1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay

The men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay competition at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 12 at the NISHI Civic Pool.[1] The last champion was the United States.[2]

Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
VenueNISHI Civic Pool
DatesAugust 12, 1997 (heats &
finals)
Winning time3:18.18
Medalists
gold medal    United States
silver medal    Australia
bronze medal    New Zealand
← 1995
1999 →

This race consisted of eight lengths of the pool. Each of the four swimmers completed two lengths of the pool. The first swimmer had to touch the wall before the second could leave the starting block.[3]

Records

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

World record   United States (USA)
David Fox (49.32)
Joe Hudepohl (49.11)
Jon Olsen (48.17)
Gary Hall, Jr. (48.51)
3:15.11 Atlanta, United States August 12, 1995
Pan Pacific Championships record   United States (USA)
David Fox (49.32)
Joe Hudepohl (49.11)
Jon Olsen (48.17)
Gary Hall, Jr. (48.51)
3:15.11 Atlanta, United States August 12, 1995

Results

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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

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Heats weren't performed, as only five teams had entered.

Final

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The final was held on August 12.[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Scott Tucker (49.86)
Brad Schumacher (49.66)
Jon Olsen (49.69)
Neil Walker (48.97)
  United States 3:18.18
  Michael Klim (49.15)
Richard Upton (50.11)
Scott Logan (50.21)
Ian van der Wal (49.86)
  Australia 3:19.33
  John Steel (51.16)
Nicholas Tongue (50.55)
Danyon Loader (51.01)
Trent Bray (49.77)
  New Zealand 3:22.49
4 Stephen Clarke (50.54)
Craig Hutchison (50.27)
Dustin Hersee (51.36)
Edward Parenti (51.23)
  Canada 3:23.40
5 Shunsuke Ito (51.04)
Tomohiro Yamanoi (51.32)
Yosuke Ichikawa (51.26)
Yukihiro Matsushita (50.17)
  Japan 3:23.79

References

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  1. ^ a b "Results of the 1997 Pan Pacific". Swim News. September 1997. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  2. ^ ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Pacific Championships history Archived 2014-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.