Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's 400 metre individual medley
| Men's 400 metre individual medley at the XVII Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House | |||||||||
| Dates | July 16 (preliminaries and finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 15 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 4:14.47 | |||||||||
| 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 400 metre individual medley competition of the swimming events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 16 at the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House in Toronto, Canada.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion was Thiago Pereira of Brazil.
This race consisted of eight lengths of the pool. The first two lengths were swum using the butterfly stroke, the second pair with the backstroke, the third pair of lengths in breaststroke, and the final two were 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 |  Michael Phelps (USA)
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4:03.84 | Beijing, China | August 10, 2008 |
| Pan American Games record |  Thiago Pereira (BRA)
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4:11.14 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | July 17, 2007 |
Qualification[]
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (4:35.99) 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 (4:52.55) 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 |
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| July 16, 2015 | 10:23 | Heats |
| July 16, 2015 | 19:31 | Final B |
| July 16, 2015 | 19:40 | 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 16.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 2 | 5 |  United States |
4:17.92 | QA | |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Michael Weiss | United States |
4:17.96 | QA |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | Luke Reilly |  Canada |
4:19.44 | QA |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | Thiago Pereira | Brazil |
4:19.92 | QA |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | Brandonn Almeida | Brazil |
4:20.59 | QA |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | Carlos Omaña |  Venezuela |
4:20.84 | QA |
| 7 | 2 | 3 | Tomas Peribonio |  Ecuador |
4:21.07 | QA |
| 8 | 1 | 5 | Alec Page | Canada |
4:21.46 | QA |
| 9 | 1 | 3 | Venezuela |
4:25.69 | QB | |
| 10 | 1 | 6 |  Argentina |
4:27.37 | QB | |
| 11 | 3 | 6 |  Mexico |
4:28.37 | QB | |
| 12 | 2 | 6 | Christian Bayo |  Puerto Rico |
4:28.54 | QB |
| 13 | 1 | 2 | Rafael Alfaro |  El Salvador |
4:29.81 | QB |
| 14 | 2 | 7 | Matías López |  Paraguay |
4:30.27 | QB, NR |
| 15 | 3 | 1 |  Costa Rica |
4:31.52 | QB | |
| 16 | 3 | 2 | Luis Vega |  Cuba |
4:32.86 | QB |
| 17 | 2 | 1 |  Chile |
4:36.65 | ||
| 18 | 3 | 7 |  Peru |
4:38.75 | ||
| 19 | 1 | 1 |  Bolivia |
4:58.57 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Mexico |
DSQ | |||
| 1 | 7 | Yeziel Morales | Puerto Rico |
DNS |
B Final[]
The B final was also held on July 16.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 9 | 4 | Venezuela |
4:24.97 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Mexico |
4:26.29 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Argentina |
4:26.83 | NR | |
| 12 | 6 | Christian Bayo | Puerto Rico |
4:27.15 | NR |
| 13 | 2 | Rafael Alfaro | El Salvador |
4:27.40 | |
| 14 | 7 | Matías López | Paraguay |
4:27.47 | NR |
| 15 | 8 | Luis Vega | Cuba |
4:28.18 | |
| 16 | 1 | Costa Rica |
4:33.80 |
A Final[]
The A final was also held on July 16.[5] Thiago Pereira initially won, which would make it his third consecutive title along with a record 22nd Pan American medal. However, the judges dictated Pereira failed to touch the wall with both hands at the same time on one of his breaststroke turns as predicted by the rulebook.[6]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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2 | Brandonn Almeida | Brazil |
4:14.47 | WJR |
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3 | Luke Reilly |  Canada |
4:16.16 | |
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4 | United States |
4:16.91 | ||
| 4 | 5 | Michael Weiss | United States |
4:17.05 | |
| 5 | 8 | Alec Page | Canada |
4:18.61 | |
| 6 | 7 | Carlos Omaña |  Venezuela |
4:19.11 | NR |
| 7 | 1 | Tomas Peribonio |  Ecuador |
4:22.67 | |
| 6 | Thiago Pereira | Brazil |
DSQ |
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 400m individual medley Preliminaries
- ^ Men's 400m Medley - B Final
- ^ Men's 400m Medley - A Final
- ^ Pan Am newsmakers of the day: Disqualified swimmers
- Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games