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 2015 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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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 edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Akihiro Yamaguchi (JPN)
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2:07.01 | Gifu, Japan | September 15, 2012 |
| Pan American Games record |  Sean Mahoney (USA)
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2:11.62 | Guadalajara, Mexico | October 18, 2011 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 July | Heats | Jorge Murillo |  Colombia |
2:11.62 | =GR |
| 15 July | A Final | Thiago Simon |  Brazil |
2:09.82 | GR |
Qualification edit
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 edit
All times are Eastern Time Zone (UTC-4).
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| July 15, 2015 | 10:44 | Heats |
| July 15, 2015 | 19:57 | Final B |
| July 15, 2015 | 20:04 | Final A |
Results edit
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | GR | Games record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Heats edit
The first round was held on July 15.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3 | Jorge Murillo |  Colombia |
2:11.62 | QA, =GR, NR |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | Thiago Simon | Brazil |
2:12.05 | QA |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | Richard Funk |  Canada |
2:12.22 | QA |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | B.J. Johnson |  United States |
2:12.81 | QA |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | Thiago Pereira | Brazil |
2:12.89 | QA |
| 6 | 3 | 5 | Carlos Claverie |  Venezuela |
2:12.97 | QA |
| 7 | 2 | 3 | Miguel De Lara |  Mexico |
2:13.79 | QA |
| 8 | 3 | 6 | Carlos Mahecha | Colombia |
2:14.20 | QA |
| 9 | 1 | 5 | Brad Craig | United States |
2:14.31 | QB |
| 10 | 2 | 6 | Miguel Chavez | Mexico |
2:16.07 | QB |
| 11 | 3 | 3 | James Dergousoff | Canada |
2:16.30 | QB |
| 12 | 1 | 6 | Juan Sequera | Venezuela |
2:17.52 | QB |
| 13 | 3 | 2 | Facundo Miguelena |  Argentina |
2:17.67 | QB |
| 14 | 3 | 1 | Dustin Tynes |  Bahamas |
2:18.13 | QB |
| 15 | 2 | 2 | Rodrigo Frutos | Argentina |
2:19.03 | QB |
| 16 | 3 | 7 | Jordy Groters |  Aruba |
2:20.40 | QB |
| 17 | 1 | 2 | Julian Fletcher |  Bermuda |
2:20.97 | |
| 18 | 1 | 7 | Rafael Alfaro |  El Salvador |
2:21.05 | |
| 19 | 2 | 1 | Esteban Araya |  Costa Rica |
2:24.88 | |
| 20 | 2 | 7 | Gerardo Huidobro |  Peru |
2:26.30 | |
| 21 | 3 | 8 | Renato Prono |  Paraguay |
2:27.13 | |
| 22 | 1 | 1 | Corey Ollivierre |  Grenada |
2:41.52 |
B Final edit
The B final was also held on July 15.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4 | Brad Craig | United States |
2:14.04 | |
| 10 | 5 | Miguel Chavez | Mexico |
2:15.19 | |
| 11 | 3 | James Dergousoff | Canada |
2:15.31 | |
| 12 | 6 | Juan Sequera | Venezuela |
2:17.23 | |
| 13 | 2 | Facundo Miguelena | Argentina |
2:17.65 | |
| 14 | 7 | Dustin Tynes | Bahamas |
2:18.14 | |
| 15 | 1 | Rodrigo Frutos | Argentina |
2:18.48 | |
| 16 | 8 | Jordy Groters | Aruba |
2:18.55 |
A Final edit
The A final was also held on July 15.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | Thiago Simon | Brazil |
2:09.82 | GR |
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3 | Richard Funk |  Canada |
2:11.51 | |
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2 | Thiago Pereira | Brazil |
2:11.93 | |
| 4 | 6 | B.J. Johnson | United States |
2:12.19 | |
| 5 | 4 | Jorge Murillo | Colombia |
2:12.71 | |
| 6 | 7 | Carlos Claverie |  Venezuela |
2:13.22 | |
| 7 | 1 | Miguel De Lara |  Mexico |
2:14.11 | |
| 8 | 8 | Carlos Mahecha | Colombia |
2:15.25 |
References edit
- ^ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ a b c "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