1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 200 metre freestyle
| Men's 200 metre freestyle at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | NISHI Civic Pool | |||||||||
| Dates | August 10, 1997 (heats & finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 19 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:47.60 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | women | |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
The men's 200 metre freestyle competition at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 10 at the NISHI Civic Pool.[1] The last champion was Danyon Loader of New Zealand.[2]
This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all in freestyle.[3]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record |  Giorgio Lamberti (ITA)
|
1:46.69 | Bonn, West Germany | August 15, 1989 |
| Pan Pacific Championships record |  Josh Davis (USA)
|
1:48.50 | Kobe, Japan | August 12, 1993 |
Results
All times are in minutes and seconds.
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | CR | Championships record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Heats
The first round was held on August 10.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Dolan | United States |
1:49.89 | QA |
| 2 | Michael Klim | .svg.png){kind=small} Australia |
1:49.91 | QA |
| 3 | Josh Davis | United States |
1:49.92 | QA |
| 4 | John Piersma | United States |
1:50.12 | QA |
| 5 | Trent Bray |  New Zealand |
1:50.34 | QA |
| 6 | Shunsuke Ito |  Japan |
1:50.91 | QA |
| 7 | Ian van der Wal | Australia |
1:50.95 | QA |
| 8 | Grant Hackett | Australia |
1:51.20 | QA |
| 9 | Brad Schumacher | United States |
1:51.41 | QB |
| 10 | Ian Thorpe | Australia |
1:51.46 | QB |
| 11 | Yosuke Ichikawa | Japan |
1:51.53 | QB |
| 12 | Ryk Neethling |  South Africa |
1:51.94 | QB |
| 13 | Mark Johnston | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
1:52.40 | QB |
| 14 | Matthew Dunn | Australia |
1:52.66 | QB |
| 15 | Danyon Loader | New Zealand |
1:52.69 | QB |
| 16 | Sion Brinn |  Jamaica |
1:54.37 | QB |
| 17 | Michael McWha | Canada |
1:54.55 | |
| 18 | Owen Von Richter | Canada |
1:55.51 | |
| 19 | Scott Cameron | New Zealand |
1:56.41 |
B Final
The B final was held on August 10.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Grant Hackett | Australia |
1:49.53 | |
| 10 | John Piersma | United States |
1:50.22 | |
| 11 | Danyon Loader | New Zealand |
1:51.66 | |
| 12 | Mark Johnston | Canada |
1:51.72 | |
| 13 | Scott Cameron | New Zealand |
1:54.03 | |
| 14 | Michael McWha | Canada |
1:54.43 | |
| – | Owen Von Richter | Canada |
DNS | |
| – | Sion Brinn | Jamaica |
DNS |
A Final
The A final was held on August 10.[1]
| Rank | Lane | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Michael Klim | Australia |
1:47.60 | CR |
 |
Josh Davis | United States |
1:48.17 | |
 |
Trent Bray | New Zealand |
1:49.27 | |
| 4 | Ian van der Wal | Australia |
1:50.48 | |
| 5 | Ryk Neethling | South Africa |
1:50.94 | |
| 6 | Shunsuke Ito | Japan |
1:50.95 | |
| 7 | Yosuke Ichikawa | Japan |
1:51.87 | |
| 8 | Tom Dolan | United States |
1:54.02 |
References
- ^ a b c d "Results of the 1997 Pan Pacific". Swim News. September 1997. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
- ^ ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Pacific Championships history Archived 2014-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.