| Men's 200 metre butterfly at the 2011 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Scotiabank Aquatics Center | |||||||||
| Dates | October 17 (preliminaries and finals) | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2011 Pan American Games | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| Marathon | ||
| 10 km | men | women |
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The men's 200 metre butterfly competition of the swimming events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place on October 17 at the Scotiabank Aquatics Center in Mexico.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion was Kaio de Almeida of Brazil.
This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all being in butterfly stroke.[2]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Michael Phelps (USA)
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1:51.51 | Rome, Italy | July 29, 2009 |
| Pan American Games record |  Kaio de Almeida (BRA)
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1:55.45 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | July 21, 2007 |
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (2:02.0) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 4, 2011). NOCs were also permitted to enter one athlete providing they had met the B standard (2:05.7) in the same qualifying period.[2]
All times are in minutes and seconds.
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
The first round was held on October 17.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Daniel Madwed | United States |
1:59.99 | QA |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Kaio de Almeida | Brazil |
2:00.32 | QA |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Leonardo de Deus | Brazil |
2:00.99 | QA |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | Omar Pinzón |  Colombia |
2:01.02 | QA |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | Israel Duran |  Mexico |
2:01.27 | QA |
| 6 | 2 | 6 | Marcos Lavado |  Venezuela |
2:01.33 | QA |
| 7 | 2 | 3 | Robert Margalis Jr. | United States |
2:01.62 | QA |
| 8 | 1 | 7 | Mauricio Fiol |  Peru |
2:01.91 | QA |
| 9 | 2 | 7 | Ramiro Ramirez | Mexico |
2:02.45 | QB |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | Alexis Marquez | Venezuela |
2:02.58 | QB |
| 11 | 1 | 6 | Diego Castillo |  Panama |
2:03.44 | QB |
| 12 | 1 | 2 | Andres Gonzalez |  Argentina |
2:05.29 | QB |
| 13 | 1 | 1 | Lazaro Vergara |  Cuba |
2:06.24 | QB |
| 14 | 2 | 1 | Joel Romeu |  Uruguay |
2:07.87 | QB |
| 15 | 1 | 8 | Victor Lopez-Cantera |  Nicaragua |
2:10.22 | QB |
| 2 | 8 | Shaune Fraser |  Cayman Islands |
DNS |
The B final was also held on October 17.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 9 | 4 | Ramiro Ramirez | Mexico |
2:02.93 | |
| 10 | 5 | Alexis Marquez | Venezuela |
2:02.99 | |
| 11 | 3 | Diego Castillo | Panama |
2:03.32 | |
| 12 | 6 | Andres Gonzalez | Argentina |
2:04.99 | |
| 13 | 7 | Joel Romeu | Uruguay |
2:06.30 | |
| 14 | 2 | Lazaro Vergara | Cuba |
2:06.95 | |
| 15 | 1 | Victor Lopez-Cantera | Nicaragua |
2:09.19 |
The A final was also held on October 17.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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3 | Leonardo de Deus | Brazil |
1:57.92 | |
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4 | Daniel Madwed | United States |
1:58.52 | |
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5 | Kaio de Almeida | Brazil |
1:58.78 | |
| 4 | 6 | Omar Pinzón | Colombia |
2:01.36 | |
| 5 | 7 | Marcos Lavado | Venezuela |
2:01.62 | |
| 6 | 1 | Robert Margalis Jr. | United States |
2:01.95 | |
| 7 | 2 | Israel Duran | Mexico |
2:02.45 | |
| 8 | 8 | Mauricio Fiol | Peru |
2:03.36 |
