The men's 200 metre breaststroke competition at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 13 at the NISHI Civic Pool.[1] The last champion was Akira Hayashi of Japan.[2]
| Men's 200 metre breaststroke at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | NISHI Civic Pool | |||||||||
| Dates | August 13, 1997 (heats & finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 6 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:14.05 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all in breaststroke.[3]
Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record |  Mike Barrowman (USA)
|
2:10.16 | Barcelona, Spain | July 29, 1992 |
| Pan Pacific Championships record | Mike Barrowman (USA)
|
2:11.96 | Edmonton, Canada | August 25, 1991 |
Results
editAll 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
editThe first round was held on August 13.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Wilkens | United States |
2:15.67 | QA |
| 2 | Kurt Grote | United States |
2:16.06 | QA |
| 3 | Chikara Nakashita |  Japan |
2:16.36 | QA |
| 3 | Yoshiaki Okita | Japan |
2:16.36 | QA |
| 5 | Simon Cowley |  Australia |
2:16.63 | QA |
| 6 | Phil Rogers | Australia |
2:17.10 | QA |
| 6 | Morgan Knabe |  Canada |
2:17.10 | QA |
| 8 | Michael Norment | United States |
2:17.94 | QA |
| 9 | Andrew Chan | Canada |
2:17.99 | QB |
| 10 | Jarrod Marrs | United States |
2:18.25 | QB |
| 11 | Jeremy Linn | United States |
2:19.29 | QB |
| 12 | Yoshinobu Miyazaki | Japan |
2:20.76 | QB |
| 13 | Tam Chi Kin |  Hong Kong |
2:20.88 | QB |
| 14 | Michael Scott | Hong Kong |
2:27.77 | QB |
| 15 | Robert van der Zant | Australia |
2:30.24 | QB |
| 16 | Denny Kurniawan |  Indonesia |
2:32.74 | QB |
B Final
editThe B final was held on August 13.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Yoshinobu Miyazaki | Japan |
2:18.48 | |
| 10 | Michael Norment | United States |
2:18.70 | |
| 11 | Tam Chi Kin | Hong Kong |
2:23.08 | |
| 12 | Michael Scott | Hong Kong |
2:25.30 | |
| 13 | Robert van der Zant | Australia |
2:26.78 | |
| 14 | Denny Kurniawan | Indonesia |
2:31.27 | |
| – | Jarrod Marrs | United States |
DNS | |
| – | Jeremy Linn | United States |
DNS |
A Final
editThe A final was held on August 13.[1]
| Rank | Lane | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Kurt Grote | United States |
2:14.05 | |
 |
Yoshiaki Okita | Japan |
2:14.59 | |
 |
Tom Wilkens | United States |
2:14.80 | |
| 4 | Phil Rogers | Australia |
2:14.81 | |
| 5 | Chikara Nakashita | Japan |
2:14.97 | |
| 6 | Simon Cowley | Australia |
2:15.36 | |
| 7 | Morgan Knabe | Canada |
2:16.73 | |
| 8 | Andrew Chan | Canada |
2:17.59 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Results of the 1997 Pan Pacific". Swim News. September 1997. Retrieved July 23, 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.