The men's 400 metre individual medley competition at the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 25 at the Yokohama International Swimming Pool.[1][2] The last champion was Matthew Dunn of Australia.[3]
| Men's 400 metre individual medley at the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Yokohama International Swimming Pool | |||||||||
| Dates | August 25, 2002 (heats & finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 6 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 4:12.48 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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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.[4]
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record |  Michael Phelps (USA)
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4:11.09 | Fort Lauderdale, United States | August 15, 2002 |
| Pan Pacific Championships record | Tom Dolan (USA)
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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 25.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | Michael Phelps | United States |
4:13.27 | Q, CR |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | Takahiro Mori |  Japan |
4:15.41 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | Shinya Taniguchi | Japan |
4:15.46 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | Erik Vendt | United States |
4:16.64 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | Tom Wilkens | United States |
4:19.06 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | Brian Johns |  Canada |
4:19.21 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 6 | Eric Donnelly | United States |
4:19.75 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | 5 | Jiro Miki | Japan |
4:20.66 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | Trent Steed |  Australia |
4:20.74 | |
| 10 | 3 | 6 | Dean Kent |  New Zealand |
4:20.97 | |
| 11 | 2 | 3 | Kevin Clements | United States |
4:21.74 | |
| 12 | 2 | 5 | Justin Norris | Australia |
4:22.51 | |
| 13 | 2 | 6 | Carlos Sayao | Canada |
4:23.09 | |
| 14 | 3 | 7 | Keith Beavers | Canada |
4:25.03 | |
| 15 | 2 | 7 | Rafael Gonçalves |  Brazil |
4:26.51 | |
| 16 | 2 | 2 | Chad Murray | Canada |
4:29.27 | |
| 17 | 1 | 2 | Anthony van der Kraay | New Zealand |
4:31.29 | |
| 18 | 1 | 7 | Diogo Yabe | Brazil |
4:31.56 | |
| 19 | 3 | 1 | Lucas Salatta | Brazil |
4:34.41 | |
| 20 | 2 | 1 | Kléber Ihara | Brazil |
4:40.30 |
Final edit
The final was held on August 25.[1]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Michael Phelps | United States |
4:12.48 | CR |
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6 | Erik Vendt | United States |
4:13.15 | |
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5 | Takahiro Mori | Japan |
4:16.35 | |
| 4 | 2 | Brian Johns | Canada |
4:16.44 | |
| 5 | 3 | Shinya Taniguchi | Japan |
4:17.62 | |
| 6 | 8 | Justin Norris | Australia |
4:20.19 | |
| 7 | 1 | Dean Kent | New Zealand |
4:20.79 | |
| 8 | 7 | Trent Steed | Australia |
4:21.45 |
References edit
- ^ a b c "Results of the 2002 Pan Pacific". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). June 4, 2006. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
- ^ 2002 Pan Pacific held in Yokohama International Swimming Pool
- ^ 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