Swimming at the 2010 South American Games – Men's 200 metre backstroke
The Men's 200m backstroke event at the 2010 South American Games was held on March 26, with the heats at 10:37 and the Final at 18:23.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Leonardo de Deus Brazil
|
Thiago Pereira Brazil
|
Juan David Nieto Colombia
|
Records
| Standing records prior to the 2010 South American Games | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Aaron Peirsol (USA)
|
1:51.92 | Rome, Italy | 31 July 2009 |
| Competition Record |  Joaquin Belza (ARG)
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2:05.00 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 15 November 2006 |
| South American record | Omar Pinzón (COL)
|
1:56.40 | Rome, Italy | 30 July 2009 |
Results
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Leonardo de Deus (BRA)
|
2:05.95 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | Juan David Nieto (COL)
|
2:06.81 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 5 |  Luis Rojas Martinez (VEN)
|
2:06.94 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | Thiago Pereira (BRA)
|
2:07.33 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | 5 | Juan David Perez (COL)
|
2:09.13 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | 6 |  Charles Daniel Brusquetti (PAR)
|
2:10.06 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 4 | Gustavo Adolfo Taricco (ARG)
|
2:10.57 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | 3 |  Carlos Enrique Carvajal (ECU)
|
2:12.65 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 3 |  Mauricio Rafael Villanueva (PER)
|
2:17.15 | |
| 10 | 1 | 6 |  Alan Abarca Cortez (CHI)
|
2:18.36 | |
| 11 | 2 | 3 | Ivan Marcelo Zavala (ECU)
|
2:18.88 | |
| 12 | 2 | 6 | Victor Mauricio Garcia (PER)
|
2:20.31 | |
| 13 | 3 | 2 | Ricardo Javier Ramirez (PAR)
|
2:21.68 | |
| 14 | 1 | 2 |  Marcelino Richaards (SUR)
|
2:25.52 | |
| 15 | 3 | 7 |  Armando Esteban Claure (BOL)
|
2:26.28 | |
| 2 | 2 | Jair Boerenveen (SUR)
|
DNS | ||
| 2 | 7 | Albert Subirats (VEN)
|
DNS |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Leonardo de Deus (BRA)
|
2:02.00 | CR |
 |
6 | Thiago Pereira (BRA)
|
2:02.13 | |
 |
5 | Juan David Nieto (COL)
|
2:06.36 | |
| 4 | 2 | Juan David Perez (COL)
|
2:06.62 | |
| 5 | 3 | Luis Rojas Martinez (VEN)
|
2:07.73 | |
| 6 | 7 | Charles Daniel Brusquetti (PAR)
|
2:09.64 | |
| 7 | 1 | Gustavo Adolfo Taricco (ARG)
|
2:10.95 | |
| 8 | 8 | Carlos Enrique Carvajal (ECU)
|
2:11.46 |