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Swimming at the 2014 South American Games – Men's 400 metre individual medley

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Men's 400 metre individual medley
at the 2014 South American Games
VenueEstadio Nacional
DatesMarch 10, 2014 (heats &
finals)
Competitors8 from 6 nations
Winning time4:23.15
Medalists
gold medal    Brazil
silver medal    Ecuador
bronze medal    Brazil
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The men's 400 metre individual medley competition at the 2014 South American Games took place on March 10 at the Estadio Nacional.[1] The last champion was Thiago Pereira of Brazil.[2]

This race consisted of eight lengths of the pool. The first two lengths were swum using the butterfly stroke, the second pair with the backstroke, the third pair of lengths in breaststroke, and the final two were freestyle.[3]

Records

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

World record  Michael Phelps (USA) 4:03.84 Beijing, China August 10, 2008
South American Games record  Thiago Pereira (BRA) 4:28.79 Medellín, Colombia March 29, 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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Heats weren't performed, as only eight swimmers had entered.

Final

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The final was held on March 10, at 21:05.[1]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Thiago Pereira  Brazil 4:23.15 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3 Esteban Enderica  Ecuador 4:25.30
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 Thiago Simon  Brazil 4:27.86
4 6 Matias López Chaparro  Paraguay 4:32.58 NR
5 7 David Céspedes  Colombia 4:40.37
6 1 Felipe Quiroz Uteau  Chile 4:40.72
7 8 Joaquin Sepulveda Parra  Chile 4:52.14
- 2 Andy Arteta Gomez  Venezuela DSQ

References

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  1. ^ a b "Results of the 400-metre individual medley finals at 2014 South American Games" (PDF). 2014 South American Games Official Site. March 10, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 11, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  2. ^ "2010 South American Games - Full Results" (PDF). Best Swimming. March 10, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  3. ^ Swimming technical manual Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine