Swimming at the 2019 Pan American Games – Men's 800 metre freestyle

Men's 800 metre freestyle at the 2019 Pan American Games
VenueVilla Deportiva Nacional, VIDENA
DatesAugust 8 (Final)
Competitors13 from 9 nations
Winning time7:54.70
Medalists
Gold medal Andrew Abruzzo  United States
Silver medal Miguel Valente  Brazil
Bronze medal Ricardo Vargas  Mexico
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2019 Pan American Games
Sample picture of the event (unofficial)
Qualification
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4×100 mmenwomenmixed
4×200 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4×100 mmenwomenmixed
Marathon
10 kmmenwomen

The men's 800 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2019 Pan American Games was held on August 8, 2019 at the Villa Deportiva Nacional Videna cluster.[1]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing World Record was as follows:

World record  Zhang Lin (CHN) 7:32.12 Rome, Italy July 29, 2009

As there was no existing Pan American Games record in the event, the following record was established during the competition:

Date Event Swimmer Nation Time Record
August 8 Final Andrew Abruzzo  United States 7:54.70 GR

Results

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

Final

The final round was held on August 8.[2][3][4][5]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 4 Andrew Abruzzo  United States 7:54.70 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2 3 Miguel Valente  Brazil 7:56.37
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2 6 Ricardo Vargas  Mexico 7:56.78 NR
4 2 5 Nicholas Sweetser  United States 7:56.96
5 2 2 Marcelo Acosta  El Salvador 8:00.98
6 2 7 Diogo Villarinho  Brazil 8:03.17
7 1 4 Rafael Zambrano  Venezuela 8:05.43
8 2 1 Christian Bayo  Puerto Rico 8:12.17
9 1 3 Joseph Rubio  Ecuador 8:20.67
10 1 6 Rodolfo Falcón Mojarrieta  Cuba 8:23.30
11 1 5 Joaquin Gallo  Peru 8:24.63
12 2 8 Andy Arteta Gomez  Venezuela 8:29.42
13 1 2 Piero Nascimiento  Peru 8:31.56

References

  1. ^ "Villa Deportiva Nacional, VIDENA". www.lima2019.pe. Lima Organizing Committee for the 2019 Pan and Parapan American Games (COPAL). 4 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Swimming Schedule". www.lima2019.pe. Lima Organizing Committee for the 2019 Pan and Parapan American Games (COPAL). 4 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Entries List". www.lima2019.pe. Lima Organizing Committee for the 2019 Pan and Parapan American Games (COPAL). 4 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Start List" (PDF). www.lima2019.pe. ATOS. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  5. ^ Men's 800m Freestyle - Final