The men's 200 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 15 at the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House in Toronto, Canada.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion was Brett Fraser of the Cayman Islands.
| Men's 200 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 15 (preliminaries and finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 21 from 15 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:46.42 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all lengths in freestyle. The top eight swimmers from the heats would qualify for the A final (where the medals would be awarded), while the next best eight swimmers would qualify for the B final.[2]
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Paul Biedermann (GER)
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1:42.00 | Rome, Italy | July 28, 2009 |
| Pan American Games record |  Brett Fraser (CAY)
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1.47.18 | Guadalajara, Mexico | October 18, 2011 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 July | A Final | João de Lucca |  Brazil |
1:46.42 | GR |
Qualification edit
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (1:51.49) 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 (1:58.18) 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 15, 2015 | 10:20 | Heats |
| July 15, 2015 | 19:17 | Final B |
| July 15, 2015 | 19:23 | Final A |
Results edit
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | GR | Games record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Heats edit
The first round was held on July 15.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Cristian Quintero |  Venezuela |
1:48.42 | QA |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | Michael Weiss |  United States |
1:48.55 | QA |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Federico Grabich |  Argentina |
1:48.61 | QA |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | Michael Klueh | United States |
1:48.67 | QA |
| 5 | 2 | 4 | Jeremy Bagshaw |  Canada |
1:48.76 | QA |
| 6 | 2 | 5 | João de Lucca | Brazil |
1:48.78 | QA |
| 7 | 3 | 4 | Nicolas Oliveira | Brazil |
1:49.51 | QA |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | Benjamin Hockin |  Paraguay |
1:49.59 | QA |
| 9 | 2 | 6 | Marcos Lavado | Venezuela |
1:49.91 | QB |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | Luis Campos |  Mexico |
1:50.24 | QB |
| 11 | 1 | 3 | Alec Page | Canada |
1:50.34 | QB |
| 12 | 2 | 2 | Mateo de Angulo |  Colombia |
1:50.50 | QB |
| 13 | 3 | 7 | Tomas Peribonio |  Ecuador |
1:51.61 | QB |
| 14 | 1 | 2 | Marcelo Acosta |  El Salvador |
1:51.77 | QB |
| 15 | 1 | 7 | Luis Martínez |  Guatemala |
1:51.79 | QB |
| 16 | 3 | 6 | Guido Buscaglia | Argentina |
1:52.95 | QB |
| 17 | 2 | 7 | Alex Sobers |  Barbados |
1:53.11 | |
| 18 | 1 | 6 | Long Yuan Gutierrez | Mexico |
1:54.46 | |
| 19 | 3 | 1 | Noah Mascoll-Gomes |  Antigua and Barbuda |
1:55.56 | |
| 20 | 2 | 1 | Miguel Mena |  Nicaragua |
1:58.51 | |
| 21 | 1 | 1 | Omar Adams |  Guyana |
2:15.58 |
B Final edit
The B final was also held on July 15.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 3 | Alec Page | Canada |
1:49.86 | |
| 10 | 6 | Mateo de Angulo | Colombia |
1:50.01 | |
| 11 | 7 | Marcelo Acosta | El Salvador |
1:50.95 | |
| 12 | 2 | Tomas Peribonio | Ecuador |
1:50.98 | |
| 13 | 4 | Marcos Lavado | Venezuela |
1:51.08 | |
| 14 | 5 | Luis Campos | Mexico |
1:51.37 | |
| 15 | 8 | Alex Sobers | Barbados |
1:53.16 | |
| 16 | 1 | Luis Martínez | Guatemala |
1:53.39 |
A Final edit
The A final was also held on July 15.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7 | João de Lucca | Brazil |
1:46.42 | GR, SA |
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3 | Federico Grabich |  Argentina |
1:47.62 | NR |
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5 | Michael Weiss |  United States |
1:47.63 | |
| 4 | 6 | Michael Klueh | United States |
1:47.73 | |
| 5 | 1 | Nicolas Oliveira | Brazil |
1:47.81 | |
| 6 | 4 | Cristian Quintero |  Venezuela |
1:47.88 | NR |
| 7 | 2 | Jeremy Bagshaw |  Canada |
1:47.92 | |
| 8 | 8 | Benjamin Hockin |  Paraguay |
1:50.03 |
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 200m Freestyle Preliminaries
- ^ Men's 200m Freestyle - B Final
- ^ Men's 200m Freestyle - A Final