The men's 800 metre freestyle competition at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 10 at the NISHI Civic Pool.[1] The last champion was Daniel Kowalski of Australia.[2]
| Men's 800 metre freestyle at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | NISHI Civic Pool | |||||||||
| Dates | August 10, 1997 (heats & finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 9 from 4 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 7:50.30 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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This event was a timed-final where each swimmer swam just once.
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record |  Kieren Perkins (AUS)
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7:46.00 | Victoria, Canada | August 24, 1994 |
| Pan Pacific Championships record | Daniel Kowalski (AUS)
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7:50.28 | 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 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Grant Hackett | Australia |
7:50.30 | |
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Chad Carvin |  United States |
7:57.82 | |
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Tyler Painter | United States |
8:01.17 | |
| 4 | Masato Hirano |  Japan |
8:06.81 | |
| 5 | Tim Siciliano | United States |
8:07.31 | |
| 6 | Jason Samuelson | Australia |
8:08.80 | |
| 7 | Torlarp Sethsothorn |  Thailand |
8:11.02 | |
| 8 | Hisato Yasui | Japan |
8:19.43 | |
| 9 | Matthew Smith | Australia |
8:22.69 |
References edit
- ^ "Results of the 1997 Pan Pacific". Swim News. September 1997. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
- ^ ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Pacific Championships history Archived 2014-10-10 at the Wayback Machine