Thiago Simon Smokes 200 Breast Pan American Games Mark, Thiago Pereira Collects Record 20th Medal

Jul 15, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Thiago Simon of Brazil competes in the men's 200m breaststroke preliminary heat during the 2015 Pan Am Games at Pan Am Aquatics UTS Centre and Field House. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports

Photo Courtesy: Rob Schumacher/USA Today Sports Images

Coverage of the 2015 Pan American Games is sponsored by Triton Wear. Visit Swimming World’s event landing page for results and more!

Brazil’s Thiago Simon demolished the Pan American Games record in the men’s 200-meter breast as no one could touch him in finals.

Simon won in 2:09.82, downing Sean Mahoney and Jorge Murillo’s shared mark of 2:11.62 at the Pan Am Games. Simon broke his personal best of 2:10.58, and moved up to 15th in the world rankings.

Canada’s Richard Funk kept on adding medals to the squad with a silver-winning time of 2:11.51.

Brazil’s Thiago Pereira earned his record 20th career Pan American Games medal with a bronze-winning time of 2:11.93. That total broke a tie with Gustavo Borges for the most by a swimmer at the Games.

USA’s BJ Johnson (2:12.19), Colombia’s Murillo (2:12.71), Venezuela’s Carlos Claverie (2:13.22), Mexico’s Miguel De Lara (2:14.11) and Colombia’s Carlos Mahecha (2:15.25) also battled in the A final.

USA’s Brad Craig destroyed the B final down the stretch as he won with a 2:14.04 to win by more than a second.

Mexico’s Miguel Chavez took second in the consolation heat with a 2:15.19, while Canada’s James Dergousoff placed third in 2:15.31.

Venezuela’s Juan Sequera (2:17.23), Argentina’s Facundo Miguelena (2:17.65), Bahamas’ Dustin Tynes (2:18.14), Argentina’s Rodrigo Frutos (2:18.48) and Aruba’s Jordy Groters (2:18.55) also participated in the B final.

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

HEAT SHEETS

LIVE STREAM

LIVE RESULTS

Name*

Email*

Welcome to our community. We invite you to join our discussion. Our community guidelines are simple: be respectful and constructive, keep on topic, and support your fellow commenters. Commenting signifies that you agree to our Terms of Use