2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 200 metre backstroke

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Men's 200 metre backstroke
at the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
VenueTokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Dates12 August (heats &
finals)
Competitors20 from 8 nations
Winning time1:53.57
Medalists
gold medal    United States
silver medal    Japan
bronze medal    United States
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The men's 200 metre backstroke competition at the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 12 at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center.[1] The defending champion was Tyler Clary of the United States.[2]

Records[]

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

World record  Aaron Peirsol (USA) 1:51.92 Rome, Italy 31 July 2009
Pan Pacific Championships record  Ryan Lochte (USA) 1:54.12 Irvine, United States 20 August 2010

Results[]

All times are in minutes and seconds.

KEY: QA Qualified A Final QB Qualified B Final CR Championships record NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best

Heats[]

The first round was held on 12 August from 10:00.[3]

Only two swimmers from each country may advance to the A or B final. If a country not qualify any swimmer to the A final, that same country may qualify up to three swimmers to the B final.[4]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Ryan Murphy  United States 1:54.07 QA, CR
2 Austin Katz  United States 1:55.69 QA
3 Jacob Pebley  United States 1:55.95 QB
4 Ryosuke Irie  Japan 1:56.83 QA
5 Keita Sunama  Japan 1:57.18 QA
6 Mitch Larkin  Australia 1:58.15 QA
7 Bradley Woodward  Australia 1:58.24 QA
8 Javier Acevedo  Canada 1:58.74 QA
9 Leonardo de Deus  Brazil 1:59.59 QA
10  China 1:59.90 QB
11 Markus Thormeyer  Canada 2:00.04 QB
12 Masaki Kaneko  Japan 2:00.24 QB
13 Jay Litherland  United States 2:00.26 QB
14  Brazil 2:01.01 QB, WD
15 Brandonn Almeida  Brazil 2:01.74 QB
16 Lewis Clareburt  New Zealand 2:02.13 QB
17  Brazil 2:03.35 QB
18 Josiah Binnema  Canada 2:06.45
19  Philippines 2:18.39
Clyde Lewis  Australia DNS

B Final[]

The B final was held on 12 August from 17:30.[5]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
9 Jacob Pebley  United States 1:57.12
10 Markus Thormeyer  Canada 1:59.37
11 Jay Litherland  United States 1:59.52
12  China 1:59.97
13 Masaki Kaneko  Japan 2:00.58
14 Brandonn Almeida  Brazil 2:00.79
15 Lewis Clareburt  New Zealand 2:01.10
16  Brazil 2:04.51

A Final[]

The A final was held on 12 August from 17:30.[6]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ryan Murphy  United States 1:53.57 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ryosuke Irie  Japan 1:55.12
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Austin Katz  United States 1:56.00
4 Mitch Larkin  Australia 1:56.02
5 Keita Sunama  Japan 1:57.03
6 Bradley Woodward  Australia 1:58.00
7 Javier Acevedo  Canada 1:58.36
8 Leonardo de Deus  Brazil 2:01.56

References[]

  1. ^ "Schedule Pan Pacs 2018". Pan Pacs 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Results of the 200-metre backstroke finals at 2014 Pan Pacific". Australia Swimming. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Pan Pacific Championships 2018 – Men 200m Backstroke Heats" (PDF). Seiko.co.jp. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Pan Pacs 2018 – Information Bulletin #2" (PDF). Pan Pacs 2018. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Pan Pacific Championships 2018 – Men 200m Backstroke B-Final" (PDF). Seiko.co.jp. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Pan Pacific Championships 2018 – Men 200m Backstroke Final" (PDF). Seiko.co.jp. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
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