1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 200 metre breaststroke

Men's 200 metre breaststroke
at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
VenueNISHI Civic Pool
DatesAugust 13, 1997 (heats &
finals)
Competitors16 from 6 nations
Winning time2:14.05
Medalists
gold medal Kurt Grote   United States
silver medal Yoshiaki Okita   Japan
bronze medal Tom Wilkens   United States
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100 mmenwomen
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4×100 mmenwomen
4×200 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4×100 mmenwomen

The men's 200 metre breaststroke competition at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 13 at the NISHI Civic Pool.[1] The last champion was Akira Hayashi of Japan.[2]

This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all in breaststroke.[3]

Records

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

World record  Mike Barrowman (USA) 2:10.16 Barcelona, Spain July 29, 1992
Pan Pacific Championships record  Mike Barrowman (USA) 2:11.96 Edmonton, Canada August 25, 1991

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 13.[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Tom Wilkens  United States 2:15.67 QA
2 Kurt Grote  United States 2:16.06 QA
3 Chikara Nakashita  Japan 2:16.36 QA
3 Yoshiaki Okita  Japan 2:16.36 QA
5 Simon Cowley  Australia 2:16.63 QA
6 Phil Rogers  Australia 2:17.10 QA
6 Morgan Knabe  Canada 2:17.10 QA
8 Michael Norment  United States 2:17.94 QA
9 Andrew Chan  Canada 2:17.99 QB
10 Jarrod Marrs  United States 2:18.25 QB
11 Jeremy Linn  United States 2:19.29 QB
12 Yoshinobu Miyazaki  Japan 2:20.76 QB
13 Tam Chi Kin  Hong Kong 2:20.88 QB
14 Michael Scott  Hong Kong 2:27.77 QB
15 Robert van der Zant  Australia 2:30.24 QB
16 Denny Kurniawan  Indonesia 2:32.74 QB

B Final

The B final was held on August 13.[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
9 Yoshinobu Miyazaki  Japan 2:18.48
10 Michael Norment  United States 2:18.70
11 Tam Chi Kin  Hong Kong 2:23.08
12 Michael Scott  Hong Kong 2:25.30
13 Robert van der Zant  Australia 2:26.78
14 Denny Kurniawan  Indonesia 2:31.27
– Jarrod Marrs  United States DNS
– Jeremy Linn  United States DNS

A Final

The A final was held on August 13.[1]

Rank Lane Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kurt Grote  United States 2:14.05
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Yoshiaki Okita  Japan 2:14.59
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tom Wilkens  United States 2:14.80
4 Phil Rogers  Australia 2:14.81
5 Chikara Nakashita  Japan 2:14.97
6 Simon Cowley  Australia 2:15.36
7 Morgan Knabe  Canada 2:16.73
8 Andrew Chan  Canada 2:17.59

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Results of the 1997 Pan Pacific". Swim News. September 1997. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
  2. ^ ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Pacific Championships history Archived 2014-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.