The Men's 200m butterfly event at the 2010 South American Games was held on March 27, with the heats at 10:26 and the Final at 18:05.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Leonardo de Deus Brazil
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Andres Montoya Colombia
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Andres Jose Gonzalez Argentina
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Records edit
| Standing records prior to the 2010 South American Games | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Michael Phelps (USA)
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1:51.51 | Rome, Italy | 29 July 2009 |
| Competition Record | Gaston Rodriguez (ARG)
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2:03.04 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 17 November 2006 |
| South American record | Kaio Márcio de Almeida (BRA)
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1:53.92 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 8 May 2009 |
Results edit
Heats edit
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Leonardo de Deus (BRA)
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2:04.51 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | Andres Montoya (COL)
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2:04.57 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 3 |  Joel Romeu (URU)
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2:05.75 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 5 |  Jose Barrantes (PER)
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2:05.92 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 6 |  Diego Castillo (PAN)
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2:06.13 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 4 | Andres Jose Gonzalez (ARG)
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2:07.24 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 6 | Mauricio Fiol (PER)
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2:08.02 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | Cristhian Orjuela (COL)
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2:08.33 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 5 | Marcos Barale (ARG)
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2:08.80 | |
| 10 | 2 | 7 |  Carlos Alfredo Gianotti (PAR)
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2:14.92 | |
| 11 | 1 | 7 |  Alejandro Madde (BOL)
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2:15.91 | |
| 12 | 1 | 2 |  Ivan Marcelo Zavala (ECU)
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2:17.83 | |
| 2 | 1 | Kaio de Almeida (BRA)
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DNS |
Final edit
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Leonardo de Deus (BRA)
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2:01.20 | CR |
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5 | Andres Montoya (COL)
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2:03.88 | |
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7 | Andres Jose Gonzalez (ARG)
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2:04.45 | |
| 4 | 2 | Diego Castillo (PAN)
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2:05.53 | |
| 5 | 3 | Joel Romeu (URU)
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2:05.79 | |
| 6 | 6 | Jose Barrantes (PER)
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2:05.83 | |
| 7 | 1 | Mauricio Fiol (PER)
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2:07.69 | |
| 8 | 8 | Cristhian Orjuela (COL)
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2:07.90 |