Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's 400 metre freestyle
The men's 400 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 17 at the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House in Toronto, Canada.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion was Charlie Houchin of the United States.
| Men's 400 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 17 (preliminaries and finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 12 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:48.29 | |||||||||
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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 eight lengths of the pool 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) |
3:40.07 | Rome, Italy | July 26, 2009 |
| Pan American Games record |  Matt Paton (USA) |
3:49.77 | 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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| 17 July | A Final | Ryan Cochrane | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 3:48.29 | GR |
Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (3:57.29) 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 (4.11.53) 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 17, 2015 | 10:51 | Heats |
| July 17, 2015 | 20:01 | Final B |
| July 17, 2015 | 20:09 | 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 17.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | Ryan Cochrane |  Canada | 3:50.58 | QA |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | Leonardo de Deus |  Brazil | 3:51.40 | QA |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | Michael Klueh | United States | 3:51.76 | QA |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | Ryan Feeley | United States | 3:51.79 | QA |
| 5 | 3 | 5 | Jeremy Bagshaw | Canada | 3:52.13 | QA |
| 6 | 1 | 6 | Cristian Quintero |  Venezuela | 3:52.63 | QA |
| 7 | 1 | 3 | Mateo de Angulo |  Colombia | 3:53.01 | QA |
| 8 | 3 | 6 | Ricardo Vargas |  Mexico | 3:53.40 | QA |
| 9 | 3 | 3 | Lucas Kanieski | Brazil | 3:53.80 | QB |
| 10 | 1 | 2 | Christian Bayo |  Puerto Rico | 3:53.93 | QB |
| 11 | 2 | 2 | Rafael D'Avila | Venezuela | 3:54.23 | QB |
| 12 | 2 | 3 | Martin Naidich |  Argentina | 3:54.44 | QB |
| 13 | 1 | 5 | Marcelo Acosta |  El Salvador | 3:54.83 | QB |
| 14 | 2 | 7 | Tomas Peribonio |  Ecuador | 3:55.70 | QB |
| 15 | 3 | 2 | Juan Martin Pereyra | Argentina | 3:56.86 | QB |
| 16 | 2 | 6 | Arturo Perez Vertti | Mexico | 4:00.28 | QB |
| 17 | 3 | 7 | Alex Sobers |  Barbados | 4:01.77 | |
| 18 | 1 | 7 | Noah Mascoll-Gomes |  Antigua and Barbuda | 4:13.55 |
B Final
The B final was also held on July 17.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 9 | 6 | Marcelo Acosta | El Salvador | 3:51.12 | |
| 10 | 4 | Lucas Kanieski | Brazil | 3:52.73 | |
| 11 | 3 | Rafael D'Avila | Venezuela | 3:53.76 | |
| 12 | 5 | Christian Bayo | Puerto Rico | 3:54.11 | |
| 13 | 2 | Tomas Peribonio | Ecuador | 3:57.49 | |
| 14 | 7 | Juan Martin Pereyra | Argentina | 3:59.65 | |
| 15 | 8 | Alex Sobers | Barbados | 4:00.25 | |
| 16 | 1 | Arturo Perez Vertti | Mexico | 4:00.96 |
A Final
The A final was also held on July 17.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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 | 4 | Ryan Cochrane | Canada | 3:48.29 | GR |
 | 6 | Ryan Feeley | United States | 3:49.69 | |
 | 5 | Leonardo de Deus | Brazil | 3:50.30 | |
| 4 | 3 | Michael Klueh | United States | 3:50.53 | |
| 5 | 2 | Jeremy Bagshaw | Canada | 3:50.55 | |
| 6 | 1 | Mateo de Angulo | Colombia | 3:51.38 | NR |
| 7 | 7 | Cristian Quintero | Venezuela | 3:52.92 | |
| 8 | 8 | Ricardo Vargas | Mexico | 3:55.42 |
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 400m Freestyle Preliminaries
- Men's 400m Freestyle - B Final
- Men's 400m Freestyle - A Final