1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 1500 metre freestyle
| Men's 1500 metre freestyle at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | NISHI Civic Pool | |||||||||
| Dates |
August 13, 1997 (heats & finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 8 from 5 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 15:13.25 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships Fukuoka, Japan  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freestyle | ||||
| 50 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| Backstroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Breaststroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Butterfly | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Individual medley | ||||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| Freestyle relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | ||
| 4×200 m | men | women | ||
| Medley relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | ||
The men's 1500 metre freestyle competition at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 13 at the NISHI Civic Pool.[1] The last champion was Kieren Perkins of Australia.[2]
This event was a timed-final where each swimmer swam just once.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record |  Kieren Perkins (AUS) |
14:41.66 | Victoria, Canada | August 24, 1994 |
| Pan Pacific Championships record | Kieren Perkins (AUS) |
14:55.92 | Kobe, Japan | August 15, 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 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Grant Hackett | Australia | 15:13.25 | |
 | Tyler Painter |  United States | 15:17.01 | |
 | Chad Carvin | United States | 15:17.18 | |
| 4 | Hisato Yasui |  Japan | 15:34.93 | |
| 5 | Torlarp Sethsothorn |  Thailand | 15:38.45 | |
| 6 | Michael McWha |  Canada | 15:40.20 | |
| 7 | Masato Hirano | Japan | 15:40.88 | |
| 8 | Brent Sallee | Canada | 15:42.20 |
References
- ↑ "Results of the 1997 Pan Pacific". Swim News. September 1997. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
- ↑ ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Pacific Championships history
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