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

Men's 200 metre backstroke
at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
Venue NISHI Civic Pool
Dates August 12, 1997 (heats &
finals)
Competitors 18 from 10 nations
Winning time 1:57.87
Medalists
 Lenny Krayzelburg  United States
 Mark Versfeld  Canada
 Brad Bridgewater  United States
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 200 metre backstroke competition at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 12 at the NISHI Civic Pool.[1] The last champion was Tripp Schwenk of US.[2]

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

Records

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

World record  Martin López-Zubero (ESP) 1:56.57 Tuscaloosa, USA November 23, 1991
Pan Pacific Championships record  Tripp Schwenk (USA) 1:58.87 Atlanta, USA August 12, 1991

Results

All times are in minutes and seconds.

KEY: qFastest non-qualifiers QQualified CRChampionships record NRNational record PBPersonal best SBSeasonal best

Heats

The first round was held on August 12.[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Lenny Krayzelburg  United States 1:59.84 QA
2 Brad Bridgewater  United States 2:00.19 QA
3 Mark Versfeld  Canada 2:00.31 QA
4 Wang Wei  China 2:00.94 QA
5 Josh Davis  United States 2:01.01 QA
6 Dustin Hersee  Canada 2:02.14 QA
7 Ji Sang-jun  South Korea 2:02.43 QA
8 Tate Blahnik  United States 2:02.59 QA
9 Adrian Radley  Australia 2:02.88 QB
10 Ray Hass  Australia 2:03.45 QB
11 Keitaro Konnai  Japan 2:03.49 QB
12 Hajime Itoi  Japan 2:04.03 QB
13 Takafumi Ohishi  Japan 2:05.15 QB
14 Zane King  Australia 2:06.75 QB
15 Juan Rodela  Mexico 2:08.65 QB
16 Ross Dunwoody  New Zealand 2:10.56 QB
17 Lik Sun Fong  Hong Kong 2:11.04
18 Felix Sutanto  Indonesia 2:12.81

B Final

The B final was held on August 12.[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
9 Josh Davis  United States 2:00.71
10 Hajime Itoi  Japan 2:02.97
11 Keitaro Konnai  Japan 2:03.42
12 Takafumi Ohishi  Japan 2:04.83
13 Juan Rodela  Mexico 2:08.22
14 Lik Sun Fong  Hong Kong 2:10.54
15 Ross Dunwoody  New Zealand 2:10.73
– Felix Sutanto  Indonesia DNS

A Final

The A final was held on August 12.[1]

Rank Lane Nationality Time Notes
1st Lenny Krayzelburg  United States 1:57.87 CR
2nd Mark Versfeld  Canada 1:59.61 NR
3rd Brad Bridgewater  United States 2:00.04
4 Wang Wei  China 2:00.50
5 Dustin Hersee  Canada 2:01.57
6 Adrian Radley  Australia 2:02.44
7 Ray Hass  Australia 2:02.81
8 Ji Sang-jun  South Korea 2:03.12

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Results of the 1997 Pan Pacific". Swim News. September 1997. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
  2. ↑ ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Pacific Championships history
  3. ↑ "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
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