Men's 400 metre individual medley at the XVII Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House | |||||||||
Dates | July 16 (preliminaries and finals) | |||||||||
Competitors | 20 from 15 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 4:14.47 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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«2011 2019» |
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 400 metre individual medley competition of the swimming events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 16 at the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House in Toronto, Canada. [1] The defending Pan American Games champion was Thiago Pereira of Brazil.
Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water. Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic sports, with varied distance events in butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle, and individual medley. In addition to these individual events, four swimmers can take part in either a freestyle or medley relay. A medley relay consists of four swimmers who will each swim a different stroke, ordered as backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle. Swimming each stroke requires a set of specific techniques; in competition, there are distinct regulations concerning the acceptable form for each individual stroke. There are also regulations on what types of swimsuits, caps, jewelry and injury tape that are allowed at competitions. Although it is possible for competitive swimmers to incur several injuries from the sport, such as tendinitis in the shoulders or knees, there are also multiple health benefits associated with the sport.
The 2015 Pan American Games, officially the XVII Pan American Games and commonly known as the Toronto 2015 Pan-Am Games, were a major international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Pan American Games, as governed by Pan American Sports Organization (PASO). The games were held from July 10 to 26, 2015 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; preliminary rounds in certain events began on July 7, 2015. These were the third Pan American games hosted by Canada, and the first in the province of Ontario. The Games were held at venues in Toronto and seventeen other Golden Horseshoe communities. The Pan American Games and 2015 Parapan American Games were organized by the Toronto Organizing Committee for the 2015 Pan and Parapan American Games (TO2015).
The Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre is a sports complex in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Owned by the City of Toronto government and the University of Toronto, it is located at the northern grounds of the University's Scarborough campus near the intersection of Highway 401 and Morningside Avenue in the suburb of Scarborough.
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. 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]
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.
Backstroke or back crawl is one of the four swimming styles used in competitive events regulated by FINA, and the only one of these styles swum on the back. This swimming style has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disadvantage of swimmers not being able to see where they are going. It also has a different start from the other three competition swimming styles. The swimming style is similar to an upside down front crawl or freestyle. Both backstroke and front crawl are long-axis strokes. In individual medley backstroke is the second style swum; in the medley relay it is the first style swum.
Breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on their chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to the swimmer's head being out of the water a large portion of the time, and that it can be swum comfortably at slow speeds. In most swimming classes, beginners learn either the breaststroke or the freestyle first. However, at the competitive level, swimming breaststroke at speed requires comparable endurance and strength to other strokes. Some people refer to breaststroke as the "frog" stroke, as the arms and legs move somewhat like a frog swimming in the water. The stroke itself is the slowest of any competitive strokes and is thought to be the oldest of all swimming strokes.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
World record | 4:03.84 | Beijing, China | August 10, 2008 | |
Pan American Games record | 4:11.14 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | July 17, 2007 |
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (4:35.99) 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 (4:52.55) in the same qualifying period. [2] All other competing athletes were entered as universality spots. [2]
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) is a national constituent of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, NOCs are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games. They may nominate cities within their respective areas as candidates for future Olympic Games. NOCs also promote the development of athletes and training of coaches and officials at a national level within their geographies.
All times are Eastern Time Zone (UTC-4).
Date | Time | Round |
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July 16, 2015 | 10:23 | Heats |
July 16, 2015 | 19:31 | Final B |
July 16, 2015 | 19:40 | Final A |
KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | GR | Games record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
The first round was held on July 16. [3]
Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 2 | 5 | Max Williamson | 4:17.92 | QA | |
2 | 2 | 4 | Michael Weiss | 4:17.96 | QA | |
3 | 3 | 5 | Luke Reilly | 4:19.44 | QA | |
4 | 3 | 4 | Thiago Pereira | 4:19.92 | QA | |
5 | 1 | 4 | Brandonn Almeida | 4:20.59 | QA | |
6 | 3 | 3 | Carlos Omaña | 4:20.84 | QA | |
7 | 2 | 3 | Tomas Peribonio | 4:21.07 | QA | |
8 | 1 | 5 | Alec Page | 4:21.46 | QA | |
9 | 1 | 3 | Juan Sequera | 4:25.69 | QB | |
10 | 1 | 6 | Esteban Paz | 4:27.37 | QB | |
11 | 3 | 6 | Juan Del Pino | 4:28.37 | QB | |
12 | 2 | 6 | Christian Bayo | 4:28.54 | QB | |
13 | 1 | 2 | Rafael Alfaro | 4:29.81 | QB | |
14 | 2 | 7 | Matías López | 4:30.27 | QB, NR | |
15 | 3 | 1 | Esteban Araya | 4:31.52 | QB | |
16 | 3 | 2 | Luis Vega | 4:32.86 | QB | |
17 | 2 | 1 | Felipe Quiroz | 4:36.65 | ||
18 | 3 | 7 | Jean Pierre Monteagudo | 4:38.75 | ||
19 | 1 | 1 | Aldo Castillo Sulca | 4:58.57 | ||
2 | 2 | Julio Olvera | DSQ | |||
1 | 7 | Yeziel Morales | DNS |
The B final was also held on July 16. [4]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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9 | 4 | Juan Sequera | 4:24.97 | ||
10 | 3 | Juan Del Pino | 4:26.29 | ||
11 | 5 | Esteban Paz | 4:26.83 | NR | |
12 | 6 | Christian Bayo | 4:27.15 | NR | |
13 | 2 | Rafael Alfaro | 4:27.40 | ||
14 | 7 | Matías López | 4:27.47 | NR | |
15 | 8 | Luis Vega | 4:28.18 | ||
16 | 1 | Esteban Araya | 4:33.80 |
The A final was also held on July 16. [5] Thiago Pereira initially won, which would make it his third consecutive title along with a record 22nd Pan American medal. However, the judges dictated Pereira failed to touch the wall with both hands at the same time on one of his breaststroke turns as predicted by the rulebook. [6]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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2 | Brandonn Almeida | 4:14.47 | WJR | ||
3 | Luke Reilly | 4:16.16 | |||
4 | Max Williamson | 4:16.91 | |||
4 | 5 | Michael Weiss | 4:17.05 | ||
5 | 8 | Alec Page | 4:18.61 | ||
6 | 7 | Carlos Omaña | 4:19.11 | NR | |
7 | 1 | Tomas Peribonio | 4:22.67 | ||
6 | Thiago Pereira | DSQ |
Thiago Machado Vilela Pereira is a retired Brazilian international competition swimmer. One of the greatest swimmers in the history of Brazil, Pereira won the silver medal in the 400-meter individual medley at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, beating the then-current Olympic champion Michael Phelps. He also broke a world record in the short course 200-meter individual medley, and broke several South American and Brazilian records. During his career, he competed with swimming legends Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte.
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