Felipe Silva Defends 100 Breast Title With 3rd Fastest Time in World at Pan American Games

Jul 17, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Felipe Franca Da Silva of Brazil competes in the men's swimming 100m breaststroke preliminary heats during the 2015 Pan Am Games at Pan Am Aquatics UTS Centre and Field House. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports

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Brazil’s Felipe Silva defended his men’s 100-meter breaststroke title with a Pan American Games record as he shot to third in the world rankings.

Silva uncorked a scintillating time of 59.21. That swim broke his Pan American Games record of 59.84 from prelims, and lowered his personal best of 59.63. He is tracking down Henrique Barbosa’s Brazilian record of 59.03.

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Brazil’s Felipe Lima took silver with a time of 1:00.01, off his sixth-ranked 59.78 from earlier this year.

Canada’s Richard Funk earned bronze in 1:00.29 to lower his own personal best of 1:00.36.

Colombia’s Jorge Murillo (1:00.61), USA’s Brad Craig (1:01.34), Mexico’s Miguel De Lara (1:01.42), USA’s BJ Johnson (1:01.77) and Panama’s Edgar Crespo (1:01.88) also competed in the championship heat.

De Lara broke Alejandro Jacobo’s Mexican record of 1:01.60 set in 2009.

The B final proved to be a close contest. Venezuela’s Carlos Claverie won in 1:02.46 with Bahamas’ Dustin Tynes taking second in 1:02.49. Canada’s James Dergousoff snared third in 1:02.57.

Argentina’s Facundo Miguelena (1:03.55), Bermuda’s Julian Fletcher (1:03.60), Aruba’s Jordy Groters (1;03.97), Paraguay’s Renato Prono (1:04.57) and Uruguay’s Martin Melconian (1:04.95) also participated in the consolation heat.

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Women’s 100 back
Men’s 100 back
Women’s 400 free
Men’s 400 free
Women’s 100 breast
Men’s 100 breast
Women’s 50 free
Men’s 50 free

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