Swimming at the 2014 South American Games – Men's 200 metre backstroke
| Men's 200 metre backstroke at the 2014 South American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Estadio Nacional | |||||||||
| Dates | March 7, 2014 (heats & finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:00.28 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's 200 metre backstroke competition at the 2014 South American Games took place on March 7 at the Estadio Nacional.[1][2] The last champion was Leonardo de Deus of Brazil.[3]
This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all in backstroke.[4]
Records[]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record |  Aaron Peirsol (USA)
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1:51.92 | Rome, Italy | July 31, 2009 |
| South American Games record |  Leonardo de Deus (BRA)
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2:02.00 | Medellín, Colombia | March 26, 2010 |
Results[]
All times are in minutes and seconds.
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | CR | Championships record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Heats[]
The first round was held on March 7, at 11:56.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Leonardo de Deus | |
2:05.75 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 5 |  |
2:07.20 | Q | |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Matías López Chaparro |  |
2:07.70 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 3 |  |
2:07.70 | Q | |
| 5 | 2 | 5 | Benjamin Hockin | |
2:08.33 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 6 |  |
2:10.90 | Q | |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | |
2:11.13 | Q | |
| 8 | 2 | 6 |  |
2:11.40 | Q | |
| 9 | 1 | 3 |  |
2:11.55 | ||
| 10 | 1 | 2 |  |
2:18.92 |
Final[]
The final was held on March 7, at 20:34.[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Leonardo de Deus | |
2:00.28 | CR |
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6 | Matías López Chaparro | |
2:02.43 | NR |
 |
5 | |
2:04.12 | ||
| 4 | 3 | |
2:05.48 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Benjamin Hockin | |
2:06.22 | |
| 6 | 7 | |
2:10.10 | ||
| 7 | 1 | |
2:11.02 | ||
| 8 | 8 | |
2:12.00 |
References[]
- ^ a b "Results of the 200-metre backstroke heats at 2014 South American Games" (PDF). 2014 South American Games Official Site. March 7, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ^ a b "Results of the 200-metre backstroke finals at 2014 South American Games" (PDF). 2014 South American Games Official Site. March 7, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ^ "2010 South American Games - Full Results" (PDF). Best Swimming. March 7, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
- ^ "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
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