| Men's 200 metre freestyle at the 2015 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 | 21 from 15 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:46.42 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| «2011 2019» | ||||||||||
| 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 freestyle 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. The defending Pan American Games champion was Brett Fraser of the Cayman Islands.
This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all lengths in 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.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Paul Biedermann (GER)
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1:42.00 | Rome, Italy | July 28, 2009 |
| Pan American Games record |  Brett Fraser (CAY)
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1.47.18 | Guadalajara, Mexico | October 18, 2011 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 July | A Final | João de Lucca |  Brazil |
1:46.42 | GR |
Qualification
Main article: Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games – QualificationEach National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (1:51.49) 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 (1:58.18) in the same qualifying period. All other competing athletes were entered as universality spots.
Schedule
All times are Eastern Time Zone (UTC-4).
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| July 15, 2015 | 10:20 | Heats |
| July 15, 2015 | 19:17 | Final B |
| July 15, 2015 | 19:23 | 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.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Cristian Quintero |  Venezuela |
1:48.42 | QA |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | Michael Weiss |  United States |
1:48.55 | QA |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Federico Grabich |  Argentina |
1:48.61 | QA |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | Michael Klueh | United States |
1:48.67 | QA |
| 5 | 2 | 4 | Jeremy Bagshaw |  Canada |
1:48.76 | QA |
| 6 | 2 | 5 | João de Lucca | Brazil |
1:48.78 | QA |
| 7 | 3 | 4 | Nicolas Oliveira | Brazil |
1:49.51 | QA |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | Benjamin Hockin |  Paraguay |
1:49.59 | QA |
| 9 | 2 | 6 | Marcos Lavado | Venezuela |
1:49.91 | QB |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | Luis Campos |  Mexico |
1:50.24 | QB |
| 11 | 1 | 3 | Alec Page | Canada |
1:50.34 | QB |
| 12 | 2 | 2 | Mateo de Angulo |  Colombia |
1:50.50 | QB |
| 13 | 3 | 7 | Tomas Peribonio |  Ecuador |
1:51.61 | QB |
| 14 | 1 | 2 | Marcelo Acosta |  El Salvador |
1:51.77 | QB |
| 15 | 1 | 7 | Luis Martínez |  Guatemala |
1:51.79 | QB |
| 16 | 3 | 6 | Guido Buscaglia | Argentina |
1:52.95 | QB |
| 17 | 2 | 7 | Alex Sobers |  Barbados |
1:53.11 | |
| 18 | 1 | 6 | Long Yuan Gutierrez | Mexico |
1:54.46 | |
| 19 | 3 | 1 | Noah Mascoll-Gomes |  Antigua and Barbuda |
1:55.56 | |
| 20 | 2 | 1 | Miguel Mena |  Nicaragua |
1:58.51 | |
| 21 | 1 | 1 | Omar Adams |  Guyana |
2:15.58 |
B Final
The B final was also held on July 15.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 9 | 3 | Alec Page | Canada |
1:49.86 | |
| 10 | 6 | Mateo de Angulo | Colombia |
1:50.01 | |
| 11 | 7 | Marcelo Acosta | El Salvador |
1:50.95 | |
| 12 | 2 | Tomas Peribonio | Ecuador |
1:50.98 | |
| 13 | 4 | Marcos Lavado | Venezuela |
1:51.08 | |
| 14 | 5 | Luis Campos | Mexico |
1:51.37 | |
| 15 | 8 | Alex Sobers | Barbados |
1:53.16 | |
| 16 | 1 | Luis Martínez | Guatemala |
1:53.39 |
A Final
The A final was also held on July 15.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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7 | João de Lucca | Brazil |
1:46.42 | GR, SA |
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3 | Federico Grabich |  Argentina |
1:47.62 | NR |
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5 | Michael Weiss |  United States |
1:47.63 | |
| 4 | 6 | Michael Klueh | United States |
1:47.73 | |
| 5 | 1 | Nicolas Oliveira | Brazil |
1:47.81 | |
| 6 | 4 | Cristian Quintero |  Venezuela |
1:47.88 | NR |
| 7 | 2 | Jeremy Bagshaw |  Canada |
1:47.92 | |
| 8 | 8 | Benjamin Hockin |  Paraguay |
1:50.03 |
References
- "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). TO2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- Men's 200m Freestyle Preliminaries
- Men's 200m Freestyle - B Final
- Men's 200m Freestyle - A Final