Swimming at the 2014 South American Games – Men's 200 metre backstroke
| Men's 200 metre backstroke at the 2014 South American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Estadio Nacional | |||||||||
| Dates |
March 7, 2014 (heats & finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:00.28 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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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
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
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
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 Echeverri |  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
The final was held on March 7, at 20:34.[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Leonardo de Deus | Brazil | 2:00.28 | CR |
 | 6 | Matías López Chaparro | Paraguay | 2:02.43 | NR |
 | 5 | David Echeverri | 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
- 1 2 "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.
- 1 2 "Results of the 200-metre backstroke finals at 2014 South American Games" (PDF). 2014 South American Games Official Site. March 7, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ↑ "2010 South American Games - Full Results" (PDF). Best Swimming. March 7, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
- ↑ "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
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