The men's 800 metre freestyle competition at the 2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 17 at the Saanich Commonwealth Place.[1][2] The last champion was Grant Hackett of Australia.[3]
| Men's 800 metre freestyle at the 2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Saanich Commonwealth Place Saanich, British Columbia, Canada | |||||||||
| Dates | August 17, 2006 (heats & finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 7:55.88 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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This event was a timed-final where each swimmer swam just once. The top 8 seeded swimmers swam in the evening, and the remaining swimmers swam in the morning session.[4][5]
Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record |  Grant Hackett (AUS)
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7:38.65 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | July 27, 2005 |
| Pan Pacific Championships record | Grant Hackett (AUS)
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7:44.78 | Yokohama, Japan | August 24, 2002 |
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 |
The first round was held on August 17, at 11:30, and the final was held on August 17, at 18:15.[4][5]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 5 | Andrew Hurd |  Canada |
7:55.88 | |
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3 | 4 | Troyden Prinsloo |  South Africa |
7:56.82 | |
 |
3 | 7 | Ryan Cochrane | Canada |
7:58.32 | |
| 4 | 3 | 8 | Kenichi Doki |  Japan |
8:02.15 | |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Chip Peterson |  United States |
8:05.07 | |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | Fran Crippen | United States |
8:06.32 | |
| 7 | 1 | 6 | Felipe May Araújo |  Brazil |
8:07.13 | |
| 8 | 3 | 6 | Cameron Smith | Australia |
8:08.15 | |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | Armando Negreiros | Brazil |
8:09.27 | |
| 10 | 1 | 7 | Bryn Murphy |  New Zealand |
8:11.52 | |
| 11 | 1 | 5 | Gen Ishimura | Japan |
8:12.31 | |
| 12 | 1 | 3 | Ky Hurst | Australia |
8:13.50 | |
| 13 | 3 | 2 | Trent Grimsey | Australia |
8:14.82 | |
| 14 | 1 | 2 | Kier Maitland | Canada |
8:17.12 | |
| 15 | 2 | 4 | Tang Sheng-Chieh |  Chinese Taipei |
8:22.34 | |
| 16 | 2 | 5 | David Browne | Australia |
8:25.46 | |
| 17 | 1 | 4 | Kurtis MacGillivary | Australia |
8:26.86 | |
| 18 | 2 | 3 | Matthew Pariselli | Canada |
8:31.01 |
References
edit- ^ "Results of the 800-metre freestyle timed final at 2006 Pan Pacific". OmegaTiming. August 17, 2006. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
- ^ "2006 Pan Pacific held in Victoria". Archived from the original on 2014-01-07. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
- ^ ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Pacific Championships history Archived 2014-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "800-metre freestyle heats at 2006 Pan Pacific". OmegaTiming. August 17, 2006. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
- ^ a b "800-metre freestyle "final" at 2006 Pan Pacific". OmegaTiming. August 17, 2006. Retrieved January 18, 2014.