The men's 100 metre breaststroke competition of the swimming

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 events at the 2011 Pan American Games

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 will take place on the 16 of October at the Scotiabank Aquatics Center

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 champion is Scott Dickens

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 of Canada

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This race consisted of two lengths of the pool, both lengths being in breaststroke

Breaststroke

The breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on his or her chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to its stability and the ability to keep the head out of the water a large portion of the time. In most swimming classes, beginners learn...

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Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

World record		58.58	Rome Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...	July 27, 2009
Pan American Games record		1:00.24	Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th... , Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...	July 17, 2007

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee

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 (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (1:04.7) 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 (1:06.6) in the same qualifying period.

Results

All times shown are in seconds/minutes.

KEY:	q	Fastest non-qualifiers	Q	Qualified	NR	National record	PB	Personal best	SB	Seasonal best

Heats

The first round will be held on October 15.

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	3	4	Felipe França		1:00.71	QA
2	3	5	Marcus Titus		1:01.28	QA
3	2	4	Kevin Swander		1:01.38	QA
4	1	4	Felipe Lima		1:02.24	QA
5	2	5	Edgar Crespo		1:02.29	QA
6	2	6	Martin Melconian		1:03.05	QA
7	1	3	David Oliver		1:03.23	QA
8	3	3	Jorge Murillo		1:03.25	QA
9	1	5	Warren Barnes		1:03.31	QB
10	3	2	Lucas Peralta		1:03.40	QB
11	2	3	Genaro Prono		1:03.79	QB
12	3	6	Jacob Armstrong		1:04.02	QB
13	1	6	Rodrigo Frutos		1:04.34	QB
14	3	1	Ezequiel Trujillo		1:04.67	QB
15	1	1	Eladio Carrion		1:05.36	QB
16	3	8	Gerardo Huidobro Gerardo Huidobro Gerardo Huidobro Sigismondi is a Peruvian swimmer who has won several national and international medals at junior level. Since 2009 he has held the Junior B 50 metres breaststroke record with a time of 33.67 seconds.-References:...		1:05.62	QB
17	2	2	Renato Prono		1:05.72
18	2	7	Carlos Claverie		1:05.80
19	1	7	Diego Santander		1:05.84
20	1	2	Juan Alberto Guerra		1:06.40
21	2	1	Diguan Pigot		1:06.54
22	2	8	Christian Hernandez Christian Hernandez Corporal Christian Hernandez is a United States Marine from 2nd Battalion, 25th Marines who was part of the 2003 Invasion of Iraq and while at Camp Whitehorse, in Iraq, who played a role in the death of Nagem Hatab....		1:07.49
23	3	7	Rodion Davelaar	Netherlands Antilles	1:08.07

Final

The final was held on October 16.

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4	Felipe França		1:00.34
	6	Felipe Lima		1:00.99
	5	Marcus Titus		1:01.12
4	3	Kevin Swander		1:01.17
5	2	Edgar Crespo		1:03.08
6	7	Martin Melconian		1:03.10
7	8	Jorge Murillo		1:03.11
8	1	David Oliver		1:03.63