Swimming at the 2014 South American Games – Men's 100 metre backstroke
| 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]
Records[edit]
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)
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55.14 | Medellín, Colombia | March 27, 2010 |
Results[edit]
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[edit]
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 |
Final[edit]
The final was held on March 8, at 19:41.[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | Albert Subirats | Venezuela |
54.31 | CR, NR |
 |
4 | Federico Grabich | Argentina |
55.22 | |
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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 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Results of the 100-metre backstroke heats at 2014 South American Games" (PDF). 2014 South American Games Official Site. March 8, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
- ^ a b "Results of the 100-metre backstroke finals at 2014 South American Games" (PDF). 2014 South American Games Official Site. March 8, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
- ^ "2010 South American Games - Full Results" (PDF). Best Swimming. March 8, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
- ^ "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.