Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's 100 metre breaststroke
| Men's 100 metre breaststroke at the XVII Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House | |||||||||
| Dates | July 17 (preliminaries and finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 17 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 59.21 | |||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games | ||||
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| Freestyle | ||||
| 50 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | women | |||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| Backstroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Breaststroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Butterfly | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Individual medley | ||||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| Freestyle relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | ||
| 4×200 m | men | women | ||
| Medley relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | ||
| Marathon | ||||
| 10 km | men | women | ||
The men's 100 metre breaststroke competition of the swimming events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 17 at the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House in Toronto, Canada.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion was Felipe França Silva of Brazil.
This race consisted of two lengths of the pool, all lengths in breaststroke. 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]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Adam Peaty (GBR) |
57.92 | London, United Kingdom | April 17, 2015 |
| Pan American Games record |  Mark Gangloff (USA) |
1:00.24 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | July 17, 2007 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 July | Heats | Felipe França Silva |  Brazil | 59.84 | GR |
| 17 July | A Final | Felipe França Silva | Brazil | 59.21 | GR |
Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (1:02.79) 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 (1:06.56) in the same qualifying period.[2] All other competing athletes were entered as universality spots.[2]
Schedule
All times are Eastern Time Zone (UTC-4).
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| July 17, 2015 | 11:22 | Heats |
| July 17, 2015 | 20:41 | Final B |
| July 17, 2015 | 20:46 | Final A |
Results
| 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 July 15.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Felipe França Silva | Brazil | 59.84 | QA, GR |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | Jorge Murillo |  Colombia | 1:00.53 | QA, NR |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | Felipe Lima | Brazil | 1:00.57 | QA |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | Richard Funk |  Canada | 1:00.80 | QA |
| 5 | 3 | 5 | Brad Craig | United States | 1:01.29 | QB |
| 6 | 2 | 5 | B.J. Johnson | United States | 1:01.61 | QA |
| 7 | 1 | 3 | Miguel De Lara |  Mexico | 1:01.85 | QA |
| 8 | 2 | 6 | Édgar Crespo |  Panama | 1:02.01 | QA |
| 9 | 1 | 5 | Carlos Claverie |  Venezuela | 1:02.02 | QB |
| 10 | 3 | 6 | Facundo Miguelena |  Argentina | 1:03.03 | QB |
| 11 | 2 | 2 | Dustin Tynes |  Bahamas | 1:03.15 | QB |
| 12 | 2 | 3 | James Dergousoff | Canada | 1:03.28 | QB |
| 13 | 1 | 6 | Renato Prono |  Paraguay | 1:03.75 | QB |
| 14 | 1 | 2 | Julian Fletcher |  Bermuda | 1:03.87 | QB |
| 15 | 3 | 7 | Jordy Groters |  Aruba | 1:03.92 | QB |
| 16 | 3 | 2 | Martin Melconian |  Uruguay | 1:04.26 | QB |
| 17 | 1 | 7 | Rafael Alfaro |  El Salvador | 1:05.50 | |
| 18 | 2 | 7 | Gerardo Huidobro |  Peru | 1:08.27 | |
| 19 | 3 | 1 | Corey Ollivierre |  Grenada | 1:10.96 | |
| 20 | 2 | 1 | Nikolas Sylvester |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1:11.94 |
B Final
The B final was also held on July 17.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4 | Carlos Claverie | Venezuela | 1:02.46 | |
| 10 | 3 | Dustin Tynes | Bahamas | 1:02.49 | |
| 11 | 6 | James Dergousoff | Canada | 1:02.57 | |
| 12 | 5 | Facundo Miguelena | Argentina | 1:03.55 | |
| 13 | 7 | Julian Fletcher | Bermuda | 1:03.60 | |
| 14 | 1 | Jordy Groters | Aruba | 1:03.97 | |
| 15 | 2 | Renato Prono | Paraguay | 1:04.57 | |
| 16 | 8 | Martin Melconian | Uruguay | 1:04.95 |
A Final
The A final was also held on July 15.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Felipe França Silva | Brazil | 59.21 | GR |
 | 3 | Felipe Lima | Brazil | 1:00.01 | |
 | 6 | Richard Funk | Canada | 1:00.29 | |
| 4 | 5 | Jorge Murillo | Colombia | 1:00.61 | |
| 5 | 2 | Brad Craig | United States | 1:01.34 | |
| 6 | 1 | Miguel De Lara | Mexico | 1:01.42 | NR |
| 7 | 7 | B.J. Johnson | United States | 1:01.77 | |
| 8 | 8 | Édgar Crespo | Panama | 1:01.88 |
References
- ↑ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). TO2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ↑ Men's 100m Breaststroke Preliminaries
- ↑ Men's 100m Breaststroke - B Final
- ↑ Men's 100m Breaststroke - A Final