The men's 200 metre backstroke competition at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 12 at the NISHI Civic Pool.[1] The last champion was Tripp Schwenk of US.[2]
| Men's 200 metre backstroke at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | NISHI Civic Pool | |||||||||
| Dates | August 12, 1997 (heats & finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 10 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:57.87 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all in backstroke.[3]
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record |  Martin López-Zubero (ESP)
|
1:56.57 | Tuscaloosa, United States | November 23, 1991 |
| Pan Pacific Championships record |  Tripp Schwenk (USA)
|
1:58.87 | Atlanta, United States | August 12, 1991 |
Results edit
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 edit
The first round was held on August 12.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lenny Krayzelburg | United States |
1:59.84 | QA |
| 2 | Brad Bridgewater | United States |
2:00.19 | QA |
| 3 | Mark Versfeld |  Canada |
2:00.31 | QA |
| 4 | Wang Wei |  China |
2:00.94 | QA |
| 5 | Josh Davis | United States |
2:01.01 | QA |
| 6 | Dustin Hersee | Canada |
2:02.14 | QA |
| 7 | Ji Sang-jun |  South Korea |
2:02.43 | QA |
| 8 | Tate Blahnik | United States |
2:02.59 | QA |
| 9 | Adrian Radley |  Australia |
2:02.88 | QB |
| 10 | Ray Hass | Australia |
2:03.45 | QB |
| 11 | Keitaro Konnai |  Japan |
2:03.49 | QB |
| 12 | Hajime Itoi | Japan |
2:04.03 | QB |
| 13 | Takafumi Ohishi | Japan |
2:05.15 | QB |
| 14 | Zane King | Australia |
2:06.75 | QB |
| 15 | Juan Rodela |  Mexico |
2:08.65 | QB |
| 16 | Ross Dunwoody |  New Zealand |
2:10.56 | QB |
| 17 | Lik Sun Fong |  Hong Kong |
2:11.04 | |
| 18 | Felix Sutanto |  Indonesia |
2:12.81 |
B Final edit
The B final was held on August 12.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Josh Davis | United States |
2:00.71 | |
| 10 | Hajime Itoi | Japan |
2:02.97 | |
| 11 | Keitaro Konnai | Japan |
2:03.42 | |
| 12 | Takafumi Ohishi | Japan |
2:04.83 | |
| 13 | Juan Rodela | Mexico |
2:08.22 | |
| 14 | Lik Sun Fong | Hong Kong |
2:10.54 | |
| 15 | Ross Dunwoody | New Zealand |
2:10.73 | |
| – | Felix Sutanto | Indonesia |
DNS |
A Final edit
The A final was held on August 12.[1]
| Rank | Lane | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Lenny Krayzelburg | United States |
1:57.87 | CR |
 |
Mark Versfeld | Canada |
1:59.61 | NR |
 |
Brad Bridgewater | United States |
2:00.04 | |
| 4 | Wang Wei | China |
2:00.50 | |
| 5 | Dustin Hersee | Canada |
2:01.57 | |
| 6 | Adrian Radley | Australia |
2:02.44 | |
| 7 | Ray Hass | Australia |
2:02.81 | |
| 8 | Ji Sang-jun | South Korea |
2:03.12 |
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Results of the 1997 Pan Pacific". Swim News. September 1997. Retrieved May 11, 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.