Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
The men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay competition of the swimming events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 14 at the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House in Toronto, Canada.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion is Brazil.
| Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at the XVII Pan American Games | |
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| Venue | CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House |
| Dates | July 14 (preliminaries and finals) |
| Competitors | 37 from 7 nations |
| Winning time | 3:13.66 |
| Medalists | |
«2011 2019» | |
| 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. Each of the four swimmers completed two lengths of the pool. The first swimmer had to touch the wall before the second could leave the starting block.[2]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  United States (USA)Michael Phelps (47.51) Garrett Weber-Gale (47.02) Cullen Jones (47.65) Jason Lezak (46.06) |
3:08.24 | Beijing, China | August 11, 2008 |
| Pan American Games record |  Brazil (BRA)Bruno Fratus (49.36) Nicholas Santos (48.92) César Cielo (47.07) Nicolas Oliveira (49.30) |
3:14.65 | Guadalajara, Mexico | October 16, 2011 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Nation | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 July | Final | Brazil | 3:13.66 | GR |
Schedule
All times are Eastern Time Zone (UTC-4).
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| July 14, 2015 | 11:10 | Heats |
| July 14, 2015 | 20:31 | Final |
Results
Heats
The first round was held on July 14.[3] As only seven teams had entered, the heats served as a ranking round with all seven teams advancing to the final.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 5 | João de Lucca (49.04) Nicolas Oliveira (48.78) Thiago Pereira (50.25) Bruno Fratus (49.80) | Brazil | 3:17.87 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | Markus Thormeyer (49.82) Karl Krug (49.37) Evan van Moerkerke (49.64) Stefan Milošević (49.94) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 3:18.77 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Josh Schneider (49.82) Michael Klueh (49.67) Eugene Godsoe (50.12) Michael Weiss (49.33) | United States | 3:18.94 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 6 | Guido Buscaglia (50.96) Matias Aguilera (50.57) Lautaro Rodriguez (50.66) Federico Grabich (50.81) |  Argentina | 3:23.00 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | Jesus Lopez (50.93) Carlos Omaña (51.71) Robinson Molina (51.59) Andres Doria (50.58) |  Venezuela | 3:24.81 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Charles Hockin (52.11) Matías López (54.10) Max Abreu (55.72) Ben Hockin (54.59) |  Paraguay | 3:36.52 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 7 | Nicholas Magana (51.11) Gustavo Gutierrez (55.93) Gerardo Huidobro (54.72) Jean Pierre Monteagudo (55.21) |  Peru | 3:36.97 | Q |
Final
The final was held on July 14.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Matheus Santana (49.28) João de Lucca (48.06) Bruno Fratus (48.56) Marcelo Chierighini (47.76) | Brazil | 3:13.66 | GR |
 | 5 | Santo Condorelli (47.98) Karl Krug (49.14) Evan van Moerkerke (49.04) Yuri Kisil (48.16) | Canada | 3:14.32 | |
 | 3 | Josh Schneider (49.44) Darian Townsend (49.37) Cullen Jones (48.86) Michael Weiss (48.54) | United States | 3:16.21 | |
| 4 | 6 | Federico Grabich (48.11 NR) Matías Aguilera (49.79) Lautaro Rodríguez (49.72) Guido Buscaglia (49.79) | Argentina | 3:17.41 | NR |
| 5 | 2 | Albert Subirats (49.39) Daniele Tirabassi (49.95) Jesus Lopez (50.55) Cristian Quintero (48.99) | Venezuela | 3:18.88 | |
| 6 | 7 | Charles Hockin (50.67) Matías López (52.74) Max Abreu (52.40) Ben Hockin (51.79) | Paraguay | 3:27.60 | |
| 7 | 1 | Nicholas Magana (51.31) Gerardo Huidobro (55.20) Jean Pierre Monteagudo (55.42) Gustavo Gutierrez (55.48) | Peru | 3:37.41 |
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 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay Preliminaries
- Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay Final