The Men's 200m breaststroke event at the 2010 South American Games was held on March 29, with the heats at 10:09 and the Final at 18:00.
Medalists
edit| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Thiago Pereira Brazil
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Jorge Murillo Colombia
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Rodrigo Frutos Argentina
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Records
edit| Standing records prior to the 2010 South American Games | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Christian Sprenger (AUS)
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2:07.31 | Rome, Italy | 30 July 2009 |
| Competition Record | Thiago Parravicini (BRA)
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2:17.94 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 18 November 2006 |
| South American record | Henrique Barbosa (BRA)
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2:08.44 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 6 May 2009 |
Results
editHeats
edit| Rank | Heat | Lane | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Thiago Pereira (BRA)
|
2:22.55 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | Jorge Murillo (COL)
|
2:23.01 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | Rodrigo Frutos (ARG)
|
2:23.46 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 3 |  Leopoldo Andara (VEN)
|
2:24.16 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 6 |  Alex Solorzano Castro (ECU)
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2:24.91 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 6 | Diego Bonilla (COL)
|
2:30.52 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 3 | Gonzalo Martin Acuna (ARG)
|
2:31.76 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 1 |  Hugo Pastore (PAR)
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2:35.92 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 2 |  Pedro Llamosas (PER)
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2:36.44 | |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | Mario Sergio Chicot (PER)
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2:36.83 | |
| 11 | 1 | 7 | Jose Guillermo Sierra (ECU)
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2:39.23 | |
| 1 | 5 | Felipe Silva (BRA)
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DNS | ||
| 2 | 7 |  Diguan Pigot (SUR)
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DSQ |
Final
edit| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Thiago Pereira (BRA)
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2:16.89 | CR |
 |
5 | Jorge Murillo (COL)
|
2:17.71 | |
 |
3 | Rodrigo Frutos (ARG)
|
2:20.84 | |
| 4 | 6 | Leopoldo Andara (VEN)
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2:21.43 | |
| 5 | 2 | Alex Solorzano Castro (ECU)
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2:24.03 | |
| 6 | 7 | Diego Bonilla (COL)
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2:29.31 | |
| 7 | 1 | Gonzalo Martin Acuna (ARG)
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2:34.28 | |
| 8 | 8 | Hugo Pastore (PAR)
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2:38.34 |