Sean Lehane Clips Pan American Games Record in 200 Back Prelims

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USA’s Sean Lehane lit the pool afire this morning in the men’s 200-meter back to set a Pan American Games mark.

Lehane stopped the clock with a lifetime best effort of 1:57.11. That performance clipped Thiago Pereira’s meet record of 1:57.19 from 2011, and moved Lehane up to 12th in the world rankings.

That time is a huge personal best for Lehane, well below his 1:59.01 from last summer’s nationals.

USA’s Carter Griffin posted a second-seeded time of 1:58.54 with Colombia’s Omar Pinzon qualifying third in 1:58.74. Venezuela’s Carlos Omana rounded out the sub-2:00 finishers with a fourth-seeded 1:59.81.

Brazil’s Leonardo De Deus (2:00.80), Paraguay’s Matias Lopez (2:01.05), Canada’s Russell Wood (2:01.28) and Cuba’s Armando Barrera (2:01.33) also earned spots in the A final.

Colombia’s David Cespedes (2:02.18), Brazil’s Brandonn Almeida (2:02.32), Argentina’s Agustin Hernandez (2:02.76), Puerto Rico’s Yeziel Morales (2:02.89), Mexico’s Ezequiel Trujillo (2:03.51), Argentina’s Felipe Vargas (2:03.82), Mexico’s Andy Song An (2:04.00) and Venezuela’s Jesus Lopez (2:06.21) comprise the B final field.

SCHEDULED EVENTS

Women’s 200 free
Men’s 200 free
Women’s 200 breast
Men’s 200 breast
Women’s 200 back
Men’s 200 back
Men’s 800 free relay

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