2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 200 metre breaststroke

Men's 200 metre breaststroke
at the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
VenueTokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Dates12 August (heats &
finals)
Competitors14 from 6 nations
Winning time2:07.75
Medalists
gold medal    Japan
silver medal    Australia
bronze medal    Australia

The men's 200 metre breaststroke competition at the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 12 at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center.[1] The defending champion was Yasuhiro Koseki of Japan.[2]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:

World record  Ippei Watanabe (JPN) 2:06.67 Tokyo, Japan 29 January 2017
Pan Pacific Championships record  Kosuke Kitajima (JPN) 2:08.36 Irvine, United States 21 August 2010

Results

All times are in minutes and seconds.

KEY: QA Qualified A Final QB Qualified B Final CR Championships record NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best

Heats

The first round was held on 12 August from 10:00.[3]

Only two swimmers from each country may advance to the A or B final. If a country not qualify any swimmer to the A final, that same country may qualify up to three swimmers to the B final.[4]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Josh Prenot  United States 2:08.02 QA, CR
2 Andrew Wilson  United States 2:08.66 QA, WD
3 Matthew Wilson  Australia 2:09.26 QA
4 Yasuhiro Koseki  Japan 2:09.27 QA
5 Zac Stubblety-Cook  Australia 2:11.52 QA
6 Ippei Watanabe  Japan 2:12.15 QA
7 Eli Wall  Canada 2:13.44 QA
8 Liu Yunsong  China 2:14.29 QA
9 Wang Lizhuo  China 2:14.68 QA
10 Hiromasa Fujimori  Japan 2:15.02 QB
11 Song Jiale  China 2:19.07 QB
12 Tristan Cote  Canada 2:22.13 QB
13 Timothy Yen  Philippines 2:38.06 QB
Chase Kalisz  United States DNS

B Final

The B final was held on 12 August from 17:30.[5]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
9 Hiromasa Fujimori  Japan 2:14.04
10 Song Jiale  China 2:16.77
11 Tristan Cote  Canada 2:19.36
12 Timothy Yen  Philippines 2:36.01

A Final

The A final was held on 12 August from 17:30.[6]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ippei Watanabe  Japan 2:07.75 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Zac Stubblety-Cook  Australia 2:07.89
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Matthew Wilson  Australia 2:08.22
4 Yasuhiro Koseki  Japan 2:08.25
5 Josh Prenot  United States 2:08.44
6 Wang Lizhuo  China 2:11.49
7 Liu Yunsong  China 2:12.27
8 Eli Wall  Canada 2:13.56

References

  1. ^ "Schedule Pan Pacs 2018". Pan Pacs 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Results of the 200-metre breaststroke finals at 2014 Pan Pacific". Australia Swimming. 24 August 2014. Archived from the original on 14 September 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Pan Pacific Championships 2018 – Men 200m Breaststroke Heats" (PDF). Seiko.co.jp. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Pan Pacs 2018 – Information Bulletin #2" (PDF). Pan Pacs 2018. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Pan Pacific Championships 2018 – Men 200m Breaststroke B-Final" (PDF). Seiko.co.jp. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Pan Pacific Championships 2018 – Men 200m Breaststroke Final" (PDF). Seiko.co.jp. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.