Swimming at the 2014 South American Games – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay

The men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay competition at the 2014 South American Games took place on March 8 at the Estadio Nacional.[1] The last champion was Venezuela.[2]

Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay
at the 2014 South American Games
VenueEstadio Nacional
DatesMarch 8, 2014 (heats &
finals)
Winning time7:25.35
Medalists
gold medal    Brazil
silver medal    Colombia
bronze medal    Venezuela
← 2010
2018 →

This race consisted of sixteen lengths of the pool. Each of the four swimmers completed four lengths of the pool. The first swimmer had to touch the wall before the second could leave the starting block.[3]

Records edit

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:

World record   United States (USA)
Michael Phelps (1:44.49)
Ricky Berens (1:44.13)
David Walters (1:45.47)
Ryan Lochte (1:44.46)
6:58.55 Rome, Italy July 31, 2009
South American Games record   Venezuela (VEN)
Daniele Tirabassi (1:53.52)
Crox Acuña (1:50.71)
Alejandro Gómez (1:53.51)
Christian Quintero (1:51.38)
7:29.12 Medellín, Colombia March 27, 2010

Results edit

All times are in minutes and seconds.

KEY: q Fastest non-qualifiers Q Qualified CR Championships record NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best

Heats edit

Heats weren't performed, as only six teams had entered.

Final edit

The final was held on March 8, at 20:12.[1]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  3 Nicolas Oliveira (1:49.17) CR
Thiago Pereira (1:52.00)
Fernando Silva (1:52.01)
Fernando dos Santos (1:52.17)
  Brazil 7:25.35 CR
  1 Alberto Morales (1:52.54)
Mauricio Vasquez (1:55.13)
Julio Galofre (1:52.46)
Mateo de Angulo (1:50.42)
  Colombia 7:30.55
  4 Daniele Tirabassi (1:51.32)
Cristian Delgado (1:53.86)
Marcos Lavado (1:52.71)
Migue Angel Perez (1:52.78)
  Venezuela 7:30.67
4 5 Martín Naidich (1:54.72)
Federico Grabich (1:51.75)
Diego Lupacchini (1:53.51)
Juan Pereyra (1:54.65)
  Argentina 7:34.63
5 6 Matías López (1:55.22)
Maximiliano Abreu (1:56.18)
Charles Hockin (1:55.25)
Ben Hockin (1:55.18)
  Paraguay 7:41.83
6 2 Cristian Zapata Pavez (2:00.08)
Eduardo Opazo Rojas (1:58.32)
Javier Vazquez Gonzalez (1:58.90)
Miguel Tapia Salinas (1:57.02)
  Chile 7:54.32

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Results of the 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay finals at 2014 South American Games" (PDF). 2014 South American Games Official Site. March 8, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
  2. ^ "2010 South American Games - Full Results" (PDF). Best Swimming. March 7, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
  3. ^ "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.