The men's 100 metre breaststroke competition of the swimming events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 17 at the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House in Toronto, Canada.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion was Felipe França Silva of Brazil.
| Men's 100 metre breaststroke at the 2015 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House | |||||||||
| Dates | July 17 (preliminaries and finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 17 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 59.21 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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This race consisted of two lengths of the pool, all lengths in breaststroke. 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 |  Adam Peaty (GBR)
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57.92 | London, United Kingdom | April 17, 2015 |
| Pan American Games record |  Mark Gangloff (USA)
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1:00.24 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | July 17, 2007 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 July | Heats | Felipe França Silva |  Brazil |
59.84 | GR |
| 17 July | A Final | Felipe França Silva | Brazil |
59.21 | GR |
Qualification edit
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (1:02.79) 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 (1:06.56) 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 17, 2015 | 11:22 | Heats |
| July 17, 2015 | 20:41 | Final B |
| July 17, 2015 | 20:46 | 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 | 4 | Felipe França Silva | Brazil |
59.84 | QA, GR |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | Jorge Murillo |  Colombia |
1:00.53 | QA, NR |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | Felipe Lima | Brazil |
1:00.57 | QA |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | Richard Funk |  Canada |
1:00.80 | QA |
| 5 | 3 | 5 | Brad Craig |  United States |
1:01.29 | QB |
| 6 | 2 | 5 | B.J. Johnson | United States |
1:01.61 | QA |
| 7 | 1 | 3 | Miguel De Lara |  Mexico |
1:01.85 | QA |
| 8 | 2 | 6 | Édgar Crespo |  Panama |
1:02.01 | QA |
| 9 | 1 | 5 | Carlos Claverie |  Venezuela |
1:02.02 | QB |
| 10 | 3 | 6 | Facundo Miguelena |  Argentina |
1:03.03 | QB |
| 11 | 2 | 2 | Dustin Tynes |  Bahamas |
1:03.15 | QB |
| 12 | 2 | 3 | James Dergousoff | Canada |
1:03.28 | QB |
| 13 | 1 | 6 | Renato Prono |  Paraguay |
1:03.75 | QB |
| 14 | 1 | 2 | Julian Fletcher |  Bermuda |
1:03.87 | QB |
| 15 | 3 | 7 | Jordy Groters |  Aruba |
1:03.92 | QB |
| 16 | 3 | 2 | Martin Melconian |  Uruguay |
1:04.26 | QB |
| 17 | 1 | 7 | Rafael Alfaro |  El Salvador |
1:05.50 | |
| 18 | 2 | 7 | Gerardo Huidobro |  Peru |
1:08.27 | |
| 19 | 3 | 1 | Corey Ollivierre |  Grenada |
1:10.96 | |
| 20 | 2 | 1 | Nikolas Sylvester |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
1:11.94 |
B Final edit
The B final was also held on July 17.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4 | Carlos Claverie | Venezuela |
1:02.46 | |
| 10 | 3 | Dustin Tynes | Bahamas |
1:02.49 | |
| 11 | 6 | James Dergousoff | Canada |
1:02.57 | |
| 12 | 5 | Facundo Miguelena | Argentina |
1:03.55 | |
| 13 | 7 | Julian Fletcher | Bermuda |
1:03.60 | |
| 14 | 1 | Jordy Groters | Aruba |
1:03.97 | |
| 15 | 2 | Renato Prono | Paraguay |
1:04.57 | |
| 16 | 8 | Martin Melconian | Uruguay |
1:04.95 |
A Final edit
The A final was also held on July 15.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Felipe França Silva | Brazil |
59.21 | GR |
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3 | Felipe Lima | Brazil |
1:00.01 | |
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6 | Richard Funk |  Canada |
1:00.29 | |
| 4 | 5 | Jorge Murillo |  Colombia |
1:00.61 | |
| 5 | 2 | Brad Craig | United States |
1:01.34 | |
| 6 | 1 | Miguel De Lara |  Mexico |
1:01.42 | NR |
| 7 | 7 | B.J. Johnson | United States |
1:01.77 | |
| 8 | 8 | Édgar Crespo |  Panama |
1:01.88 |
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 100m Breaststroke Preliminaries
- ^ Men's 100m Breaststroke - B Final
- ^ Men's 100m Breaststroke - A Final