Swimming at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's 100 metre backstroke
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The men's 100 metre backstroke competition of the swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...

 events at the 2011 Pan American Games
2011 Pan American Games
The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, Puerto Vallarta, Lagos de Moreno and Tapalpa...

took place on the 17th of October at the Scotiabank Aquatics Center
Scotiabank Aquatics Center
The Scotiabank Aquatics Center is an aquatics center built for the 2011 Pan American Games in the municipality of Zapopan, near Guadalajara, Mexico. It was opened June 22, 2011, built at a cost of $USD31.7...

. The defending
Swimming at the 2007 Pan American Games – Men's 200 metre freestyle
The Men's 200m Freestyle at the 2007 Pan American Games occurred at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with the final being swum on July 20.-Medalists:-Finals:-References:...

 Pan American Games
Pan American Games
The Pan-American or Pan American Games are a major event in the Americas featuring summer and formerly winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Pan American Games are the second largest multi-sport event after the Summer Olympics...

 champion was Randall Bal
Randall Bal
Randall Bal is an American swimmer who specializes in the backstroke. He is a former world record holder in the 50-meter backstroke ....

 of the United States

This race consisted of two lengths of the pool, all in backstroke
Backstroke
The backstroke, also sometimes called the back crawl, is one of the four swimming styles regulated by FINA, and the only regulated style swum on the back. This has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disadvantage of swimmers not being able to see where they are going. It is also the only...

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Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
World record 51.94 Indianapolis
Indianapolis
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, United States
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July 8, 2009
Pan American Games record 53.66 Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
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, Brazil
Brazil
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July 22, 2007

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee
National Olympic Committee
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 (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (56.7) 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 (58.6) in the same qualifying period.

Results

All times shown are in seconds/minutes.
KEY: q Fastest non-qualifiers Q Qualified GR Games record NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best

Heats

The first round were held on October 17.
Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 4 Eugene Godsoe  55.04 QA
2 2 5 Thiago Pereira
Thiago Pereira
Thiago Machado Vilela Pereira is an international competition swimmer from Brazil. He became known in his native country after winning the silver medal in the 200 m individual medley at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in 2003.Pereira's biggest success came one year...

 
55.50 QA
3 1 4 David Russell 55.57 QA
4 1 5 Guilherme Guido
Guilherme Guido
Guilherme Guido is a Brazilian backstroke swimmer who specializes in sprint events.-See also:*Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships*List of South American records in swimming...

55.71 QA
5 1 3 Federico Grabich 56.00 QA
6 2 6 Pedro Medel 56.71 QA
7 2 3 Omar Pinzon
Omar Pinzón
Omar Andrés Pinzón García is a Colombian international swimmer. He competed at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece and 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. Pinzón attended college in the United States, where he swam for the University of Florida.At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Pinzón finished...

56.82 QA
8 1 6 Luis Rojas 57.61 QA
9 1 2 Charles Hockin 57.65 QB
10 2 7 Miguel Robles 57.93 QB
11 2 2 Anival Rodriguez 59.29 QB

Final A

The final was held on October 17.
Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
5 Thiago Pereira
Thiago Pereira
Thiago Machado Vilela Pereira is an international competition swimmer from Brazil. He became known in his native country after winning the silver medal in the 200 m individual medley at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in 2003.Pereira's biggest success came one year...

 
54.56
4 Eugene Godsoe  54.61
6 Guilherme Guido
Guilherme Guido
Guilherme Guido is a Brazilian backstroke swimmer who specializes in sprint events.-See also:*Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships*List of South American records in swimming...

 
54.81
4 3 David Russell  54.87
5 2 Federico Grabich  55.22
6 7 Pedro Medel  56.16
7 1 Luis Rojas  57.54
8 8 Charles Hockin 57.63
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