Swimming at the 1983 Pan American Games – Men's 200 metre freestyle

The men's 200-metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 1983 Pan American Games took place on 17 August 1983. The last Pan American Games champion was Rowdy Gaines of the US.Hickoksports Hickosports ResultsAll Pan medalists - MalePan American Games - Swimming and Diving page, from gbrathletics.com; retrieved 2012-04-15.ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Am Games history

This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all performed in freestyle.

Results All times are in minutes and seconds.

KEY:qFastest non-qualifiersQQualifiedGRGames recordNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best

Heats

Final The final was held on August 17. Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Bruce Hayes 1:49.89 GR Alberto Mestre 1:50.36 SA Rowdy Gaines 1:51.27 4 Peter Szmidt 1:53.16 5 Jorge Fernandes 1:53.95 6 Jean François 1:53.95 7 Carlos Scanavino 1:54.01 NR 8 Cyro Delgado 1:54.14

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