The men's 400 metre freestyle competition at the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 20 at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center.[1][2][3] The last champion was Park Tae-Hwan of South Korea.[4][5]
| Men's 400 metre freestyle at the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center | |||||||||
| Dates | August 20, 2010 (heats & finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 33 from 11 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:44.73 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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This race consisted of eight lengths of the pool, with all eight being in the freestyle stroke.[6]
Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record |  Paul Biedermann (GER)
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3:40.07 | Rome, Italy | July 26, 2009 |
| Pan Pacific Championships record |  Ian Thorpe (AUS)
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3:41.83 | Sydney, Australia | August 22, 1999 |
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 20, at 10:24.[1]
B Final
editThe B final was held on August 20, at 18:22.[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4 | Michael Klueh |  United States |
3:50.36 | |
| 10 | 5 | Sho Uchida |  Japan |
3:51.02 | |
| 11 | 6 | Ahmed Mathlouthi |  Tunisia |
3:51.37 | |
| 12 | 1 | Jean Basson |  South Africa |
3:51.38 | |
| 13 | 3 | Thomas Fraser-Holmes | Australia |
3:51.61 | |
| 14 | 7 | Mark Randall | South Africa |
3:51.70 | |
| 15 | 8 | Sangjin Jang |  South Korea |
3:55.96 | |
| 16 | 2 | Hassaan Khalik |  Canada |
3:58.15 |
A Final
editThe A final was held on August 20, at 18:22.[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Park Tae-Hwan | South Korea |
3:44.73 | |
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2 | Ryan Cochrane | Canada |
3:46.78 | |
 |
5 | Zhang Lin |  China |
3:46.91 | |
| 4 | 6 | Peter Vanderkaay | United States |
3:47.11 | |
| 5 | 3 | Charlie Houchin | United States |
3:47.98 | |
| 6 | 7 | Takeshi Matsuda | Japan |
3:49.10 | |
| 7 | 1 | Robert Hurley | Australia |
3:49.36 | |
| 8 | 8 | Junpei Higashi | Japan |
3:51.90 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Results of the 400-metre freestyle heats at 2010 Pan Pacific". OmegaTiming. August 20, 2010. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Results of the 400-metre freestyle finals at 2010 Pan Pacific". OmegaTiming. August 20, 2010. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
- ^ 2010 Pan Pacific handbook
- ^ ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Pacific Championships history Archived 2014-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "2006 Pan Pacific - Full Results". OmegaTiming. August 20, 2006. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
- ^ Swimming technical manual Archived July 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine