The men's 800 metre freestyle competition at the 2014 South American Games took place on March 7 at the Estadio Nacional.[1] The last champion was Lucas Kanieski of Brazil.[2]
| Men's 800 metre freestyle at the 2014 South American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Estadio Nacional | |||||||||
| Dates | March 7, 2014 (heats & finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 7 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 8:05.28 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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This event was a timed-final where each swimmer swam just once. The top 8 seeded swimmers swam in the evening, and the remaining swimmers swam in the morning session.[3][4]
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record |  Zhang Lin (CHN)
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7:32.12 | Rome, Italy | July 29, 2009 |
| South American Games record |  Lucas Kanieski (BRA)
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8:09.81 | Medellín, Colombia | March 26, 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 |
The first round was held on March 7, at 11:30, and the final was held on March 7, at 19:00.[3][4]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2 | 4 | Martín Naidich |  Argentina |
8:05.28 | CR |
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2 | 8 | Esteban Enderica |  Ecuador |
8:07.78 | |
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2 | 5 | Marcos Ferrari | Brazil |
8:09.93 | |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | Lucas Kanieski | Brazil |
8:11.62 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Alejandro Gómez |  Venezuela |
8:12.13 | |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Mateo de Angulo |  Colombia |
8:16.36 | |
| 7 | 2 | 6 | Juan Pereyra | Argentina |
8:16.56 | |
| 8 | 2 | 7 | Andy Arteta Gomez | Venezuela |
8:16.74 | |
| 9 | 1 | 4 | Jesus Monge Osorio |  Peru |
8:28.79 | |
| 10 | 1 | 5 | Miguel Tapia Salinas |  Chile |
8:29.47 | |
| 11 | 1 | 3 | Alonso Perez Salinas | Chile |
8:54.25 |
References edit
- ^ "Results of the 800-metre freestyle timed final at 2014 South American Games" (PDF). 2014 South American Games Official Site. March 7, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ^ "2010 South American Games - Full Results" (PDF). Best Swimming. March 7, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ^ a b "800-metre freestyle heats at 2014 South American Games" (PDF). 2014 South American Games Official Site. March 7, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ^ a b "800-metre freestyle "final" at 2014 South American Games" (PDF). 2014 South American Games Official Site. March 7, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2014.