| Men's 100 metre backstroke at the 2014 South American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Estadio Nacional | |||||||||
| Dates | March 8, 2014 (heats & finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 54.31 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's 100 metre backstroke competition at the 2014 South American Games took place on March 8 at the Estadio Nacional. [1] [2] The last champion was Guilherme Guido of Brazil. [3]
This race consisted of two lengths of the pool, all in backstroke. [4]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record |  Aaron Peirsol (USA) | 51.94 | Indianapolis, United States | July 8, 2009 |
| South American Games record |  Guilherme Guido (BRA) | 55.14 | Medellín, Colombia | March 27, 2010 |
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 |
The first round was held on March 8, at 11:25. [1]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Federico Grabich |  Argentina | 56.66 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Fernando dos Santos | Brazil | 56.87 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | Albert Subirats |  Venezuela | 56.94 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | Thiago Pereira | Brazil | 57.06 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | Benjamin Hockin |  Paraguay | 57.29 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | Charles Hockin | Paraguay | 57.88 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Agustín Hernandez | Argentina | 58.38 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 6 | David Céspedes |  Colombia | 58.42 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 6 | Jesus Daniel Lopez | Venezuela | 59.22 | |
| 10 | 1 | 2 | Carlos Polit Carvajal |  Ecuador | 59.52 | |
| 11 | 2 | 7 | Andrew Rutherfurd |  Bolivia | 1:00.04 | |
| 12 | 1 | 7 | Benjamin Quintanilla Arias |  Chile | 1:00.37 | |
| 13 | 2 | 1 | Eduardo Opazo Rojas | Chile | 1:02.53 | |
| 14 | 1 | 1 | Jose Quintanilla Moreno | Bolivia | 1:03.13 |
The final was held on March 8, at 19:41. [2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 3 | Albert Subirats | Venezuela | 54.31 | CR, NR |
 | 4 | Federico Grabich | Argentina | 55.22 | |
 | 5 | Fernando dos Santos | Brazil | 55.27 | |
| 4 | 6 | Thiago Pereira | Brazil | 55.49 | |
| 5 | 2 | Benjamin Hockin | Paraguay | 56.90 | |
| 6 | 7 | Charles Hockin | Paraguay | 58.13 | |
| 7 | 1 | Agustín Hernandez | Argentina | 58.52 | |
| 8 | 8 | David Céspedes | Colombia | 58.85 |
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