The Men's 200m freestyle event at the 2010 South American Games was held on March 26, with the heats at 11:21 and the Final at 18:59.
Medalists
edit| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Federico Grabich Argentina
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Ben Hockin Paraguay
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Nicolas Oliveira Brazil
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Records
edit| Standing records prior to the 2010 South American Games | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Paul Biedermann (GER)
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1:42.00 | Rome, Italy | 28 July 2009 |
| Competition Record |  Martin Kutscher (URU)
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1:52.35 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 18 November 2006 |
| South American record | Thiago Pereira (BRA)
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1:46.57 | Rome, Italy | 31 July 2009 |
Results
editHeats
edit| Rank | Heat | Lane | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 7 | Ben Hockin (PAR)
|
1:52.98 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | Federico Grabich (ARG)
|
1:53.40 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 5 |  Daniele Tirabassi (VEN)
|
1:53.53 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 2 |  Mateo de Angulo (COL)
|
1:53.67 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | Crox Acuña (VEN)
|
1:54.07 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 6 | Martin Kutscher (URU)
|
1:54.13 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 5 | Julio Galofre (COL)
|
1:54.16 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 4 | Nicolas Oliveira (BRA)
|
1:54.16 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 4 | Rodrigo Castro (BRA)
|
1:55.32 | |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | Juan Martin Pereyra (ARG)
|
1:56.05 | |
| 11 | 1 | 7 |  Sebastian Arispe Silva (PER)
|
1:56.70 | |
| 12 | 2 | 1 | Jose Enmanuel Martinez (PAR)
|
1:56.98 | |
| 13 | 2 | 6 | Sebastian Madico (PER)
|
1:57.04 | |
| 14 | 1 | 1 |  Jemal Le Grand (ARU)
|
1:59.93 | |
| 15 | 1 | 8 |  Armando Esteban Claure (BOL)
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2:10.91 | |
| 16 | 2 | 8 | Martin Peter Manattini (BOL)
|
2:11.00 |
Final
edit| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
5 | Federico Grabich (ARG)
|
1:50.81 | CR |
 |
4 | Ben Hockin (PAR)
|
1:51.48 | |
 |
8 | Nicolas Oliveira (BRA)
|
1:51.51 | |
| 4 | 2 | Crox Acuña (VEN)
|
1:51.78 | |
| 5 | 1 | Julio Galofre (COL)
|
1:52.27 | |
| 6 | 3 | Daniele Tirabassi (VEN)
|
1:53.07 | |
| 7 | 7 | Martin Kutscher (URU)
|
1:53.73 | |
| 8 | 6 | Mateo de Angulo (COL)
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1:54.59 |