Swimming at the 2014 South American Games – Men's 200 metre individual medley

The men's 200 metre individual medley competition at the 2014 South American Games took place on March 9 at the Estadio Nacional.[1][2] The last champion was Thiago Pereira of Brazil.[3]

Men's 200 metre individual medley
at the 2014 South American Games
VenueEstadio Nacional
DatesMarch 9, 2014 (heats &
finals)
Competitors13 from 9 nations
Winning time2:00.29
Medalists
gold medal    Brazil
silver medal    Brazil
bronze medal    Venezuela
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This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, one each in backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle swimming.[4]

Records edit

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

World record   Ryan Lochte (USA) 1:54.00 Shanghai, China July 28, 2011
South American Games record   Thiago Pereira (BRA) 2:03.16 Medellín, Colombia March 28, 2010

Results edit

All times are in minutes and seconds.

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

Heats edit

The first round was held on March 9, at 11:47.[1]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 5 Carlos Claverie   Venezuela 2:07.09 Q
2 2 4 Thiago Simon   Brazil 2:08.62 Q
3 1 4 Thiago Pereira   Brazil 2:09.00 Q
4 1 3 Guido Buscaglia   Argentina 2:09.56 Q
5 1 5 Juan Pablo Botero   Colombia 2:11.14 Q
6 2 3 Matías López   Paraguay 2:11.60 Q
7 1 2 Felipe Quiroz Uteau   Chile 2:11.71 Q
8 1 6 Andrew Rutherfurd   Bolivia 2:11.93 Q
9 2 6 Enrique Duran Garcia Bedoya   Peru 2:12.10
10 2 1 Wayne Denswil   Suriname 2:12.68
11 2 2 Carlos Polit Carvajal   Ecuador 2:14.67
12 1 7 Eduardo Opazo Rojas   Chile 2:16.30
13 2 7 Byron Franco Zambrano   Ecuador 2:22.34

Final edit

The final was held on March 9, at 19:16.[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  3 Thiago Pereira   Brazil 2:00.09 CR
  5 Thiago Simon   Brazil 2:02.80
  4 Carlos Claverie   Venezuela 2:05.77
4 7 Matías López   Paraguay 2:06.26 NR
5 2 Juan Pablo Botero   Colombia 2:09.29
6 8 Andrew Rutherfurd   Bolivia 2:10.81 NR
7 6 Guido Buscaglia   Argentina 2:10.89
8 1 Felipe Quiroz Uteau   Chile 2:11.71

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Results of the 200-metre individual medley heats at 2014 South American Games" (PDF). 2014 South American Games Official Site. March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Results of the 200-metre individual medley finals at 2014 South American Games" (PDF). 2014 South American Games Official Site. March 9, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
  3. ^ "2010 South American Games - Full Results" (PDF). Best Swimming. March 9, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
  4. ^ "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.