Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's 200 metre breaststroke
The men's 200 metre breaststroke 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 Sean Mahoney of the United States.
Men's 200 metre breaststroke 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 | 22 from 15 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 2:09.82 | |||||||||
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 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
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
World record | 2:07.01 | Gifu, Japan | September 15, 2012 | |
Pan American Games record | 2:11.62 | Guadalajara, Mexico | October 18, 2011 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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15 July | Heats | Jorge Murillo | 2:11.62 | =GR | |
15 July | A Final | Thiago Simon | 2:09.82 | GR |
Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (2:19.49) 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 (2:27.86) 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 | 10:44 | Heats |
July 15, 2015 | 19:57 | Final B |
July 15, 2015 | 20:04 | 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 | 3 | Jorge Murillo | 2:11.62 | QA, =GR, NR | |
2 | 3 | 4 | Thiago Simon | 2:12.05 | QA | |
3 | 2 | 5 | Richard Funk | 2:12.22 | QA | |
4 | 2 | 4 | B.J. Johnson | 2:12.81 | QA | |
5 | 1 | 4 | Thiago Pereira | 2:12.89 | QA | |
6 | 3 | 5 | Carlos Claverie | 2:12.97 | QA | |
7 | 2 | 3 | Miguel De Lara | 2:13.79 | QA | |
8 | 3 | 6 | Carlos Mahecha | 2:14.20 | QA | |
9 | 1 | 5 | Brad Craig | 2:14.31 | QB | |
10 | 2 | 6 | Miguel Chavez | 2:16.07 | QB | |
11 | 3 | 3 | James Dergousoff | 2:16.30 | QB | |
12 | 1 | 6 | Juan Sequera | 2:17.52 | QB | |
13 | 3 | 2 | Facundo Miguelena | 2:17.67 | QB | |
14 | 3 | 1 | Dustin Tynes | 2:18.13 | QB | |
15 | 2 | 2 | Rodrigo Frutos | 2:19.03 | QB | |
16 | 3 | 7 | Jordy Groters | 2:20.40 | QB | |
17 | 1 | 2 | Julian Fletcher | 2:20.97 | ||
18 | 1 | 7 | Rafael Alfaro | 2:21.05 | ||
19 | 2 | 1 | Esteban Araya | 2:24.88 | ||
20 | 2 | 7 | Gerardo Huidobro | 2:26.30 | ||
21 | 3 | 8 | Renato Prono | 2:27.13 | ||
22 | 1 | 1 | Corey Ollivierre | 2:41.52 |
B Final
The B final was also held on July 15.[4]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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9 | 4 | Brad Craig | 2:14.04 | ||
10 | 5 | Miguel Chavez | 2:15.19 | ||
11 | 3 | James Dergousoff | 2:15.31 | ||
12 | 6 | Juan Sequera | 2:17.23 | ||
13 | 2 | Facundo Miguelena | 2:17.65 | ||
14 | 7 | Dustin Tynes | 2:18.14 | ||
15 | 1 | Rodrigo Frutos | 2:18.48 | ||
16 | 8 | Jordy Groters | 2:18.55 |
A Final
The A final was also held on July 15.[5]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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5 | Thiago Simon | 2:09.82 | GR | ||
3 | Richard Funk | 2:11.51 | |||
2 | Thiago Pereira | 2:11.93 | |||
4 | 6 | B.J. Johnson | 2:12.19 | ||
5 | 4 | Jorge Murillo | 2:12.71 | ||
6 | 7 | Carlos Claverie | 2:13.22 | ||
7 | 1 | Miguel De Lara | 2:14.11 | ||
8 | 8 | Carlos Mahecha | 2:15.25 |
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 Breaststroke Preliminaries
- Men's 200m Breaststroke - B Final
- Men's 200m Breaststroke - A Final