Swimming at the 2014 South American Games – Men's 200 metre individual medley
| Men's 200 metre individual medley at the 2014 South American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Estadio Nacional | |||||||||
| Dates | March 9, 2014 (heats & finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 9 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:00.29 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's 200 metre individual medley competition at the 2014 South American Games took place on March 9 at the Estadio Nacional.[1][2] The last champion was Thiago Pereira of Brazil.[3]
This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, one each in backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle swimming.[4]
Records[edit]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record |  Ryan Lochte (USA)
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1:54.00 | Shanghai, China | July 28, 2011 |
| South American Games record |  Thiago Pereira (BRA)
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2:03.16 | Medellín, Colombia | March 28, 2010 |
Results[edit]
All times are in minutes and seconds.
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | CR | Championships record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Heats[edit]
The first round was held on March 9, at 11:47.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Carlos Claverie |  Venezuela |
2:07.09 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Thiago Simon | Brazil |
2:08.62 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Thiago Pereira | Brazil |
2:09.00 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | Guido Buscaglia |  Argentina |
2:09.56 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 5 | Juan Pablo Botero |  Colombia |
2:11.14 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 3 | Matías López |  Paraguay |
2:11.60 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 2 | Felipe Quiroz Uteau |  Chile |
2:11.71 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 6 | Andrew Rutherfurd |  Bolivia |
2:11.93 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 6 | Enrique Duran Garcia Bedoya |  Peru |
2:12.10 | |
| 10 | 2 | 1 | Wayne Denswil |  Suriname |
2:12.68 | |
| 11 | 2 | 2 | Carlos Polit Carvajal |  Ecuador |
2:14.67 | |
| 12 | 1 | 7 | Eduardo Opazo Rojas | Chile |
2:16.30 | |
| 13 | 2 | 7 | Byron Franco Zambrano | Ecuador |
2:22.34 |
Final[edit]
The final was held on March 9, at 19:16.[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | Thiago Pereira | Brazil |
2:00.09 | CR |
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5 | Thiago Simon | Brazil |
2:02.80 | |
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4 | Carlos Claverie | Venezuela |
2:05.77 | |
| 4 | 7 | Matías López | Paraguay |
2:06.26 | NR |
| 5 | 2 | Juan Pablo Botero | Colombia |
2:09.29 | |
| 6 | 8 | Andrew Rutherfurd | Bolivia |
2:10.81 | NR |
| 7 | 6 | Guido Buscaglia | Argentina |
2:10.89 | |
| 8 | 1 | Felipe Quiroz Uteau | Chile |
2:11.71 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Results of the 200-metre individual medley heats at 2014 South American Games" (PDF). 2014 South American Games Official Site. March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
- ^ a b "Results of the 200-metre individual medley finals at 2014 South American Games" (PDF). 2014 South American Games Official Site. March 9, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
- ^ "2010 South American Games - Full Results" (PDF). Best Swimming. March 9, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
- ^ "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.