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Colombia’s Jorge Murillo tied the Pan American Games record in the men’s 200-meter breaststroke this morning.
Murillo clocked a time of 2:11.62 to match the 2:11.62 set by USA’s Sean Mahoney back in 2011. That’s a huge Colombian record for Murillo, blasting his previous mark of 2:13.17 from 2014.
Brazil’s Thiago Simon qualified second in 2:12.05 with Canada’s Richard Funk posting a third-seeded 2:12.22.
USA’s BJ Johnson (2:12.81), Brazil’s Thiago Pereira (2:12.89), Venezuela’s Carlos Claverie (2:12.97), Mexico’s Miguel De Lara (2:13.79) and Colombia’s Carlos Mahecha (2:14.20) also will swim in the A final.
USA’s Brad Craig (2:14.3!), Mexico’s Miguel Chavez (2:1.07), Canada’s James Dergousoff (2:16.30), Venezuela’s Juan Sequera (2:17.52), Argentina’s Facundo Miguelena (2:17.67), Bahamas’ Dustin Tynes (2:18.13), Argentina’s Rodrigo Frutos (2:19.03) and Aruba’s Jordy Groters (2:20.40) will compete in the consolation heat.
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