The Men's 200m Breaststroke event at the 2003 Pan American Games

Swimming at the 2003 Pan American Games

The Swimming Competition at the 2003 Pan American Games took place in the outdoor swimming pool at the side of the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic...

 took place on August 15, 2003 (day 15 of the Games). USA's Kyle Salyards won the race in 2:13.37, another Games record, with four swimmers contesting the remaining podium spots. Sean Quinn (USA) took the silver in 2:15.77 and Marcelo Tomazini

Marcelo Tomazini

Marcelo Tomazini is a male breaststroke swimmer from Brazil, who won the bronze medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic...

 (BRA) the bronze in 2:15.87. Only 1/100 behind 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...

 (BRA) in fourth and Scott Dickens

Scott Dickens

Scott Dickens is a male swimmer from Canada, who mostly competes in the breaststroke events. He claimed two medals at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...

 (CAN) in fifth in 2:15.94.

Medalists

Records

World Record World record progression 200 metres breaststroke The first world record in the men's 200 metres breaststroke in long course swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation in 1908 and the first world record in the women's 200 metres breaststroke was recognised in 1921...		2:09.42	2003-07-24	Barcelona, Spain
Pan Am Record		2:14.73	1999-08-05	Winnipeg, Canada

Results

Place	Swimmer	Heats		Final
		Time	Rank	Time
1		2:16.76	1	2:13.37 GR
2		2:20.46	7	2:15.77
3		2:19.91	5	2:15.87
4		2:20.07	6	2:15.88
5		2:17.68	3	2:15.94
6		2:16.83	2	2:16.46
7		2:19.80	4	2:19.16
8		2:20.82	8	2:21.13
9		2:22.38	10	2:21.60
10		2:22.18	9	2:22.64
11		2:22.52	11	2:23.22
12		2:26.39	16	2:24.54
13		2:26.28	15	2:24.77
14		2:23.77	12	2:25.58
15		2:25.47	13	2:25.74
16		2:25.81	14	2:26.08
17		2:27.84	17
18		2:30.80	18
19		2:33.63	19