Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's 200 metre backstroke

The men's 200 metre backstroke 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 Thiago Pereira of Brazil.

Men's 200 metre backstroke at the 2015 Pan American Games
VenueCIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House
DatesJuly 15 (preliminaries and finals)
Competitors21 from 13 nations
Winning time1:57.47
Medalists
Gold medal   United States
Silver medal   United States
Bronze medal   Brazil
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This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all lengths in backstroke. 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

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

World record   Aaron Peirsol (USA) 1:51.92 Rome, Italy July 31, 2009
Pan American Games record   Thiago Pereira (BRA) 1:57.19 Guadalajara, Mexico October 21, 2011

The following new records were set during this competition.

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
15 July Heats Sean Lehane   United States 1:57.11 GR

Qualification

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Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (2:06.05) 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 (2:13.61) in the same qualifying period.[2] All other competing athletes were entered as universality spots.[2]

Schedule

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All times are Eastern Time Zone (UTC-4).

Date Time Round
July 15, 2015 11:16 Heats
July 15, 2015 20:39 Final B
July 15, 2015 20:46 Final A

Results

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

Heats

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The first round was held on July 15.[3]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 4 Sean Lehane   United States 1:57.11 QA, GR
2 2 4 Carter Griffin   United States 1:58.54 QA
3 2 5 Omar Pinzón   Colombia 1:58.74 QA
4 3 3 Carlos Omaña   Venezuela 1:59.81 QA, NR
5 3 4 Leonardo de Deus   Brazil 2:00.80 QA
6 2 3 Matías López   Paraguay 2:01.05 QA
7 3 5 Russell Wood   Canada 2:01.28 QA
8 3 6 Armando Barrera   Cuba 2:01.33 QA
9 3 2 David Cespedes   Colombia 2:02.18 QB
10 1 3 Brandonn Almeida   Brazil 2:02.32 QB
11 1 6 Agustín Hernández   Argentina 2:02.76 QB
12 2 2 Yeziel Morales   Puerto Rico 2:02.89 QB
13 2 6 Ezequiel Trujillo   Mexico 2:03.51 QB
14 2 7 Felipe Vargas   Argentina 2:03.82 QB
15 1 2 Andy Song An   Mexico 2:04.00 QB
16 1 7 Jesus Lopez   Venezuela 2:06.21 QB
17 2 1 Timothy Winter   Jamaica 2:07.17
18 1 1 Matthew Mays   Virgin Islands 2:08.56
19 1 5 Markus Thormeyer   Canada 2:08.93
20 3 1 Christopher Courtis   Barbados 2:09.73
21 3 7 Charles Hockin   Paraguay 2:10.94

B Final

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The B final was also held on July 15.[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
9 4 David Cespedes   Colombia 2:01.95
10 7 Andy Song An   Mexico 2:02.20
11 3 Yeziel Morales   Puerto Rico 2:02.26
12 6 Ezequiel Trujillo   Mexico 2:03.09
13 5 Agustín Hernández   Argentina 2:03.37
14 2 Felipe Vargas   Argentina 2:03.98
15 1 Jesus Lopez   Venezuela 2:06.46
16 8 Timothy Winter   Jamaica 2:07.78

A Final

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The A final was also held on July 15.[5]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Sean Lehane   United States 1:57.47
  5 Carter Griffin   United States 1:58.18
  2 Leonardo de Deus   Brazil 1:58.27
4 3 Omar Pinzón   Colombia 1:58.77
5 1 Russell Wood   Canada 1:59.91
6 6 Carlos Omaña   Venezuela 2:00.02
7 7 Matías López   Paraguay 2:00.91 NR
8 8 Armando Barrera   Cuba 2:01.24

References

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  1. ^ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). TO2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  3. ^ Men's 200m Backstroke Preliminaries
  4. ^ Men's 200m Backstroke - B Final
  5. ^ Men's 200m Backstroke - A Final