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The American men finally got the shot in the arm they needed with a 1-2 finish in the men’s 200-meter back at the 2015 Pan American Games.
Sean Lehane, who clocked a Pan American Games record in prelims with a 1:57.11, won the finale in 1:57.47. Teammate Carter Griffin raced his way through the pack to silver in 1:58.18 as he cleared his personal best of 1:58.54.
Brazil’s Leonardo De Deus stole bronze away from Colombia’s Omar Pinzon, 1:58.27 to 1:58.77. Pinzon had led the entire race before fading down the final 15 meters.
Canada’s Russell Wood (1:59.91), Venezuela’s Carlos Omana (2:00.02), Paraguay’s Matias Lopez (2:00.91) and Cuba’s Armando Barrera (2:01.24) finished fifth through eighth.
Lopez set a Paraguayan record, clearing his previous record of 2:01.05.
Colombia’s David Cespedes clipped Mexico’s Andy Song An, 2:01.95 to 2:02.20, for the B final win.
Puerto Rico’s Yeziel Morales (2:02.26), Mexico’s Ezequiel Trujillo (2:03.09), Argentina’s Agustin Hernandez (2:03.37), Argentina’s Felipe Vargas (2:03.98), Venezuela’s Jesus Lopez (2:06.46) and Jamaica’s Timothy Wynter (2:07.78) comprised the rest of the consolation 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