2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 400 metre individual medley

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
VenueYokohama International Swimming Pool
DatesAugust 25, 2002 (heats &
finals)
Competitors20 from 6 nations
Winning time4:12.48
Medalists
gold medal    United States
silver medal    United States
bronze medal    Japan
← 1999
2006 →

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

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

World record   Michael Phelps (USA) 4:11.09 Fort Lauderdale, United States August 15, 2002
Pan Pacific Championships record   Tom Dolan (USA) 4:14.77 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 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

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The final was held on August 25.[1]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Michael Phelps   United States 4:12.48 CR
  6 Erik Vendt   United States 4:13.15
  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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 2002 Pan Pacific held in Yokohama International Swimming Pool
  3. ^ ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Pacific Championships history Archived 2014-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Swimming technical manual Archived July 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine