The men's 100 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place on October 16 at the Scotiabank Aquatics Center in the municipality of Zapopan, near Guadalajara, Mexico.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion was César Cielo Filho of the Brazil.
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| Venue | Scotiabank Aquatics Center | |||||||||
| Dates | October 16 (preliminaries and finals) | |||||||||
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This race consisted of two lengths of the pool, both lengths in freestyle.[2]
Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  César Cielo Filho (BRA)
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46.91 | Rome, Italy | July 30, 2009 |
| Pan American Games record | César Cielo Filho (BRA)
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48.79 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | July 18, 2007 |
Qualification
editEach National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (50.4) 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 (51.9) in the same qualifying period.[2]
Results
editAll 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
editThe first round was held on October 16.[3]
B Final
editThe B final was also held on October 16.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 9 | 4 | Federico Grabich |  Argentina |
49.95 | |
| 10 | 5 | Gabriel Melconian |  Uruguay |
50.30 | |
| 11 | 6 | Shawn Clarke |  Barbados |
51.00 | |
| 12 | 3 | Rory Biskupski |  Canada |
51.15 | |
| 13 | 2 | Alejandro Escudero |  Mexico |
51.66 | |
| 14 | 7 | Mario Montoya |  Costa Rica |
51.83 | |
| 15 | 1 | Raúl Martínez |  Puerto Rico |
51.94 | |
| 16 | 8 | Antonio Cisneros | Mexico |
52.55 |
A Final
editThe A final was also held on October 16.[5][4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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4 | César Cielo | Brazil |
47.84 | GR |
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3 | Hanser García |  Cuba |
48.34 | |
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5 | Shaune Fraser |  Cayman Islands |
48.63 | |
| 4 | 6 | Douglas Robison |  United States |
48.98 | |
| 5 | 2 | Brett Fraser | Cayman Islands |
49.07 | |
| 6 | 7 | Robert Savulich | United States |
49.62 | |
| 7 | 1 | Cristian Quintero |  Venezuela |
49.75 | |
| 8 | 8 | Benjamin Hockin |  Paraguay |
50.03 |
References
edit- ^ Guadalajara 2011 sessions Archived 2011-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Swimming technical manual Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Men's 100m Freestyle Preliminaries[dead link]
- ^ a b "Finals – Day 2" (PDF). Best Swimming. 2011. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- ^ Men's 100m Freestyle Final A[dead link]