| Men's 100 metre backstroke at the 2011 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Scotiabank Aquatics Center | |||||||||
| Dates | October 17 (preliminaries and finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| «2007 2015» | ||||||||||
| Swimming at the 2011 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 |
The men's 100 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place on October 17 at the Scotiabank Aquatics Center in the municipality of Zapopan, near Guadalajara, Mexico. The defending Pan American Games champion was Randall Bal of the United States
This race consisted of two lengths of the pool, all in backstroke.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Aaron Peirsol (USA)
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51.94 | Indianapolis, United States | July 8, 2009 |
| Pan American Games record | Randall Bal (USA)
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53.66 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | July 22, 2007 |
Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (56.7) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 4, 2011). NOCs were also permitted to enter one athlete providing they had met the B standard (58.6) in the same qualifying period.
Results
All times are in minutes and seconds.
| 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 October 17.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Eugene Godsoe | United States |
55.04 | QA |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Thiago Pereira |  Brazil |
55.50 | QA |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | David Russell | United States |
55.57 | QA |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | Guilherme Guido | Brazil |
55.71 | QA |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | Federico Grabich |  Argentina |
56.00 | QA |
| 6 | 2 | 6 | Pedro Medel |  Cuba |
56.71 | QA |
| 7 | 2 | 3 | Omar Pinzón |  Colombia |
56.82 | QA |
| 8 | 1 | 6 | Luis Rojas |  Venezuela |
57.61 | QA |
| 9 | 1 | 2 | Charles Hockin |  Paraguay |
57.65 | QB |
| 10 | 2 | 7 | Miguel Robles |  Mexico |
57.93 | QB |
| 11 | 2 | 2 | Anival Rodriguez | Mexico |
59.29 | QB |
B Final
The B final was also held on October 17.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4 | Miguel Robles | Mexico |
58.29 | |
| 10 | 5 | Anival Rodriguez | Mexico |
59.11 |
A Final
The A final was also held on October 17.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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5 | Thiago Pereira | Brazil |
54.56 | |
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4 | Eugene Godsoe | United States |
54.61 | |
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6 | Guilherme Guido | Brazil |
54.81 | |
| 4 | 3 | David Russell | United States |
54.87 | |
| 5 | 2 | Federico Grabich | Argentina |
55.22 | |
| 6 | 7 | Pedro Medel | Cuba |
56.16 | |
| 7 | 1 | Luis Rojas | Venezuela |
57.54 | |
| 8 | 8 | Charles Hockin | Paraguay |
57.63 |
References
- "Sessions" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- "Men's 100m Backstroke Preliminaries". Guadalajara 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ "Finals – Day 3" (PDF). Best Swimming. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- "Men's 100m Backstroke Final A". Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original on October 20, 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.