Swimming at the 2014 South American Games – Men's 400 metre individual medley
| Men's 400 metre individual medley at the 2014 South American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Estadio Nacional | |||||||||
| Dates | March 10, 2014 (heats & finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 8 from 6 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 4:23.15 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's 400 metre individual medley competition at the 2014 South American Games took place on March 10 at the Estadio Nacional.[1] The last champion was Thiago Pereira of Brazil.[2]
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.[3]
Records[edit]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record |  Michael Phelps (USA)
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4:03.84 | Beijing, China | August 10, 2008 |
| South American Games record |  Thiago Pereira (BRA)
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4:28.79 | Medellín, Colombia | March 29, 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]
Heats weren't performed, as only eight swimmers had entered.
Final[edit]
The final was held on March 10, at 21:05.[1]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Thiago Pereira | Brazil |
4:23.15 | CR |
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3 | Esteban Enderica |  Ecuador |
4:25.30 | |
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5 | Thiago Simon | Brazil |
4:27.86 | |
| 4 | 6 | Matias López Chaparro |  Paraguay |
4:32.58 | NR |
| 5 | 7 | David Céspedes |  Colombia |
4:40.37 | |
| 6 | 1 | Felipe Quiroz Uteau |  Chile |
4:40.72 | |
| 7 | 8 | Joaquin Sepulveda Parra | Chile |
4:52.14 | |
| - | 2 | Andy Arteta Gomez |  Venezuela |
DSQ |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Results of the 400-metre individual medley finals at 2014 South American Games" (PDF). 2014 South American Games Official Site. March 10, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 11, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
- ^ "2010 South American Games - Full Results" (PDF). Best Swimming. March 10, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
- ^ Swimming technical manual Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine