1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 400 metre freestyle
| Men's 400 metre freestyle at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | ||||||||||
| Dates | August 12, 1997 (heats & finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 22 from 9 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:47.27 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | |
| 100 m | men | |
| 200 m | men | |
| 400 m | men | |
| 800 m | men | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | |
| 200 m | men | |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | |
| 200 m | men | |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | |
| 200 m | men | |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | |
| 400 m | men | |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | |
| 4×200 m | men | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | |
The men's 400 metre freestyle competition at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 12 at the .[1] The champion was Daniel Kowalski of Australia.[2]
This race consisted of eight lengths of the pool, with all eight being in the freestyle stroke.[3]
Records[]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record |  Kieren Perkins (AUS)
|
3:43.80 | Rome, Italy | September 11, 1994 |
| Pan Pacific Championships record | Kieren Perkins (AUS)
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3:49.43 | Kobe, Japan | August 14, 1993 |
Results[]
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[]
The first round was held on August 12.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grant Hackett | |
3:52.42 | QA |
| 2 | Chad Carvin |  |
3:53.11 | QA |
| 3 | John Piersma | |
3:53.74 | QA |
| 4 | Ian Thorpe | |
3:55.10 | QA |
| 5 | Uğur Taner | |
3:55.24 | QA |
| 6 | Mark Johnston |  |
3:56.59 | QA |
| 7 | Danyon Loader |  |
3:56.83 | QA |
| 8 | |
3:56.96 | QA | |
| 9 | |
3:57.15 | QB | |
| 10 | Torlarp Sethsothorn |  |
3:57.26 | QB |
| 11 | Ryk Neethling |  |
3:57.60 | QB |
| 12 |  |
3:57.68 | QB | |
| 13 | Hisato Yasui | |
3:57.78 | QB |
| 14 | Masato Hirano | |
3:58.01 | QB |
| 15 | Tom Malchow | |
3:58.54 | QB |
| 16 | |
3:59.03 | QB | |
| 17 | Scott Cameron | |
4:02.41 | |
| 18 | Woo Chul |  |
4:02.58 | |
| 19 | Kwok Kin Ming |  |
4:02.59 | |
| 20 | |
4:02.72 | ||
| 21 | |
4:04.24 | ||
| 22 | |
4:06.23 |
B Final[]
The B final was held on August 12.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Uğur Taner | |
3:53.59 | |
| 10 | |
3:56.02 | ||
| 11 | |
3:56.55 | ||
| 12 | |
3:56.96 | ||
| 13 | Scott Cameron | |
3:59.59 | |
| 14 | Masato Hirano | |
3:59.72 | |
| 15 | Hisato Yasui | |
4:00.52 | |
| 15 | Woo Chul | |
4:00.52 |
A Final[]
The A final was held on August 12.[1]
| Rank | Lane | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Grant Hackett | |
3:47.27 | CR |
 |
Ian Thorpe | |
3:49.64 | |
 |
Chad Carvin | |
3:50.40 | |
| 4 | John Piersma | |
3:51.81 | |
| 5 | Danyon Loader | |
3:54.10 | |
| 6 | Ryk Neethling | |
3:54.58 | |
| 7 | Mark Johnston | |
3:55.37 | |
| 8 | Torlarp Sethsothorn | |
3:55.84 |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Results of the 1997 Pan Pacific". Swim News. September 1997. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
- ^ ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Pacific Championships history Archived 2014-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Swimming technical manual Archived July 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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