The men's 1500 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 18 at the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House in Toronto, Canada.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion was Arthur Frayler of the United States.
| Men's 1500 metre freestyle at the 2015 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House | |||||||||
| Dates | July 18 (preliminaries and finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 17 from 12 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 15:06.40 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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This race consisted of thirty lengths of the pool in freestyle. All participating swimmers would take part in 3 heats based on qualifying time. There were no finals.[2]
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Sun Yang (CHN)
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14:31.02 | London, Great Britain | August 4, 2012 |
| Pan American Games record |  Chip Peterson (USA)
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15:12.33 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | July 21, 2007 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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| 18 July | Final | Ryan Cochrane |  Canada |
15:06.40 | GR |
Qualification edit
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (15:48.39) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2014 to May 1, 2015). NOCs were also permitted to enter one athlete providing they had met the B standard (16:45.29) in the same qualifying period.[2] All other competing athletes were entered as universality spots.[2]
Schedule edit
All times are Eastern Time Zone (UTC-4).
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| July 18, 2015 | 10:39 | Finals 1–2 |
| July 18, 2015 | 20:08 | Final 3 |
Results edit
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | GR | Games record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Final edit
The finals were held on July 18.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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3 | 4 | Ryan Cochrane |  Canada |
15:06.40 | GR |
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3 | 5 | Andrew Gemmell |  United States |
15:09.92 | |
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3 | 3 | Brandonn Almeida |  Brazil |
15:11.70 | NR |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Marcelo Acosta |  El Salvador |
15:16.26 | |
| 5 | 3 | 6 | Nelson Maitland | Canada |
15:16.35 | |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Ryan Feeley | United States |
15:19.99 | |
| 7 | 3 | 7 | Lucas Kanieski | Brazil |
15:23.91 | |
| 8 | 3 | 8 | Mateo de Angulo |  Colombia |
15:24.27 | |
| 9 | 2 | 6 | Ricardo Vargas |  Mexico |
15:27.23 | |
| 10 | 2 | 4 | Alejandro Gomez |  Venezuela |
15:27.30 | |
| 11 | 2 | 2 | Arturo Perez Vertti | Mexico |
15:42.39 | |
| 12 | 1 | 3 | Tomas Peribonio |  Ecuador |
15:43.36 | |
| 13 | 2 | 5 | Martin Naidich |  Argentina |
15:46.99 | |
| 14 | 2 | 7 | Christian Bayo |  Puerto Rico |
15:49.47 | |
| 15 | 2 | 3 | Andy Arteta | Venezuela |
15:56.57 | |
| 16 | 1 | 4 | Felipe Tapia |  Chile |
16:08.48 | |
| 17 | 1 | 5 | Gustavo Gutierrez |  Peru |
16:08.75 | |
| 2 | 1 | Yeziel Morales | Puerto Rico |
DNS |
References edit
- ^ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ a b c "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). TO2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ Men's 1500m Freestyle - Finals