The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay competition of the swimming events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 15 at the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House in Toronto, Canada. The defending Pan American Games champion is the United States.
This race consisted of sixteen lengths of the pool. Each of the four swimmers completed four lengths of the pool. The first swimmer had to touch the wall before the second could leave the starting block.
Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows: World recordMichael Phelps (1:44.49)Ricky Berens (1:44.13)David Walters (1:45.47)Ryan Lochte (1:44.46)6:58.55Rome, ItalyJuly 31, 2009Pan American Games recordThiago Pereira (1:48.63)Rodrigo Castro (1:49.38)Lucas Salatta (1:47.63)Nicolas Oliveira (1:46.63) 7:12.27Rio de Janeiro, BrazilJuly 17, 2007 The following new records were set during this competition. Date Event Nation Time Record 15 July Final Luiz Altamir Melo (1:48.39)João de Lucca (1:47.79)Thiago Pereira (1:48.14)Nicolas Oliveira (1:46.83) 7:11.15 GR Schedule
All times are Eastern Time Zone (UTC-4). Date Time Round July 15, 2015 11:31 Heats July 15, 2015 21:09 Final
Results
Heats The first round was held on July 15.Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay Preliminaries As only seven teams had entered, the heats served as a ranking round with all seven teams advancing to the final.
Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 4 Joseph Bentz (1:49.85)Ryan Feeley (1:49.49)Bobby Bollier (1:50.82)Darian Townsend (1:49.02) 7:19.18 Q 2 1 2 Stefan Milošević (1:49.84)Yuri Kisil (1:50.05)Ryan Cochrane (1:49.99)Coleman Allen (1:49.98) 7:19.86 Q 3 1 5 Luiz Altamir Melo (1:49.22)Henrique Rodrigues (1:49.43)Kaio de Almeida (1:52.23)Thiago Simon (1:58.54) 7:29.42 Q 4 1 2 Andres Doria (1:51.15)Rafael D'Avila (1:52.05)Andy Arteta (1:53.62)Daniele Tirabassi (1:53.40) 7:30.22 Q 5 1 7 Julio Olvera (1:52.33)José Martínez (1:51.09)Arturo Pérez (1:54.44)Ricardo Vargas (1:52.48) 7:30.34 Q 6 1 3 Lautaro Rodriguez (1:53.84)Esteban Paz (1:53.56)Juan Pereyra (1:56.76)Martín Naidich (1:55.14) 7:39.30 Q 7 1 1 Nicholas Magana (1:55.53)Gerardo Huidobro (2:10.25)Jean Pierre Monteagudo (2:01.19)Gustavo Gutierrez (1:58.49) 8:05.46 Q
Final The final was held on July 15.Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay Final Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 3 Luiz Altamir Melo (1:48.39) João de Lucca (1:47.79) Thiago Pereira (1:48.14) Nicolas Oliveira (1:46.83) 7:11.15 GR 4 Michael Weiss (1:48.49) Michael Klueh (1:48.26) Joseph Bentz (1:47.90) Darian Townsend (1:47.55) 7:12.20 5 Jeremy Bagshaw (1:49.56) Alec Page (1:49.20) Stefan Milošević (1:49.33) Ryan Cochrane (1:49.24) 7:17.33 4 6 Daniele Tirabassi (1:51.75)Marcos Lavado (1:50.04)Andres Doria (1:50.39)Cristian Quintero (1:48.96) 7:21.14 5 2 Long Yuan Gutierrez (1:48.87) NRLuis Campos (1:51.15)José Martínez (1:50.85)Julio Olvera (1:51.25) 7:22.12 NR 6 7 Federico Grabich (1:48.34) Juan Pereyra (1:51.80) Guido Buscaglia (1:52.15) Martín Naidich (1:50.53) 7:22.82 NR
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