Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's 200 metre freestyle
The men's 200 metre freestyle 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 Brett Fraser of the Cayman Islands.
| Men's 200 metre freestyle at the XVII 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 | 21 from 15 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:46.42 | |||||||||
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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 freestyle. 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 |  Paul Biedermann (GER) |
1:42.00 | Rome, Italy | July 28, 2009 |
| Pan American Games record |  Brett Fraser (CAY) |
1.47.18 | Guadalajara, Mexico | October 18, 2011 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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| 15 July | A Final | João de Lucca |  Brazil | 1:46.42 | GR |
Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (1:51.49) 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 (1:58.18) 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 | 10:20 | Heats |
| July 15, 2015 | 19:17 | Final B |
| July 15, 2015 | 19:23 | 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 | 2 | 3 | Cristian Quintero |  Venezuela | 1:48.42 | QA |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | Michael Weiss |  United States | 1:48.55 | QA |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Federico Grabich |  Argentina | 1:48.61 | QA |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | Michael Klueh | United States | 1:48.67 | QA |
| 5 | 2 | 4 | Jeremy Bagshaw |  Canada | 1:48.76 | QA |
| 6 | 2 | 5 | João de Lucca | Brazil | 1:48.78 | QA |
| 7 | 3 | 4 | Nicolas Oliveira | Brazil | 1:49.51 | QA |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | Benjamin Hockin |  Paraguay | 1:49.59 | QA |
| 9 | 2 | 6 | Marcos Lavado | Venezuela | 1:49.91 | QB |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | Luis Campos |  Mexico | 1:50.24 | QB |
| 11 | 1 | 3 | Alec Page | Canada | 1:50.34 | QB |
| 12 | 2 | 2 | Mateo de Angulo |  Colombia | 1:50.50 | QB |
| 13 | 3 | 7 | Tomas Peribonio |  Ecuador | 1:51.61 | QB |
| 14 | 1 | 2 | Marcelo Acosta |  El Salvador | 1:51.77 | QB |
| 15 | 1 | 7 | Luis Martínez |  Guatemala | 1:51.79 | QB |
| 16 | 3 | 6 | Guido Buscaglia | Argentina | 1:52.95 | QB |
| 17 | 2 | 7 | Alex Sobers |  Barbados | 1:53.11 | |
| 18 | 1 | 6 | Long Yuan Gutierrez | Mexico | 1:54.46 | |
| 19 | 3 | 1 | Noah Mascoll-Gomes |  Antigua and Barbuda | 1:55.56 | |
| 20 | 2 | 1 | Miguel Mena |  Nicaragua | 1:58.51 | |
| 21 | 1 | 1 | Omar Adams |  Guyana | 2:15.58 |
B Final
The B final was also held on July 15.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 3 | Alec Page | Canada | 1:49.86 | |
| 10 | 6 | Mateo de Angulo | Colombia | 1:50.01 | |
| 11 | 7 | Marcelo Acosta | El Salvador | 1:50.95 | |
| 12 | 2 | Tomas Peribonio | Ecuador | 1:50.98 | |
| 13 | 4 | Marcos Lavado | Venezuela | 1:51.08 | |
| 14 | 5 | Luis Campos | Mexico | 1:51.37 | |
| 15 | 8 | Alex Sobers | Barbados | 1:53.16 | |
| 16 | 1 | Luis Martínez | Guatemala | 1:53.39 |
A Final
The A final was also held on July 15.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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 | 7 | João de Lucca | Brazil | 1:46.42 | GR, SA |
 | 3 | Federico Grabich | Argentina | 1:47.62 | NR |
 | 5 | Michael Weiss | United States | 1:47.63 | |
| 4 | 6 | Michael Klueh | United States | 1:47.73 | |
| 5 | 1 | Nicolas Oliveira | Brazil | 1:47.81 | |
| 6 | 4 | Cristian Quintero | Venezuela | 1:47.88 | NR |
| 7 | 2 | Jeremy Bagshaw | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 1:47.92 | |
| 8 | 8 | Benjamin Hockin | Paraguay | 1:50.03 |
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 Freestyle Preliminaries
- Men's 200m Freestyle - B Final
- Men's 200m Freestyle - A Final