Swimming At The 2011 Pan American Games – Men's 100 Metre Freestyle
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The men's 100 metre freestyle competition of the
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took place on October 16 at the
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. This race consisted of two lengths of the pool, both lengths in freestyle.Swimming technical manual


Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:


Qualification

Each
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(NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (50.4) 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 (51.9) in the same qualifying period.


Results

All times are in minutes and seconds.


Heats

The first round was held on October 16.


B Final

The B final was also held on October 16.


A Final

The A final was also held on October 16.Men's 100m Freestyle Final A
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References

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