Swimming at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's 200 metre freestyle

Men's 200 metre freestyle at the XVI Pan American Games
Venue Scotiabank Aquatics Center
Dates October 18 (preliminaries and finals)
Competitors 20 from 15 nations
Medalists
 Brett Fraser  Cayman Islands
 Shaune Fraser  Cayman Islands
 Benjamin Hockin  Paraguay
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The men's 200 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place on October 18 at the Scotiabank Aquatics Center in the municipality of Zapopan, near Guadalajara, Mexico.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion was Matthew Owen of the United States

This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all in freestyle.[2]

At this race, Benjamin Hockin gave Paraguay its first medal in the history of swimming at the Pan American Games.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

World record  Paul Biedermann (GER) 1:42.00 Rome, Italy July 28, 2009
Pan American Games record  Gustavo Borges (BRA) 1:48.49 Mar del Plata, Argentina March 12, 1995

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (1:51.6) 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 (1:54.7) in the same qualifying period.[2]

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 18.

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTime[3]Notes
115Matthew Patton United States1:50.09QA
224Shuane Fraser Cayman Islands1:50.27QA
323Benjamin Hockin Paraguay1:50.52QA
425Cristian Quintero Venezuela1:50.67QA
534Brett Fraser Cayman Islands1:50.75QA
613André Schultz Brazil1:50.96QA
633Daniele Tirabassi Venezuela1:50.96QA
835Douglas Robison United States1:51.29QA
914Nicolas Oliveira Brazil1:52.65QB
1016Martin Kutscher Uruguay1:53.32QB
1117Gerardo Bañuelos Mexico1:53.92QB
1237Rual Martinez Puerto Rico1:54.04QB
1312Gustavo Berretta Mexico1:54.10QB
1436Mateo de Angulo Colombia1:54.55QB
1527Francis Despond Canada1:54.70QB
1522Mario Montoya Costa Rica1:54.70QB
1731Sebastian Jahnsen Peru1:55.10
1832Shawn Clarke Barbados1:55.77
1926Federico Grabich Argentina1:55.77
2021Kevin Avila Guatemala2:00.47

B Final

The B final was also held on October 18.[4]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
91Mario Montoya Costa Rica1:53.13
106Gustavo Berretta Mexico1:53.16
115Gerardo Bañuelos Mexico1:53.26
127Francis Despond Canada1:53.65
132Mateo de Angulo Colombia1:53.72
144Martin Kutscher Uruguay1:53.89
153Raúl Martínez Puerto Rico1:54.19
168Sebastian Jahnsen Peru1:55.26

A Final

Benjamin Hockin

The A final was also held on October 18.[4]

RankLaneNameNationalityTime[5]Notes
1st, gold medalist(s)2Brett Fraser Cayman Islands1:47.18GR
2nd, silver medalist(s)5Shaune Fraser Cayman Islands1:48.29
3rd, bronze medalist(s)3Benjamin Hockin Paraguay1:48.48
44Matthew Patton United States1:48.64
58Douglas Robison United States1:48.71
66Cristian Quintero Venezuela1:49.44
71André Schultz Brazil1:50.04
87Daniele Tirabassi Venezuela1:52.31

References

  1. ↑ "Sessions" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  3. ↑ "Men's 200m Freestyle Preliminaries". Guadalajara 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  4. 1 2 "Finals – Day 4" (PDF). Best Swimming. 2011. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Men's 200m Freestyle Final A". Guadalajara 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
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