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

International sporting event
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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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