Swimming at the 2010 South American Games – Men's 400 metre individual medley
The Men's 400m individual medley event at the 2010 South American Games was held on March 29, with the heats at 11:02 and the Final at 18:25.
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Thiago Pereira Brazil
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Esteban Enderica Ecuador
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Cristhian Orjuela Colombia
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Records[edit]
| Standing records prior to the 2010 South American Games | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Michael Phelps (USA)
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4:03.84 | Beijing, China | 10 August 2008 |
| Competition Record | Diogo Yabe (BRA)
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4:31.91 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 18 November 2006 |
| South American record | Thiago Pereira (BRA)
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4:08.86 | Rome, Italy | 2 August 2009 |
Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | Thiago Pereira (BRA)
|
4:36.48 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | Cristhian Orjuela (COL)
|
4:38.92 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 3 |  Benjamin Blanco (CHI)
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4:39.74 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | 6 | Diego Bonilla (COL)
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4:42.12 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | Esteban Enderica (ECU)
|
4:42.40 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 5 |  Diego Castillo (PAN)
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4:43.56 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 6 |  Joel Romeu (URU)
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4:45.40 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 5 |  Sebastián Jahnsen Madico (PER)
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4:45.46 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 6 |  Esteban Paz (ARG)
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4:46.41 | |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | Victor de la Rosa Garcia (PER)
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4:58.17 | |
| 11 | 3 | 5 | Gaston Rodriguez (ARG)
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5:00.56 | |
| 12 | 1 | 2 |  Julio Laurentino (PAR)
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5:23.39 | |
| 1 | 4 |  Leopoldo Andara (VEN)
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DNS | ||
| 2 | 2 |  Diguan Pigot (SUR)
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DNS | ||
| 2 | 4 | Leonardo de Deus (BRA)
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DNS | ||
| 2 | 7 |  Armando Esteban Claure (BOL)
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DNS | ||
| 3 | 7 | Jair Boerenveen (SUR)
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DNS |
Final[edit]
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Thiago Pereira (BRA)
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4:28.79 | CR |
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2 | Esteban Enderica (ECU)
|
4:30.41 | |
 |
5 | Cristhian Orjuela (COL)
|
4:35.24 | |
| 4 | 3 | Benjamin Blanco (CHI)
|
4:38.76 | |
| 5 | 8 | Sebastián Jahnsen Madico (PER)
|
4:45.00 | |
| 6 | 7 | Diego Castillo (PAN)
|
4:45.06 | |
| 7 | 6 | Diego Bonilla (COL)
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4:45.11 | |
| 8 | 1 | Joel Romeu (URU)
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4:56.56 |