The men's 100 metre butterfly competition of the

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events at the

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took place on July 16 at the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House in

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. The defending

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champion was

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. This race consisted of two lengths of the pool, all lengths in

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. The top eight swimmers from the heats would qualify for the A final (where the medals would be awarded), while the next best eight swimmers would qualify for the B final.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows: The following new records were set during this competition.

Qualification

Each

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(NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (53.99) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2014 to May 1, 2015). NOCs were also permitted to enter one athlete providing they had met the B standard (57.23) in the same qualifying period. All other competing athletes were entered as universality spots.

Schedule

All times are

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( UTC-4).

Results

Heats

The first round was held on July 16.

B Final

The B final was also held on July 16.

A Final

The A final was also held on July 16. *Peruvian swimmer

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was suspended by his team and pulled from the final for testing positive for

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References

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