Competitors 17 from 14 nations Date 16 July 2015 | Winning time 52.04 | |
Dates July 16 (preliminaries and finals) Location Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre, Toronto, Canada Venue Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre | ||
The men's 100 metre butterfly competition of the swimming events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 16 at the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House in Toronto, Canada. The defending Pan American Games champion was Albert Subirats of Venezuela.
Contents
This race consisted of two lengths of the pool, all lengths in butterfly. 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 National Olympic Committee (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 Eastern Time Zone (UTC-4).
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.