▁ ▁His ▁American ▁team m ates ▁continued ▁on , ▁running ▁three ▁sub ▁ 4 5 ▁spl its . ▁ ▁Bah am as ▁won ▁the ▁heat , ▁but ▁the ▁Americans ▁qualified , ▁cred ited ▁with ▁exactly ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁as ▁Bah am as , ▁the ▁fast est ▁time ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Both ▁he ats ▁ending ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁second ▁place ▁teams ▁running ▁the ▁same ▁times . ▁ ▁Also ▁during ▁the ▁second ▁heat , ▁the ▁Domin ican ▁Republic ▁failed ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁second ▁exchange ▁between ▁Felix ▁S ánchez ▁and ▁Jo el ▁Me j ía ▁within ▁the ▁zone ▁and ▁were ▁dis qual ified . ▁ ▁Then ▁half way ▁through ▁the ▁third ▁leg , ▁J ama ica ' s ▁Jer ma ine ▁Gonz ales ▁pulled ▁a ▁mus cle ▁and ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁continue . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁final , ▁Bah am as ▁started ▁off ▁with ▁their ▁best ▁ 4 0 0 ▁run ners , ▁ 4 th ▁place ▁Chris ▁Brown ▁and ▁ 7 th ▁place ▁Dem et ri us ▁P inder . ▁▁ ▁Brown ▁had ▁a ▁clear ▁lead ▁through ▁the ▁first ▁ 3 5 0 ▁metres ▁before ▁f ading ▁to ▁hand ▁off ▁just ▁slightly ▁ahead ▁of ▁Bry sh on ▁Nell um . ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁next ▁leg , ▁Josh ▁M ance ▁brought ▁the ▁American ▁team ▁into ▁cont ention , ▁with ▁the ▁two ▁teams ▁separ ating ▁from ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁field . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁final ▁straight away , ▁P inder ▁extended ▁the ▁lead ▁slightly , ▁his ▁relay ▁split ▁of ▁