 | |
| 12 | 3 | 6 |  Alan Abarca Cortez (CHI)
|
1:02.71 | |
| 13 | 1 | 2 |  Marcelino Richaards (SUR)
|
1:02.80 | |
| 14 | 3 | 2 | Ricardo Javier Ramirez (PAR)
|
1:03.21 | |
| 15 | 2 | 7 |  Victor Mauricio Garcia (PER)
|
1:04.76 | |
| 16 | 3 | 7 | Ivan Marcelo Zavala (ECU)
|
1:04.98 | |
| 17 | 3 | 1 |  Armando Esteban Claure (BOL)
|
1:06.16 | |
| 1 | 7 | Jair Boerenveen (SUR)
|
DNS | ||
| 2 | 6 | Mauricio Fiol (PER)
|
DNS |
Final edit
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
2 | Guilherme Guido (BRA)
|
55.14 | CR |
 |
4 | Federico Grabich (ARG)
|
55.53 | |
 |
7 | Albert Subirats (VEN)
|
55.57 | |
| 4 | 3 | Gabriel Mangabeira (BRA)
|
57.97 | |
| 5 | 5 | Luis Rojas Martinez (VEN)
|
58.31 | |
| 6 | 8 | Juan David Pérez (COL)
|
58.77 | |
| 7 | 6 | Charles Hockin (PAR)
|
59.07 | |
| 8 | 1 | Gustavo Adolfo Taricco (ARG)
|
59.38 |