| | | Final 20:04 | time | gap | L | React. | 50m | 100m | 150m |  | 1. Thiago Simon |  BRA | 2:09.82 | PR | 5 | 0.76 | 29.00s | 1. | 1:01.73s | 1. | 1:35.26 | 1. |  | 2. Richard Funk |  CAN | 2:11.51 | 1.69 | 3 | 0.66 | 29.69s | 2. | 1:03.39s | 2. | 1:37.57 | 3. |  | 3. Thiago Pereira |  BRA | 2:11.93 | 2.11 | 2 | 0.72 | 30.25s | 7. | 1:03.43s | 3. | 1:37.21 | 2. |  | 4. BJ Johnson |  USA | 2:12.19 | 2.37 | 6 | 0.67 | 29.97s | 3. | 1:03.60s | 4. | 1:37.77 | 4. |  | 5. Jorge Murillo |  COL | 2:12.71 | 2.89 | 4 | 0.69 | 30.19s | 5. | 1:03.96s | 6. | 1:38.48 | 6. |  | 6. Carlos Claverie |  VEN | 2:13.22 | 3.40 | 7 | 0.77 | 30.13s | 4. | 1:03.79s | 5. | 1:37.98 | 5. |  | 7. Miguel De Lara |  MEX | 2:14.11 | 4.29 | 1 | 0.76 | 30.23s | 6. | 1:04.07s | 7. | 1:39.01 | 7. |  | 8. Carlos Mahecha |  COL | 2:15.25 | 5.43 | 8 | 0.81 | 30.90s | 8. | 1:05.31s | 8. | 1:40.13 | 8. | 
 | World Record: Akihiro Yamaguchi (JPN) 2:07.01, Gifu (JPN), 15.09.2012. |  | Pan American Games Record: Sean Mahoney (USA) 2:11.62, Guadalajara (MEX), 18.10.2011. |  | Qualification times. Standard A: 2:19.49, Standard B: 2:27.86. | 
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 | | Final B 19:57 | time | gap | L | React. | 50m | 100m | 150m |  | 9. Brad Craig |  USA | 2:14.04 |  | 4 | 0.72 | 29.96s | 1. | 1:03.86s | 1. | 1:38.50 | 1. |  | 10.Miguel Chavez |  MEX | 2:15.19 | 1.15 | 5 | 0.70 | 30.62s | 5. | 1:05.49s | 4. | 1:39.90 | 3. |  | 11.James Dergousoff |  CAN | 2:15.31 | 1.27 | 3 | 0.84 | 30.33s | 2. | 1:04.38s | 2. | 1:38.78 | 2. |  | 12.Juan Sequera |  VEN | 2:17.23 | 3.19 | 6 | 0.67 | 30.40s | 3. | 1:06.17s | 7. | 1:41.59 | 5. |  | 13.Facundo Miguelena |  ARG | 2:17.65 | 3.61 | 2 | 0.63 | 30.71s | 6. | 1:05.61s | 5. | 1:41.64 | 6. |  | 14.Dustin Tynes |  BAH | 2:18.14 | 4.10 | 7 | 0.68 | 30.53s | 4. | 1:05.30s | 3. | 1:41.33 | 4. |  | 15.Rodrigo Frutos |  ARG | 2:18.48 | 4.44 | 1 | 0.80 | 31.17s | 8. | 1:06.87s | 8. | 1:43.35 | 8. |  | 16.Jordy Groters |  ARU | 2:18.55 | 4.51 | 8 | 0.71 | 30.87s | 7. | 1:06.11s | 6. | 1:41.98 | 7. | 
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 | Heats - Wednesday 15.07 10:34 |  | First 8 to Final. Next 8 to Final B. | 
 | | Ranking | time | gap | L | React. | 50m | 100m | 150m | .Heat |  | 1. Jorge Murillo |  COL | 2:11.62 | =PR | 3 | 0.80 | 30.04s | 2. | 1:03.78 | 2. | 1:37.93 | 2. | Heat 1 |  | 2. Thiago Simon |  BRA | 2:12.05 | 0.43 | 4 | 0.83 | 29.98s | 2. | 1:02.76 | 1. | 1:37.09 | 2. | Heat 3 |  | 3. Richard Funk |  CAN | 2:12.22 | 0.60 | 5 | 0.64 | 30.04s | 1. | 1:03.43 | 1. | 1:37.96 | 1. | Heat 2 |  | 4. BjJohnson |  USA | 2:12.81 | 1.19 | 4 | 0.73 | 30.35s | 3. | 1:03.97 | 2. | 1:38.21 | 2. | Heat 2 |  | 5. Thiago Pereira |  BRA | 2:12.89 | 1.27 | 4 | 0.82 | 29.78s | 1. | 1:03.41 | 1. | 1:37.84 | 1. | Heat 1 |  | 6. Carlos Claverie |  VEN | 2:12.97 | 1.35 | 5 | 0.82 | 29.55s | 1. | 1:02.85 | 2. | 1:37.08 | 1. | Heat 3 |  | 7. Miguel De Lara |  MEX | 2:13.79 | 2.17 | 3 | 0.72 | 30.42s | 4. | 1:04.39 | 3. | 1:38.74 | 3. | Heat 2 |  | 8. Carlos Mahecha |  COL | 2:14.20 | 2.58 | 6 | 0.84 | 30.63s | 5. | 1:04.06 | 3. | 1:38.33 | 3. | Heat 3 |  | to Final B |  | 9. Brad Craig |  USA | 2:14.31 | 2.69 | 5 | 0.69 | 30.07s | 3. | 1:03.85 | 3. | 1:38.77 | 3. | Heat 1 |  | 10.Miguel Chavez |  MEX | 2:16.07 | 4.45 | 6 | 0.67 | 30.32s | 2. | 1:05.06 | 4. | 1:40.03 | 4. | Heat 2 |  | 11.James Dergousoff |  CAN | 2:16.30 | 4.68 | 3 | 0.85 | 31.01s | 6. | 1:05.85 | 6. | 1:40.65 | 4. | Heat 3 |  | 12.Juan Sequera |  VEN | 2:17.52 | 5.90 | 6 | 0.77 | 30.17s | 4. | 1:04.96 | 4. | 1:40.85 | 4. | Heat 1 |  | 13.Facundo Miguelena |  ARG | 2:17.67 | 6.05 | 2 | 0.66 | 30.54s | 3. | 1:05.25 | 5. | 1:41.28 | 6. | Heat 3 |  | 14.Dustin Tynes |  BAH | 2:18.13 | 6.51 | 1 | 0.71 | 30.54s | 3. | 1:05.20 | 4. | 1:40.87 | 5. | Heat 3 |  | 15.Rodrigo Frutos |  ARG | 2:19.03 | 7.41 | 2 | 0.74 | 31.09s | 5. | 1:06.27 | 5. | 1:43.27 | 5. | Heat 2 |  | 16.Jordy Groters |  ARU | 2:20.40 | 8.78 | 7 | 0.69 | 31.49s | 7. | 1:06.71 | 7. | 1:43.33 | 7. | Heat 3 |  | eliminated |  | 17.Julian Fletcher |  BER | 2:20.97 | 9.35 | 2 | 0.74 | 30.99s | 5. | 1:06.66 | 5. | 1:43.33 | 6. | Heat 1 |  | 18.Rafael Alfaro |  ESA | 2:21.05 | 9.43 | 7 | 0.80 | 31.59s | 6. | 1:06.84 | 6. | 1:43.11 | 5. | Heat 1 |  | 19.Esteban Araya |  CRC | 2:24.88 | 13.26 | 1 | 0.73 | 32.38s | 6. | 1:08.86 | 7. | 1:46.26 | 6. | Heat 2 |  | 20.Gerardo Huidobro |  PER | 2:26.30 | 14.68 | 7 | 0.64 | 32.60s | 7. | 1:08.80 | 6. | 1:46.37 | 7. | Heat 2 |  | 21.Renato Prono |  PAR | 2:27.13 | 15.51 | 8 | 0.67 | 31.84s | 8. | 1:08.97 | 8. | 1:47.01 | 8. | Heat 3 |  | 22.Corey Ollivierre |  GRN | 2:41.52 | 29.90 | 1 | 0.74 | 33.39s | 7. | 1:14.14 | 7. | 1:57.09 | 7. | Heat 1 | 
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 | | Swimmer | Q. time | Birth |  | Thiago Simon |  BRA | 2:10.58 | 03 APR 1990 |  | BJ Johnson |  USA | 2:10.77 | 20 APR 1987 |  | Thiago Pereira |  BRA | 2:11.54 | 26 JAN 1986 |  | Carlos Claverie |  VEN | 2:11.74 | 19 SEP 1996 |  | Richard Funk |  CAN | 2:12.50 | 22 NOV 1992 |  | Brad Craig |  USA | 2:12.78 | 10 JAN 1989 |  | James Dergousoff |  CAN | 2:13.11 | 28 OCT 1996 |  | Miguel De Lara |  MEX | 2:14.18 | 09 AUG 1994 |  | Jorge Murillo |  COL | 2:14.81 | 07 SEP 1991 |  | Carlos Mahecha |  COL | 2:15.37 | 10 OCT 1992 |  | Miguel Chavez |  MEX | 2:17.28 | 01 JAN 1995 |  | Juan Sequera |  VEN | 2:17.48 | 12 NOV 1993 |  | Facundo Miguelena |  ARG | 2:17.89 | 05 AUG 1991 |  | Rodrigo Frutos |  ARG | 2:18.23 | 13 JUN 1990 |  | Julian Fletcher |  BER | 2:18.77 | 08 OCT 1990 |  | Standard A: 2:19.49 |  | Jordy Groters |  ARU | 2:19.77 | 03 JUL 1996 |  | Gerardo Huidobro |  PER | 2:20.15 | 28 JUN 1996 |  | Rafael Alfaro |  ESA | 2:21.78 | 04 FEB 1992 |  | Dustin Tynes |  BAH | 2:22.10 | 07 MAR 1996 |  | Esteban Araya |  CRC | 2:25.85 | 15 JUN 1996 |  | Standard B: 2:27.86 |  | Corey Ollivierre |  GRN | 2:36.94 | 16 MAR 1997 |  | Renato Prono |  PAR | 2:40.35 | 02 MAR 1991 | 
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