| Men's 200 metre butterfly at the 2014 South American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Estadio Nacional | |||||||||
| Dates | March 8, 2014 (heats & finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:57.84 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's 200 metre butterfly competition at the 2014 South American Games took place on March 8 at the Estadio Nacional. [1] [2] The last champion was Leonardo de Deus of Brazil. [3]
The 2014 South American Games was a multi-sport event that took place in Santiago, Chile. It was the 10th edition of the ODESUR South American Games. Santiago hosted this event for the second time, the first being in 1986. Most of the events took place in and around the National Stadium. The games were held between March 7 to 18.
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos is the national stadium of Chile, and is located in the Ñuñoa district of Santiago. It is the largest stadium in Chile with an official capacity of 48,665. It is part of a 62 hectare sporting complex which also features tennis courts, an aquatics center, a modern gymnasium, a velodrome, a BMX circuit, and an assistant ground/warmup athletics track.
The Men's 200m butterfly event at the 2010 South American Games was held on March 27, with the heats at 10:26 and the Final at 18:05.
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This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all lengths being in butterfly stroke. [4]
The butterfly is a swimming stroke swum on the chest, with both arms moving symmetrically, accompanied by the butterfly kick. While other styles like the breaststroke, front crawl, or backstroke can be swum adequately by beginners, the butterfly is a more difficult stroke that requires good technique as well as strong muscles. It is the newest swimming style swum in competition, first swum in 1933 and originating out of the breaststroke.
