Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's 200 metre backstroke
The men's 200 metre backstroke 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 Thiago Pereira of Brazil.
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| Venue | CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House | |||||||||
| Dates | July 15 (preliminaries and finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 21 from 13 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:57.47 | |||||||||
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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 backstroke. 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 |  Aaron Peirsol (USA) |
1:51.92 | Rome, Italy | July 31, 2009 |
| Pan American Games record |  Thiago Pereira (BRA) |
1:57.19 | Guadalajara, Mexico | October 21, 2011 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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| 15 July | Heats | Sean Lehane | United States | 1:57.11 | GR |
Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (2:06.05) 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 (2:13.61) 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 15, 2015 | 11:16 | Heats |
| July 15, 2015 | 20:39 | Final B |
| July 15, 2015 | 20:46 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Sean Lehane | United States | 1:57.11 | QA, GR |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Carter Griffin | United States | 1:58.54 | QA |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | Omar Pinzón |  Colombia | 1:58.74 | QA |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | Carlos Omaña |  Venezuela | 1:59.81 | QA, NR |
| 5 | 3 | 4 | Leonardo de Deus | Brazil | 2:00.80 | QA |
| 6 | 2 | 3 | Matías López |  Paraguay | 2:01.05 | QA |
| 7 | 3 | 5 | Russell Wood |  Canada | 2:01.28 | QA |
| 8 | 3 | 6 | Armando Barrera |  Cuba | 2:01.33 | QA |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | David Cespedes | Colombia | 2:02.18 | QB |
| 10 | 1 | 3 | Brandonn Almeida | Brazil | 2:02.32 | QB |
| 11 | 1 | 6 | Agustín Hernández |  Argentina | 2:02.76 | QB |
| 12 | 2 | 2 | Yeziel Morales |  Puerto Rico | 2:02.89 | QB |
| 13 | 2 | 6 | Ezequiel Trujillo |  Mexico | 2:03.51 | QB |
| 14 | 2 | 7 | Felipe Vargas | Argentina | 2:03.82 | QB |
| 15 | 1 | 2 | Andy Song An | Mexico | 2:04.00 | QB |
| 16 | 1 | 7 | Jesus Lopez | Venezuela | 2:06.21 | QB |
| 17 | 2 | 1 | Timothy Winter |  Jamaica | 2:07.17 | |
| 18 | 1 | 1 | Matthew Mays |  Virgin Islands | 2:08.56 | |
| 19 | 1 | 5 | Markus Thormeyer | Canada | 2:08.93 | |
| 20 | 3 | 1 | Christopher Courtis |  Barbados | 2:09.73 | |
| 21 | 3 | 7 | Charles Hockin | Paraguay | 2:10.94 |
B Final
The B final was also held on July 15.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 9 | 4 | David Cespedes | Colombia | 2:01.95 | |
| 10 | 7 | Andy Song An | Mexico | 2:02.20 | |
| 11 | 3 | Yeziel Morales | Puerto Rico | 2:02.26 | |
| 12 | 6 | Ezequiel Trujillo | Mexico | 2:03.09 | |
| 13 | 5 | Agustín Hernández | Argentina | 2:03.37 | |
| 14 | 2 | Felipe Vargas | Argentina | 2:03.98 | |
| 15 | 1 | Jesus Lopez | Venezuela | 2:06.46 | |
| 16 | 8 | Timothy Winter | Jamaica | 2:07.78 |
A Final
The A final was also held on July 15.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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 | 4 | Sean Lehane | United States | 1:57.47 | |
 | 5 | Carter Griffin | United States | 1:58.18 | |
 | 2 | Leonardo de Deus | Brazil | 1:58.27 | |
| 4 | 3 | Omar Pinzón | Colombia | 1:58.77 | |
| 5 | 1 | Russell Wood | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 1:59.91 | |
| 6 | 6 | Carlos Omaña | Venezuela | 2:00.02 | |
| 7 | 7 | Matías López | Paraguay | 2:00.91 | NR |
| 8 | 8 | Armando Barrera | Cuba | 2:01.24 |
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 Backstroke Preliminaries
- Men's 200m Backstroke - B Final
- Men's 200m Backstroke - A Final