Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's 200 metre butterfly
| Men's 200 metre butterfly 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 | 17 from 10 nations | |||||||||
| 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 butterfly 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 was Leonardo de Deus of Brazil.
This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all lengths in butterfly. 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]
On July 16 it was reported that Mauricio Fiol oF Peru tested positive for stanozolol with the likely outcome of being stripped of his medal.[3] On July 23 the PASO issued a press release indicating that Fiol was disqualified and has to forfeit his medal.[4]
Records[]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Michael Phelps (USA)
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1:51.51 | Rome, Italy | July 29, 2009 |
| Pan American Games record |  Kaio de Almeida (BRA)
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1:55.45 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | July 21, 2007 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 July | A Final | Leonardo de Deus | Brazil |
1:55.01 | GR |
Qualification[]
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (2:01.39) 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 (2:08.67) in the same qualifying period.[2] All other competing athletes were entered as universality spots.[2]
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 14.[5]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 2 | 6 |  Peru |
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| 2 | 3 | 4 | Leonardo de Deus | Brazil |
1:58.44 | QA |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Bobby Bollier |  United States |
1:58.61 | QA |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | Alec Page |  Canada |
1:58.82 | QA |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | Marcos Lavado |  Venezuela |
1:59.08 | QA |
| 6 | 2 | 4 | Kaio de Almeida | Brazil |
1:59.24 | QA |
| 7 | 1 | 5 | Zack Chetrat | Canada |
1:59.39 | QA |
| 8 | 2 | 5 |  Puerto Rico |
1:59.83 | QA | |
| 9 | 3 | 6 | Long Yuan Gutierrez |  Mexico |
2:00.30 | QB |
| 10 | 1 | 6 | Esnaider Reales |  Colombia |
2:01.19 | QB |
| 11 | 2 | 3 | Colombia |
2:01.73 | QB | |
| 12 | 2 | 2 |  Cuba |
2:02.43 | QB | |
| 13 | 1 | 3 | United States |
2:02.68 | QB | |
| 14 | 3 | 2 | Jose Martinez | Mexico |
2:03.15 | QB |
| 15 | 1 | 2 |  Paraguay |
2:05.61 | QB | |
| 16 | 2 | 7 |  Virgin Islands |
2:07.90 | QB | |
| 17 | 3 | 7 |  Bolivia |
2:12.77 |
B Final[]
The B final was also held on July 14.[6]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 9 | 4 | Long Yuan Gutierrez | Mexico |
2:00.09 | |
| 10 | 5 | Esnaider Reales | Colombia |
2:00.79 | |
| 11 | 3 | Colombia |
2:00.93 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Cuba |
2:02.30 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Jose Martinez | Mexico |
2:02.39 | |
| 14 | 2 | United States |
2:02.59 | ||
| 15 | 1 | Paraguay |
2:06.91 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Virgin Islands |
2:09.74 |
A Final[]
The A final was also held on July 14.[7]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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5 | Leonardo de Deus | Brazil |
1:55.01 | GR |
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1 | Zack Chetrat |  Canada |
1:56.90 | NR |
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6 | Alec Page | Canada |
1:58.01 | |
| 4 | 7 | Kaio de Almeida | Brazil |
1:58.51 | |
| 5 | 8 |  Puerto Rico |
1:59.37 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Marcos Lavado |  Venezuela |
1:59.59 | |
| 7 | 3 | Bobby Bollier | United States |
1:59.89 | |
| DQ | 4 |  Peru |
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.
- ^ "Peruvian silver medallist Mauricio Fiol tests positive for anabolic steroids". National Post. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
- ^ "Press Releases Toronto Canada, July 23th, 2015". PASO–ODEPA.org. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
- ^ Men's 200m Butterfly Preliminaries
- ^ Men's 200m Butterfly - B Final
- ^ Men's 200m Butterfly - A Final
- Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games