Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's 100 metre butterfly
The men's 100 metre butterfly competition of the swimming events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 16 at the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House in Toronto, Canada.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion was Albert Subirats of Venezuela.
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| Venue | CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House | |||||||||
| Dates | July 16 (preliminaries and finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 17 from 14 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 52.04 | |||||||||
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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 two lengths of the pool, all lengths in butterfly. 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 |  Michael Phelps (USA) |
49.82 | Rome, Italy | August 1, 2009 |
| Pan American Games record |  Kaio de Almeida (BRA) |
52.05 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | July 18, 2007 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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| 16 July | A Final | Giles Smith | United States | 52.04 | GR |
Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (53.99) 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 (57.23) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| July 16, 2015 | 10:56 | Heats |
| July 16, 2015 | 20:13 | Final B |
| July 16, 2015 | 20:18 | 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 16.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | Giles Smith | United States | 52.13 | QA |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | Mauricio Fiol |  Peru | 52.25 | QA |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | Santiago Grassi |  Argentina | 52.34 | QA |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Long Yuan Gutierrez |  Mexico | 52.57 | QA |
| 5 | 1 | 5 | Albert Subirats |  Venezuela | 52.60 | QA |
| 6 | 3 | 5 | Santo Condorelli |  Canada | 52.67 | QA |
| 7 | 1 | 4 | Arthur Mendes | Brazil | 52.85 | QA |
| 8 | 2 | 3 | Eugene Godsoe | United States | 52.89 | QA |
| 9 | 3 | 6 | Luiz Martínez |  Guatemala | 52.90 | QB |
| 10 | 1 | 3 | Coleman Allen | Canada | 53.23 | QB |
| 11 | 1 | 6 | Ben Hockin |  Paraguay | 53.63 | QB |
| 12 | 2 | 6 | Marcos Barale | Argentina | 53.73 | QB |
| 13 | 3 | 7 | Dylan Carter |  Trinidad and Tobago | 53.89 | QB |
| 14 | 3 | 2 | Esnaider Reales |  Colombia | 54.42 | QB |
| 15 | 1 | 2 | Andrew Torres |  Puerto Rico | 54.69 | QB |
| 16 | 2 | 7 | Allan Gutiérrez Castro |  Honduras | 55.52 | QB |
| 17 | 1 | 7 | Aldo Castillo Sulca |  Bolivia | 57.25 | |
| 2 | 4 | Thiago Pereira | Brazil | DNS |
B Final
The B final was also held on July 16.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 9 | 5 | Ben Hockin | Paraguay | 53.45 | |
| 10 | 4 | Coleman Allen | Canada | 53.46 | |
| 11 | 3 | Marcos Barale | Argentina | 53.47 | |
| 12 | 6 | Esnaider Reales | Colombia | 54.03 | |
| 13 | 2 | Andrew Torres | Puerto Rico | 54.77 | |
| 14 | 7 | Allan Gutiérrez Castro | Honduras | 55.21 | |
| 15 | 1 | Aldo Castillo Sulca | Bolivia | 56.97 |
A Final
The A final was also held on July 16.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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 | 4 | Giles Smith | United States | 52.04 | GR |
 | 5 | Santiago Grassi | Argentina | 52.09 | NR |
 | 2 | Santo Condorelli | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 52.42 | |
| 4 | 6 | Albert Subirats | Venezuela | 52.52 | |
| 5 | 3 | Long Yuan Gutierrez | Mexico | 52.58 | |
| 6 | 1 | Eugene Godsoe | United States | 52.66 | |
| 7 | 7 | Arthur Mendes | Brazil | 52.73 | |
| 8 | 8 | Luiz Martínez | Guatemala | 52.75 |
- Peruvian swimmer Mauricio Fiol was suspended by his team and pulled from the final for testing positive for stanozolol.[6]
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 100m butterfly Preliminaries
- Men's 100m Butterfly - B Final
- Men's 100m Butterfly - A Final
- Mauricio Fiol's positive drug test