Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's 50 metre freestyle
| Men's 50 metre freestyle at the XVII Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House | |||||||||
| Dates | July 17 (preliminaries and finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 22 from 18 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 21.86 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 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 50 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 17 at the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House in Toronto, Canada.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion was César Cielo Filho of Brazil.
This race consisted of one length of the pool in 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]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  César Cielo Filho (BRA) |
20.91 | Sao Paulo, Brazil | December 18, 2009 |
| Pan American Games record | César Cielo Filho (BRA) |
21.58 | Guadalajara, Mexico | October 20, 2011 |
Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (22.71) 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 (24.07) in the same qualifying period.[2] All other competing athletes were entered as universality spots.[2]
Schedule
All times are Eastern Time Zone (UTC-4).
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| July 17, 2015 | 11:45 | Heats |
| July 17, 2015 | 12:25 | Swim-off |
| July 17, 2015 | 21:12 | Final B |
| July 17, 2015 | 21:16 | Final A |
Results
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | GR | Games record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Heats
The first round was held on July 17.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Josh Schneider |  United States | 21.97 | QA |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Cullen Jones | United States | 22.12 | QA |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | Federico Grabich |  Argentina | 22.25 | QA |
| 4 | 3 | 6 | Renzo Tjon A Joe |  Suriname | 22.31 | QA |
| 5 | 3 | 4 | Bruno Fratus | Brazil | 22.33 | QA |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | George Bovell |  Trinidad and Tobago | 22.34 | QA |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | Oleksandr Loginov |  Canada | 22.37 | QA |
| 8 | 2 | 3 | Erik Risolvato |  Puerto Rico | 22.48 | ? |
| 1 | 3 | Dylan Carter | Trinidad and Tobago | ? | ||
| 10 | 2 | 5 | Karl Krug | Canada | 22.55 | QB |
| 11 | 1 | 6 | Brett Fraser |  Cayman Islands | 22.71 | QB |
| 12 | 3 | 5 | Nicholas Santos | Brazil | 22.74 | QB |
| 13 | 3 | 2 | Cristian Quintero |  Venezuela | 22.77 | QB |
| 14 | 2 | 2 | Jordan Augier |  Saint Lucia | 23.17 | QB |
| 15 | 2 | 7 | Charles Hockin |  Paraguay | 23.57 | QB |
| 16 | 1 | 2 | Allan Gutiérrez Castro |  Honduras | 23.62 | QB |
| 17 | 1 | 7 | Miguel Mena |  Nicaragua | 23.71 | |
| 18 | 3 | 7 | Jordy Groters |  Aruba | 23.93 | |
| 19 | 3 | 1 | Nikolas Sylvester |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 26.14 | |
| 20 | 3 | 8 | Omar Adams |  Guyana | 26.58 | |
| 21 | 1 | 1 | Corey Ollivierre |  Grenada | 26.61 | |
| 22 | 2 | 1 | Frantz Dorsainvil |  Haiti | 33.83 |
Swim-off
A swim-off was contested between Erik Risolvato and Dylan Carter to determine who would advance as the eighth seed to the A Final.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Erik Risolvato | Puerto Rico | 22.33 | QA |
| 2 | 4 | Dylan Carter | Trinidad and Tobago | 22.39 | QB |
B Final
The B final was also held on July 17.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4 | Dylan Carter | Trinidad and Tobago | 22.39 | |
| 10 | 6 | Nicholas Santos | Brazil | 22.55 | |
| 11 | 5 | Karl Krug | Canada | 22.59 | |
| 12 | 2 | Cristian Quintero | Venezuela | 22.76 | |
| 13 | 3 | Brett Fraser | Cayman Islands | 22.93 | |
| 14 | 7 | Jordan Augier | Saint Lucia | 23.08 | |
| 15 | 8 | Allan Gutiérrez Castro | Honduras | 23.61 | |
| 16 | 1 | Charles Hockin | Paraguay | 23.76 |
A Final
The A final was also held on July 17.[6]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Josh Schneider | United States | 21.86 | |
 | 2 | Bruno Fratus | Brazil | 21.91 | |
 | 7 | George Bovell | Trinidad and Tobago | 22.17 | |
| 4 | 8 | Erik Risolvato | Puerto Rico | 22.22 | |
| 5 | 5 | Cullen Jones | United States | 22.23 | |
| 6 | 3 | Federico Grabich | Argentina | 22.29 | |
| 7 | 6 | Renzo Tjon A Joe | Suriname | 22.30 | |
| 8 | 1 | Oleksandr Loginov | Canada | 22.47 |
References
- ↑ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). TO2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ↑ Men's 50m Freestyle Preliminaries
- ↑ Men's 50m Freestyle - Swim Off
- ↑ Men's 50m Freestyle - B Final
- ↑ Men's 50m Freestyle - A Final