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 XVII 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 13 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 1:57.47 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games | ||
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Freestyle | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | women | |
1500 m | men | |
Backstroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Breaststroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Butterfly | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Individual medley | ||
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
Freestyle relay | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
4×200 m | men | women |
Medley relay | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
Marathon | ||
10 km | men | women |
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
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
World record | 1:51.92 | Rome, Italy | July 31, 2009 | |
Pan American Games record | 1:57.19 | Guadalajara, Mexico | October 21, 2011 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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15 July | Heats | Sean Lehane | 1:57.11 | GR |
Qualification
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
All times are Eastern Time Zone (UTC-4).
Date | Time | Round |
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July 15, 2015 | 11:16 | Heats |
July 15, 2015 | 20:39 | Final B |
July 15, 2015 | 20:46 | Final A |
Results
KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | GR | Games record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Heats
The first round was held on July 15.[3]
Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | 4 | Sean Lehane | 1:57.11 | QA, GR | |
2 | 2 | 4 | Carter Griffin | 1:58.54 | QA | |
3 | 2 | 5 | Omar Pinzón | 1:58.74 | QA | |
4 | 3 | 3 | Carlos Omaña | 1:59.81 | QA, NR | |
5 | 3 | 4 | Leonardo de Deus | 2:00.80 | QA | |
6 | 2 | 3 | Matías López | 2:01.05 | QA | |
7 | 3 | 5 | Russell Wood | 2:01.28 | QA | |
8 | 3 | 6 | Armando Barrera | 2:01.33 | QA | |
9 | 3 | 2 | David Cespedes | 2:02.18 | QB | |
10 | 1 | 3 | Brandonn Almeida | 2:02.32 | QB | |
11 | 1 | 6 | Agustín Hernández | 2:02.76 | QB | |
12 | 2 | 2 | Yeziel Morales | 2:02.89 | QB | |
13 | 2 | 6 | Ezequiel Trujillo | 2:03.51 | QB | |
14 | 2 | 7 | Felipe Vargas | 2:03.82 | QB | |
15 | 1 | 2 | Andy Song An | 2:04.00 | QB | |
16 | 1 | 7 | Jesus Lopez | 2:06.21 | QB | |
17 | 2 | 1 | Timothy Winter | 2:07.17 | ||
18 | 1 | 1 | Matthew Mays | 2:08.56 | ||
19 | 1 | 5 | Markus Thormeyer | 2:08.93 | ||
20 | 3 | 1 | Christopher Courtis | 2:09.73 | ||
21 | 3 | 7 | Charles Hockin | 2:10.94 |
B Final
The B final was also held on July 15.[4]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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9 | 4 | David Cespedes | 2:01.95 | ||
10 | 7 | Andy Song An | 2:02.20 | ||
11 | 3 | Yeziel Morales | 2:02.26 | ||
12 | 6 | Ezequiel Trujillo | 2:03.09 | ||
13 | 5 | Agustín Hernández | 2:03.37 | ||
14 | 2 | Felipe Vargas | 2:03.98 | ||
15 | 1 | Jesus Lopez | 2:06.46 | ||
16 | 8 | Timothy Winter | 2:07.78 |
A Final
The A final was also held on July 15.[5]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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4 | Sean Lehane | 1:57.47 | |||
5 | Carter Griffin | 1:58.18 | |||
2 | Leonardo de Deus | 1:58.27 | |||
4 | 3 | Omar Pinzón | 1:58.77 | ||
5 | 1 | Russell Wood | 1:59.91 | ||
6 | 6 | Carlos Omaña | 2:00.02 | ||
7 | 7 | Matías López | 2:00.91 | NR | |
8 | 8 | Armando Barrera | 2:01.24 |
References
- "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). TO2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- Men's 200m Backstroke Preliminaries
- Men's 200m Backstroke - B Final
- Men's 200m Backstroke - A Final