| Final | Team | time | | 1. Chester Jastremski | USA | 2:35.4 | 5 | | 2. Kenneth Merten | USA | 2:38.4 | 6 | | 3. John Kelso | CAN | 2:41.4 | 9 | | 4. Alberto Perez | ARG | 2:42.6 | 4 | | 5. Farid Zablith Filho | BRA | 2:44.6 | 7 | | 6. Drausio Medieras | BRA | 2:46.1 | 2 | | -. Ruben Vargas | MEX | | 3 | | -. Miguel Navaro | ARG | | 8 |
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| Heat 1 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Chester Jastremski | USA | 2:37.4 | 1. | | 2. Farid Zablith Filho | BRA | 2:47.1 | 4. | | 3. Miguel Navaro | ARG | 2:48.3 | 6. | | 4. Roberto Marmalejo | MEX | 2:53.0 | 9. | | 5. Elliot Chenax | PUR | 2:53.8 | 10. | | 6. Ricardo Harten | PER | 2:56.9 | 11. |
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| Heat 2 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Kenneth Merten | USA | 2:38.4 | 2. | | 2. Alberto Perez | ARG | 2:43.2 | 3. | | 3. Ruben Vargas | MEX | 2:48.1 | 5. | | 4. Drausio Medieras | BRA | 2:49.4 | 7. | | 5. John Kelso | CAN | 2:51.9 | 8. |
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