The men's 200 metre freestyle competition at the 2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 17 at the Saanich Commonwealth Place.[1][2][3] The last champion was Ian Thorpe of Australia.[4]
| Men's 200 metre freestyle at the 2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Saanich Commonwealth Place | |||||||||
| Dates | August 17, 2006 (heats & finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 43 from 11 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:46.20 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all in freestyle.[5]
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record |  Ian Thorpe (AUS)
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1:44.06 | Fukuoka, Japan | July 25, 2001 |
| Pan Pacific Championships record | Ian Thorpe (AUS)
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1:44.75 | Yokohama, Japan | August 26, 2002 |
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 17, at 10:20.[1]
B Final edit
The B final was held on August 17, at 18:43.[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 3 | Nicholas Ffrost | Australia |
1:49.79 | |
| 10 | 4 | Michael Klueh |  United States |
1:49.83 | |
| 11 | 5 | Colin Russell |  Canada |
1:50.14 | |
| 12 | 6 | Takamitsu Kojima |  Japan |
1:50.16 | |
| 13 | 8 | Daisuke Hosokawa | Japan |
1:51.15 | |
| 14 | 1 | Rodrigo Castro |  Brazil |
1:51.27 | |
| 15 | 2 | Yuji Sakurai | Japan |
1:51.55 | |
| 16 | 7 | Lucas Salatta | Brazil |
1:52.06 |
A Final edit
The A final was held on August 17, at 18:43.[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
6 | Klete Keller | United States |
1:46.20 | |
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2 | Park Tae-Hwan |  South Korea |
1:47.51 | |
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3 | Zhang Lin |  China |
1:47.59 | |
| 4 | 5 | Brent Hayden | Canada |
1:47.78 | |
| 5 | 4 | Peter Vanderkaay | United States |
1:48.05 | |
| 6 | 1 | Kenrick Monk | Australia |
1:49.12 | |
| 7 | 7 | Brian Johns | Canada |
1:49.54 | |
| 8 | 8 | Leith Brodie | Australia |
1:50.12 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Results of the 200-metre freestyle heats at 2006 Pan Pacific". OmegaTiming. August 17, 2006. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Results of the 200-metre freestyle finals at 2006 Pan Pacific". OmegaTiming. August 17, 2006. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ^ "2006 Pan Pacific held in Victoria". Archived from the original on 2014-01-07. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
- ^ 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.