The men's 200 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place on 21 October at the Scotiabank Aquatics Center.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion was Thiago Pereira of Brazil.
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Venue | Scotiabank Aquatics Center | |||||||||
Dates | October 21 (preliminaries and finals) | |||||||||
Competitors | 11 from 8 nations | |||||||||
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This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all in backstroke.[2]
Records
editPrior 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) | 1:58.42 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | July 19, 2007 |
Qualification
editEach National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (2:04.1) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 4, 2011). NOCs were also permitted to enter one athlete providing they had met the B standard (2:07.8) in the same qualifying period.[2]
Results
editAll times are in minutes and seconds.
KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | GR | Games record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Heats
editThe first round was held on October 21.
Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time[3] | Notes |
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1 | 1 | 5 | Omar Pinzón | Colombia | 2:01.14 | QA |
2 | 1 | 4 | Thiago Pereira | Brazil | 2:03.53 | QA |
3 | 2 | 4 | Rexford Tullius | United States | 2:03.82 | QA |
4 | 2 | 3 | Ryan Murphy | United States | 2:03.89 | QA |
5 | 2 | 5 | Leonardo de Deus | Brazil | 2:05.12 | QA |
6 | 1 | 3 | Pedro Medel | Cuba | 2:05.20 | QA |
7 | 1 | 6 | Luis Rojas | Venezuela | 2:05.21 | QA |
8 | 1 | 2 | Charles Hockin | Paraguay | 2:05.28 | QA |
9 | 2 | 6 | Ezequiel Trujillo | Mexico | 2:05.68 | |
10 | 2 | 2 | Anival Rodriguez | Mexico | 2:10.65 | |
11 | 2 | 7 | Mauricio Fiol | Peru | 2:11.75 |
Final A
editThe final was held on October 21.
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time[4] | Notes |
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5 | Thiago Pereira | Brazil | 1:57.19 | GR, NR | |
4 | Omar Pinzón | Colombia | 1:58.31 | ||
3 | Ryan Murphy | United States | 1:58.50 | ||
4 | 3 | Rexford Tullius | United States | 1:59.50 | |
5 | 2 | Leonardo de Deus | Brazil | 2:03.28 | |
6 | 1 | Luis Rojas | Venezuela | 2:06.07 | |
7 | 8 | Ezequiel Trujillo | Mexico | 2:06.18 | |
8 | 7 | Pedro Medel | Cuba | 2:13.77 |
References
edit- ^ "Sessions" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ "Men's 200m Backstroke Preliminaries". Guadalajara 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.[dead link]
- ^ "Men's 200m Backstroke Final A". Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original on May 23, 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2011.