1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 200 metre backstroke

The men's 200 metre backstroke competition at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 12 at the NISHI Civic Pool.[1] The last champion was Tripp Schwenk of US.[2]

Men's 200 metre backstroke
at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
VenueNISHI Civic Pool
DatesAugust 12, 1997 (heats &
finals)
Competitors18 from 10 nations
Winning time1:57.87
Medalists
gold medal    United States
silver medal    Canada
bronze medal    United States
← 1995
1999 →

This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all in backstroke.[3]

Records

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

World record   Martin López-Zubero (ESP) 1:56.57 Tuscaloosa, United States November 23, 1991
Pan Pacific Championships record   Tripp Schwenk (USA) 1:58.87 Atlanta, United States August 12, 1991

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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The first round was held on August 12.[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Lenny Krayzelburg   United States 1:59.84 QA
2 Brad Bridgewater   United States 2:00.19 QA
3 Mark Versfeld   Canada 2:00.31 QA
4 Wang Wei   China 2:00.94 QA
5 Josh Davis   United States 2:01.01 QA
6 Dustin Hersee   Canada 2:02.14 QA
7 Ji Sang-jun   South Korea 2:02.43 QA
8 Tate Blahnik   United States 2:02.59 QA
9 Adrian Radley   Australia 2:02.88 QB
10 Ray Hass   Australia 2:03.45 QB
11 Keitaro Konnai   Japan 2:03.49 QB
12 Hajime Itoi   Japan 2:04.03 QB
13 Takafumi Ohishi   Japan 2:05.15 QB
14 Zane King   Australia 2:06.75 QB
15 Juan Rodela   Mexico 2:08.65 QB
16 Ross Dunwoody   New Zealand 2:10.56 QB
17 Lik Sun Fong   Hong Kong 2:11.04
18 Felix Sutanto   Indonesia 2:12.81

B Final

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The B final was held on August 12.[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
9 Josh Davis   United States 2:00.71
10 Hajime Itoi   Japan 2:02.97
11 Keitaro Konnai   Japan 2:03.42
12 Takafumi Ohishi   Japan 2:04.83
13 Juan Rodela   Mexico 2:08.22
14 Lik Sun Fong   Hong Kong 2:10.54
15 Ross Dunwoody   New Zealand 2:10.73
Felix Sutanto   Indonesia DNS

A Final

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The A final was held on August 12.[1]

Rank Lane Nationality Time Notes
  Lenny Krayzelburg   United States 1:57.87 CR
  Mark Versfeld   Canada 1:59.61 NR
  Brad Bridgewater   United States 2:00.04
4 Wang Wei   China 2:00.50
5 Dustin Hersee   Canada 2:01.57
6 Adrian Radley   Australia 2:02.44
7 Ray Hass   Australia 2:02.81
8 Ji Sang-jun   South Korea 2:03.12

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Results of the 1997 Pan Pacific". Swim News. September 1997. Retrieved May 11, 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.