The men's 200 metre butterfly competition of the swimming events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 14 at the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House in Toronto, Canada.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion was Leonardo de Deus of Brazil.
| Men's 200 metre butterfly at the 2015 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House | |||||||||
| Dates | July 14 (preliminaries and finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 17 from 10 nations | |||||||||
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This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all lengths in butterfly. 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.[2]
On July 16 it was reported that Mauricio Fiol oF Peru tested positive for stanozolol with the likely outcome of being stripped of his medal.[3] On July 23 the PASO issued a press release indicating that Fiol was disqualified and has to forfeit his medal.[4]
Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Michael Phelps (USA)
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1:51.51 | Rome, Italy | July 29, 2009 |
| Pan American Games record |  Kaio de Almeida (BRA)
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1:55.45 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | July 21, 2007 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 July | A Final | Leonardo de Deus | Brazil |
1:55.01 | GR |
Qualification
editEach National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (2:01.39) 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 (2:08.67) in the same qualifying period.[2] All other competing athletes were entered as universality spots.[2]
Results
edit| 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 July 14.[5]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 6 |  Peru |
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| 2 | 3 | 4 | Leonardo de Deus | Brazil |
1:58.44 | QA |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Bobby Bollier |  United States |
1:58.61 | QA |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | Alec Page |  Canada |
1:58.82 | QA |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | Marcos Lavado |  Venezuela |
1:59.08 | QA |
| 6 | 2 | 4 | Kaio de Almeida | Brazil |
1:59.24 | QA |
| 7 | 1 | 5 | Zack Chetrat | Canada |
1:59.39 | QA |
| 8 | 2 | 5 | Andrew Torres |  Puerto Rico |
1:59.83 | QA |
| 9 | 3 | 6 | Long Yuan Gutierrez |  Mexico |
2:00.30 | QB |
| 10 | 1 | 6 | Esnaider Reales |  Colombia |
2:01.19 | QB |
| 11 | 2 | 3 | Andres Montoya | Colombia |
2:01.73 | QB |
| 12 | 2 | 2 | Lazaro Vergara |  Cuba |
2:02.43 | QB |
| 13 | 1 | 3 | Ty Stewart | United States |
2:02.68 | QB |
| 14 | 3 | 2 | Jose Martinez | Mexico |
2:03.15 | QB |
| 15 | 1 | 2 | Maximiliano Abreu |  Paraguay |
2:05.61 | QB |
| 16 | 2 | 7 | Matthew Mays |  Virgin Islands |
2:07.90 | QB |
| 17 | 3 | 7 | Aldo Castillo |  Bolivia |
2:12.77 |
B Final
editThe B final was also held on July 14.[6]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4 | Long Yuan Gutierrez | Mexico |
2:00.09 | |
| 10 | 5 | Esnaider Reales | Colombia |
2:00.79 | |
| 11 | 3 | Andres Montoya | Colombia |
2:00.93 | |
| 12 | 6 | Lazaro Vergara | Cuba |
2:02.30 | |
| 13 | 7 | Jose Martinez | Mexico |
2:02.39 | |
| 14 | 2 | Ty Stewart | United States |
2:02.59 | |
| 15 | 1 | Maximiliano Abreu | Paraguay |
2:06.91 | |
| 16 | 8 | Matthew Mays | Virgin Islands |
2:09.74 |
A Final
editThe A final was also held on July 14.[7]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | Leonardo de Deus | Brazil |
1:55.01 | GR |
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1 | Zack Chetrat |  Canada |
1:56.90 | NR |
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6 | Alec Page | Canada |
1:58.01 | |
| 4 | 7 | Kaio de Almeida | Brazil |
1:58.51 | |
| 5 | 8 | Andrew Torres |  Puerto Rico |
1:59.37 | |
| 6 | 2 | Marcos Lavado |  Venezuela |
1:59.59 | |
| 7 | 3 | Bobby Bollier | United States |
1:59.89 | |
| DQ | 4 |  Peru |
References
edit- ^ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ a b c "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). TO2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ "Peruvian silver medallist Mauricio Fiol tests positive for anabolic steroids". National Post. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
- ^ "Press Releases Toronto Canada, July 23th, 2015". PASO–ODEPA.org. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
- ^ Men's 200m Butterfly Preliminaries
- ^ Men's 200m Butterfly - B Final
- ^ Men's 200m Butterfly - A Final