2019 PAN AMERICAN GAMES
- Villa Deportiva Nacional – Videna, Lima, Peru
- Tuesday, August 6th – Saturday, August 10th (pool swimming)
- Prelims 11 AM / Finals 8:30 PM (local time/US Central Time)
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Mexican swimmer Migue de Lara re-broke his own Mexican National Record in the 200 meters breaststroke on Thursday at the 2019 Pan American Games when he swam a 2:11.23 for a bronze medal in finals. His countrymate Mauro Castillo Luna took 4th in 2:12.21.
De Lara’s swim broke his own record of 2:11.77 that was set at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games in Colombia.
De Lara’s bronze medal is just the 3rd-ever by a Mexican swimmer (male or female) at the Pan American Games in a breaststroke event. The last came in 1975, when Gustavo Lozano took bronze in this same 200 breaststroke (in 2:29); a year earlier, Felipe Munoz took silver in the 200 breast (in 2:27).
Luna is a former Mexican Record holder in the event and is the country’s 2nd-fastest man ever in the 200 breaststroke.
Comparative Splits:
| Old Mexican Record | New Mexican Record | |
| Miguel de Lara – 2018 | Miguel de Lara – 2019 | |
| 1st 50 split | 29.74 | 29.47 |
| 2nd 50 split | 33.75 | 33.20 |
| 3rd 50 split | 33.87 | 33.90 |
| 4th 50 split | 34.41 | 34.66 |
| Total Time | 2:11.77 | 2:11.23 |
Good on him but not sure a 2:11 would even make semis at Olympics next year .. he needs to look at high 2:09 I would think as his next goal
Pretty sure that’s the wrong pic
Maybe hookem’ Horns was adopted by the Mexican national team?
Impposible… half of the mexican team is from A&M (almost literally) No horns allowed!
He is actually the one to the right acting surprised they could not find another picture of him…
You forgot Juan José Veloz, Rio 2007 2fly
De Lara’s bronze medal is just the 3rd-ever by a Mexican swimmer (male or female) at the Pan American Games in a breaststroke event.
Mexico has won several other medals in non-breaststroke events (including gold in the 200 fly in 1955). In total, Mexico had 43 medals coming into this year all-time in the Pan American Games.