The men's 200 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place on 21 October at the Scotiabank Aquatics Center. The defending Pan American Games champion was Thiago Pereira of Brazil.
This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all in backstroke.
Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows: World record1:51.92Rome, ItalyJuly 31, 2009Pan American Games record1:58.42Rio de Janeiro, BrazilJuly 19, 2007
Qualification Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (2:04.1) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 4, 2011). NOCs were also permitted to enter one athlete providing they had met the B standard (2:07.8) in the same qualifying period.
Results All times are in minutes and seconds.
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 October 21. Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 5 Omar Pinzón 2:01.14 QA 2 1 4 Thiago Pereira 2:03.53 QA 3 2 4 Rexford Tullius 2:03.82 QA 4 2 3 Ryan Murphy 2:03.89 QA 5 2 5 Leonardo de Deus 2:05.12 QA 6 1 3 Pedro Medel 2:05.20 QA 7 1 6 Luis Rojas 2:05.21 QA 8 1 2 Charles Hockin 2:05.28 QA 9 2 6 Ezequiel Trujillo 2:05.68 10 2 2 Anival Rodriguez 2:10.65 11 2 7 Mauricio Fiol 2:11.75
Final A The final was held on October 21. Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 5 Thiago Pereira 1:57.19 GR, NR 4 Omar Pinzón 1:58.31 3 Ryan Murphy 1:58.50 4 3 Rexford Tullius 1:59.50 5 2 Leonardo de Deus 2:03.28 6 1 Luis Rojas 2:06.07 7 8 Ezequiel Trujillo 2:06.18 8 7 Pedro Medel 2:13.77
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