The men's 200 metre individual medley competition at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 13 at the NISHI Civic Pool.[1] The last champion was Tom Dolan of US.[2]
| Men's 200 metre individual medley at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | NISHI Civic Pool | |||||||||
| Dates | August 13, 1997 (heats & finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:01.14 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, one each in backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle swimming.[3]
Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record |  Jani Sievinen (FIN)
|
1:58.16 | Rome, Italy | September 11, 1994 |
| Pan Pacific Championships record |  David Wharton (USA)
|
2:00.11 | Tokyo, Japan | August 20, 1989 |
Results
editAll 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
editThe first round was held on August 13.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ron Karnaugh | United States |
2:02.59 | QA |
| 2 | Matthew Dunn |  Australia |
2:02.89 | QA |
| 3 | Curtis Myden |  Canada |
2:03.27 | QA |
| 4 | Wang Wei |  China |
2:03.60 | QA |
| 5 | Josh Davis | United States |
2:03.91 | QA |
| 6 | Mark Versfeld | Canada |
2:04.44 | QA |
| 7 | Tatsuya Kinugasa |  Japan |
2:04.46 | QA |
| 8 | Steven Brown | United States |
2:05.06 | QA |
| 9 | Philip Weiss | Canada |
2:05.10 | QB |
| 10 | Theo Verster |  South Africa |
2:05.12 | QB |
| 11 | Robert van der Zant | Australia |
2:05.42 | QB |
| 12 | Zane King | Australia |
2:05.85 | QB |
| 13 | Jo Yoshimi | Japan |
2:05.95 | QB |
| 14 | Ian Thorpe | Australia |
2:06.26 | QB |
| 15 | Trent Steed | Australia |
2:06.33 | QB |
| 16 | Nate Dusing | United States |
2:06.50 | QB |
| 17 | Oliver Young |  New Zealand |
2:06.57 | |
| 18 | Casey Barrett | Canada |
2:08.11 | |
| 19 | Nicholas Sheeran | New Zealand |
2:10.34 | |
| 20 | Oleg Tsvetkovskiy |  Uzbekistan |
2:12.07 |
B Final
editThe B final was held on August 13.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Zane King | Australia |
2:03.95 | |
| 10 | Philip Weiss | Canada |
2:04.18 | |
| 11 | Steven Brown | United States |
2:05.23 | |
| 12 | Robert van der Zant | Australia |
2:05.73 | |
| 13 | Jo Yoshimi | Japan |
2:05.92 | |
| 14 | Oliver Young | New Zealand |
2:08.28 | |
| 15 | Nicholas Sheeran | New Zealand |
2:08.37 | |
| 16 | Oleg Tsvetkovskiy | Uzbekistan |
2:10.99 |
A Final
editThe A final was held on August 13.[1]
| Rank | Lane | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Matthew Dunn | Australia |
2:01.14 | |
 |
Curtis Myden | Canada |
2:01.83 | |
 |
Ron Karnaugh | United States |
2:02.25 | |
| 4 | Josh Davis | United States |
2:02.90 | |
| 5 | Wang Wei | China |
2:03.02 | |
| 6 | Tatsuya Kinugasa | Japan |
2:04.58 | |
| 7 | Mark Versfeld | Canada |
2:04.91 | |
| 8 | Theo Verster | South Africa |
2:04.94 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Results of the 1997 Pan Pacific". Swim News. September 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
- ^ 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.