The men's 400 metre individual medley competition at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 11 at the NISHI Civic Pool.[1] The last champion was Tom Dolan of US.[2]
| Men's 400 metre individual medley at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | NISHI Civic Pool | |||||||||
| Dates | August 11, 1997 (heats & finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 7 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 4:16.11 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||
This race consisted of eight lengths of the pool. The first two lengths were swum using the butterfly stroke, the second pair with the backstroke, the third pair of lengths in breaststroke, and the final two were freestyle.[3]
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record |  Tom Dolan (USA)
|
4:12.30 | Rome, Italy | September 11, 1994 |
| Pan Pacific Championships record | Tom Dolan (USA)
|
4:14.77 | Atlanta, United States | August 10, 1995 |
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 11.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Wilkens | United States |
4:20.47 | QA |
| 2 | Matthew Dunn |  Australia |
4:21.06 | QA |
| 3 | Trent Steed | Australia |
4:23.97 | QA |
| 4 | Ron Karnaugh | United States |
4:24.20 | QA |
| 5 | Steven Brown | United States |
4:24.28 | QA |
| 6 | Curtis Myden |  Canada |
4:24.29 | QA |
| 7 | Tatsuya Kinugasa |  Japan |
4:24.56 | QA |
| 8 | Wang Wei |  China |
4:26.41 | QA |
| 9 | Ian Thorpe | Australia |
4:26.42 | QB |
| 10 | Robert van der Zant | Australia |
4:27.71 | QB |
| 11 | Philip Weiss | Canada |
4:28.01 | QB |
| 12 | Oliver Young |  New Zealand |
4:28.84 | QB |
| 13 | Tom Dolan | United States |
4:30.11 | QB |
| 14 | Kin Ming Kwok |  Hong Kong |
4:30.59 | QB |
| 15 | Owen Von Richter | Canada |
4:30.81 | QB |
| 16 | Jo Yoshimi | Japan |
4:32.64 | QB |
| 17 | Lik Sun Fong | Hong Kong |
4:35.37 | |
| 18 | Ben Scott | New Zealand |
4:38.53 |
B Final edit
The B final was held on August 11.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Steven Brown | United States |
4:24.71 | |
| 10 | Owen Von Richter | Canada |
4:28.11 | |
| 11 | Robert van der Zant | Australia |
4:29.02 | |
| 12 | Oliver Young | New Zealand |
4:29.19 | |
| 13 | Jo Yoshimi | Japan |
4:29.42 | |
| 14 | Kin Ming Kwok | Hong Kong |
4:30.14 | |
| 15 | Ben Scott | New Zealand |
4:32.67 | |
| 16 | Lik Sun Fong | Hong Kong |
4:38.77 |
A Final edit
The A final was held on August 11.[1]
| Rank | Lane | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Matthew Dunn | Australia |
4:16.11 | |
 |
Curtis Myden | Canada |
4:16.30 | |
 |
Trent Steed | Australia |
4:21.07 | |
| 4 | Tom Wilkens | United States |
4:22.51 | |
| 5 | Ron Karnaugh | United States |
4:22.69 | |
| 6 | Tatsuya Kinugasa | Japan |
4:23.63 | |
| 7 | Wang Wei | China |
4:25.74 | |
| 8 | Philip Weiss | Canada |
4:27.72 |
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Results of the 1997 Pan Pacific". Swim News. September 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
- ^ ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Pacific Championships history Archived 2014-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Swimming technical manual Archived July 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine