1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 400 metre freestyle
| Men's 400 metre freestyle at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | NISHI Civic Pool | |||||||||
| Dates |
August 12, 1997 (heats & finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 22 from 9 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:47.27 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships Fukuoka, Japan  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freestyle | ||||
| 50 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | 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 400 metre freestyle competition at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 12 at the NISHI Civic Pool.[1] The last champion was Daniel Kowalski of Australia.[2]
This race consisted of eight lengths of the pool, with all eight being in the freestyle stroke.[3]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record |  Kieren Perkins (AUS) |
3:43.80 | Rome, Italy | September 11, 1994 |
| Pan Pacific Championships record | Kieren Perkins (AUS) |
3:49.43 | Kobe, Japan | August 14, 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 12.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grant Hackett | Australia | 3:52.42 | QA |
| 2 | Chad Carvin |  United States | 3:53.11 | QA |
| 3 | John Piersma | United States | 3:53.74 | QA |
| 4 | Ian Thorpe | Australia | 3:55.10 | QA |
| 5 | Uğur Taner | United States | 3:55.24 | QA |
| 6 | Mark Johnston |  Canada | 3:56.59 | QA |
| 7 | Danyon Loader |  New Zealand | 3:56.83 | QA |
| 8 | Jason Samuelson | Australia | 3:56.96 | QA |
| 9 | Tyler Painter | United States | 3:57.15 | QB |
| 10 | Torlarp Sethsothorn |  Thailand | 3:57.26 | QB |
| 11 | Ryk Neethling |  South Africa | 3:57.60 | QB |
| 12 | Yosuke Ichikawa |  Japan | 3:57.68 | QB |
| 13 | Hisato Yasui | Japan | 3:57.78 | QB |
| 14 | Masato Hirano | Japan | 3:58.01 | QB |
| 15 | Tom Malchow | United States | 3:58.54 | QB |
| 16 | Michael McWha | Canada | 3:59.03 | QB |
| 17 | Scott Cameron | New Zealand | 4:02.41 | |
| 18 | Woo Chul |  South Korea | 4:02.58 | |
| 19 | Kwok Kin Ming |  Hong Kong | 4:02.59 | |
| 20 | Matthew Smith | Australia | 4:02.72 | |
| 21 | Brent Sallee | Canada | 4:04.24 | |
| 22 | Liam Weseloh | Canada | 4:06.23 |
B Final
The B final was held on August 12.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Uğur Taner | United States | 3:53.59 | |
| 10 | Jason Samuelson | Australia | 3:56.02 | |
| 11 | Yosuke Ichikawa | Japan | 3:56.55 | |
| 12 | Michael McWha | Canada | 3:56.96 | |
| 13 | Scott Cameron | New Zealand | 3:59.59 | |
| 14 | Masato Hirano | Japan | 3:59.72 | |
| 15 | Hisato Yasui | Japan | 4:00.52 | |
| 15 | Woo Chul | South Korea | 4:00.52 |
A Final
The A final was held on August 12.[1]
| Rank | Lane | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Grant Hackett | Australia | 3:47.27 | CR |
 | Ian Thorpe | Australia | 3:49.64 | |
 | Chad Carvin | United States | 3:50.40 | |
| 4 | John Piersma | United States | 3:51.81 | |
| 5 | Danyon Loader | New Zealand | 3:54.10 | |
| 6 | Ryk Neethling | South Africa | 3:54.58 | |
| 7 | Mark Johnston | Canada | 3:55.37 | |
| 8 | Torlarp Sethsothorn | Thailand | 3:55.84 |
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Results of the 1997 Pan Pacific". Swim News. September 1997. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
- ↑ ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Pacific Championships history
- ↑ Swimming technical manual Archived July 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
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