Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's 200 metre breaststroke
| Men's 200 metre breaststroke 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 | 22 from 15 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:09.82 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games | ||
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| Qualification | ||
| 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 |
The men's 200 metre breaststroke 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 of the United States.
This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all lengths in breaststroke. 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 |  Akihiro Yamaguchi (JPN)
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2:07.01 | Gifu, Japan | September 15, 2012 |
| Pan American Games record |  (USA)
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2:11.62 | Guadalajara, Mexico | October 18, 2011 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 July | Heats | Jorge Murillo |  Colombia |
2:11.62 | =GR |
| 15 July | A Final | Thiago Simon |  Brazil |
2:09.82 | GR |
Qualification[]
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (2:19.49) 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 (2:27.86) 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 | 10:44 | Heats |
| July 15, 2015 | 19:57 | Final B |
| July 15, 2015 | 20:04 | 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 | 3 | Jorge Murillo |  Colombia |
2:11.62 | QA, =GR, NR |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | Thiago Simon | Brazil |
2:12.05 | QA |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | Richard Funk |  Canada |
2:12.22 | QA |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | B.J. Johnson |  United States |
2:12.81 | QA |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | Thiago Pereira | Brazil |
2:12.89 | QA |
| 6 | 3 | 5 | Carlos Claverie |  Venezuela |
2:12.97 | QA |
| 7 | 2 | 3 | Miguel De Lara |  Mexico |
2:13.79 | QA |
| 8 | 3 | 6 | Carlos Mahecha | Colombia |
2:14.20 | QA |
| 9 | 1 | 5 | United States |
2:14.31 | QB | |
| 10 | 2 | 6 | Mexico |
2:16.07 | QB | |
| 11 | 3 | 3 | Canada |
2:16.30 | QB | |
| 12 | 1 | 6 | Venezuela |
2:17.52 | QB | |
| 13 | 3 | 2 |  Argentina |
2:17.67 | QB | |
| 14 | 3 | 1 | Dustin Tynes |  Bahamas |
2:18.13 | QB |
| 15 | 2 | 2 | Argentina |
2:19.03 | QB | |
| 16 | 3 | 7 |  Aruba |
2:20.40 | QB | |
| 17 | 1 | 2 | Julian Fletcher |  Bermuda |
2:20.97 | |
| 18 | 1 | 7 | Rafael Alfaro |  El Salvador |
2:21.05 | |
| 19 | 2 | 1 |  Costa Rica |
2:24.88 | ||
| 20 | 2 | 7 | Gerardo Huidobro |  Peru |
2:26.30 | |
| 21 | 3 | 8 | Renato Prono |  Paraguay |
2:27.13 | |
| 22 | 1 | 1 | Corey Ollivierre |  Grenada |
2:41.52 |
B Final[]
The B final was also held on July 15.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 9 | 4 | United States |
2:14.04 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Mexico |
2:15.19 | ||
| 11 | 3 | Canada |
2:15.31 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Venezuela |
2:17.23 | ||
| 13 | 2 | Argentina |
2:17.65 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Dustin Tynes | Bahamas |
2:18.14 | |
| 15 | 1 | Argentina |
2:18.48 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Aruba |
2:18.55 |
A Final[]
The A final was also held on July 15.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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5 | Thiago Simon | Brazil |
2:09.82 | GR |
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3 | Richard Funk |  Canada |
2:11.51 | |
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2 | Thiago Pereira | Brazil |
2:11.93 | |
| 4 | 6 | B.J. Johnson | United States |
2:12.19 | |
| 5 | 4 | Jorge Murillo | Colombia |
2:12.71 | |
| 6 | 7 | Carlos Claverie |  Venezuela |
2:13.22 | |
| 7 | 1 | Miguel De Lara |  Mexico |
2:14.11 | |
| 8 | 8 | Carlos Mahecha | Colombia |
2:15.25 |
References[]
- ^ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ a b c "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). TO2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ Men's 200m Breaststroke Preliminaries
- ^ Men's 200m Breaststroke - B Final
- ^ Men's 200m Breaststroke - A Final
- Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games