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Swimming at the 2014 South American Games – Men's 200 metre backstroke

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Men's 200 metre backstroke
at the 2014 South American Games
VenueEstadio Nacional
DatesMarch 7, 2014 (heats &
finals)
Competitors10 from 8 nations
Winning time2:00.28
Medalists
gold medal    Brazil
silver medal    Paraguay
bronze medal    Colombia
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The men's 200 metre backstroke competition at the 2014 South American Games took place on March 7 at the Estadio Nacional.[1][2] The last champion was Leonardo de Deus of Brazil.[3]

This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all in backstroke.[4]

Records

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

World record  Aaron Peirsol (USA) 1:51.92 Rome, Italy July 31, 2009
South American Games record  Leonardo de Deus (BRA) 2:02.00 Medellín, Colombia March 26, 2010

Results

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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

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The first round was held on March 7, at 11:56.[1]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 4 Leonardo de Deus  Brazil 2:05.75 Q
2 1 5 David Céspedes  Colombia 2:07.20 Q
3 1 4 Matías López Chaparro  Paraguay 2:07.70 Q
3 2 3 Agustín Hernandez  Argentina 2:07.70 Q
5 2 5 Benjamin Hockin  Paraguay 2:08.33 Q
6 1 6 Eduardo Opazo Rojas  Chile 2:10.90 Q
7 2 2 Benjamin Quintanilla Arias  Chile 2:11.13 Q
8 2 6 Carlos Polit Carvajal  Ecuador 2:11.40 Q
9 1 3 Jesus Daniel Lopez  Venezuela 2:11.55
10 1 2 Jose Alberto Moreno  Bolivia 2:18.92

Final

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The final was held on March 7, at 20:34.[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Leonardo de Deus  Brazil 2:00.28 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 Matías López Chaparro  Paraguay 2:02.43 NR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 David Céspedes  Colombia 2:04.12
4 3 Agustín Hernandez  Argentina 2:05.48
5 2 Benjamin Hockin  Paraguay 2:06.22
6 7 Eduardo Opazo Rojas  Chile 2:10.10
7 1 Benjamin Quintanilla Arias  Chile 2:11.02
8 8 Carlos Polit Carvajal  Ecuador 2:12.00

References

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  1. ^ a b "Results of the 200-metre backstroke heats at 2014 South American Games" (PDF). 2014 South American Games Official Site. March 7, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Results of the 200-metre backstroke finals at 2014 South American Games" (PDF). 2014 South American Games Official Site. March 7, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  3. ^ "2010 South American Games - Full Results" (PDF). Best Swimming. March 7, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  4. ^ "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.