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

The men's 200 metre butterfly competition at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 10 at the NISHI Civic Pool.[1] The last champion was Scott Miller of Australia.[2]

Men's 200 metre butterfly
at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
VenueNISHI Civic Pool
DatesAugust 10, 1997 (heats &
finals)
Competitors18 from 8 nations
Winning time1:57.35
Medalists
gold medal    United States
silver medal    United States
bronze medal    Australia
← 1995
1999 →

This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all lengths being in butterfly stroke.[3]

Records

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

World record   Denis Pankratov (RUS) 1:55.22 Canet-en-Roussillon, France June 14, 1995
Pan Pacific Championships record   Scott Miller (AUS) 1:57.86 Atlanta, United States August 10, 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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The first round was held on August 10.[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Uğur Taner   United States 1:57.94 QA
2 Tom Malchow   United States 1:58.29 QA
3 Scott Goodman   Australia 1:58.62 QA
4 Steven Brown   United States 1:59.34 QA
5 Nate Dusing   United States 1:59.50 QA
6 Casey Barrett   Canada 2:00.54 QA
7 Tom Wilkens   United States 2:01.29 QA
8 Takashi Yamamoto   Japan 2:01.30 QA
9 Edward Parenti   Canada 2:01.84 QB
10 Philip Weiss   Canada 2:01.91 QB
11 Han Kyu-chul   South Korea 2:01.94 QB
12 Greg Shaw   Australia 2:02.18 QB
13 Theo Verster   South Africa 2:02.61 QB
14 Hisayoshi Tanaka   Japan 2:03.30 QB
15 Trent Steed   Australia 2:03.36 QB
16 Juan Veloz   Mexico 2:03.80 QB
17 Kin Ming Kwok   Hong Kong 2:04.08
18 Junya Kawakami   Japan 2:04.14

B Final

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The B final was held on August 10.[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
9 Steven Brown   United States 1:59.76
10 Philip Weiss   Canada 2:01.78
11 Hisayoshi Tanaka   Japan 2:01.86
12 Theo Verster   South Africa 2:02.68
13 Trent Steed   Australia 2:03.42
14 Kin Ming Kwok   Hong Kong 2:03.73
15 Juan Veloz   Mexico 2:04.40

A Final

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The A final was held on August 10.[1]

Rank Lane Nationality Time Notes
  Uğur Taner   United States 1:57.35 CR
  Tom Malchow   United States 1:57.71
  Scott Goodman   Australia 1:58.34
4 Takashi Yamamoto   Japan 1:59.52
5 Casey Barrett   Canada 2:00.83
6 Han Kyu-chul   South Korea 2:00.87
7 Edward Parenti   Canada 2:01.57
8 Greg Shaw   Australia 2:01.75

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Results of the 1997 Pan Pacific". Swim News. September 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  2. ^ ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Pacific Championships history Archived 2014-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Swimming technical manual Archived July 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine